(A) No license shall be issued under this chapter if the applicant, any general partner or managing partner of a partnership, or any manager, proprietor or agent in charge of a corporation or other organization:
(1) Is a minor at the time the application is filed;
(2) Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, Subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time, and has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of a pawnbroker as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03,(3), as it may be amended from time to time;
(3) Is not a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;
(4) Is not of good moral character or repute; and
(5) Holds an intoxicating liquor license under this code.
(B) The following locations shall be ineligible for a license under this chapter:
(1) No license shall be granted or renewed for operation on any property on which taxes, assessments or other financial claims of the state, county, school district or city are due, delinquent, or unpaid. In the event a suit has been commenced under M.S. §§ 278.01 through 278.03, as they may be amended from time to time, questioning the amount or validity of taxes, the City Council may, on request, waive strict compliance with this provision. However, no waiver may be granted for taxes or any portion thereof which remain unpaid for a period exceeding one year after becoming due.
(2) No license shall be granted or renewed if the property on which the business is to be conducted is owned by a person who is ineligible for a license under any of the requirements of this code, except that a property owner who is a minor or who has been convicted of a crime, other than a crime involving theft or falsehood, shall not make the premises ineligible under this division.
(3) Pawnbroker operations may be located only as allowed under
Ch. 154
of this code of ordinances.
(C) A proprietor or manager of the establishment shall be authorized to accept service of process, civil or criminal, on behalf of the licensee.
(Ord. 781, passed 12-4-01)