Any person desiring a pawnbrokers license shall file with the City Clerk an application in writing upon a form furnished by the City Clerk's office. Such applications may require that any or all of the following information be set forth upon the application, in addition to such further information as may be required by other provisions of this chapter:
(A) Full legal name and any aliases, date of birth, social security number, driver's license number (if any), telephone number, marital status, spouse's identity, residential address(es) and occupation(s) for the preceding five years, citizenship of the applicant, and the legal name, business ID#, address, character, and duration of any partnership, corporation, association or other organization on behalf of which application is being made.
(B) Full legal name, home address, date of birth, telephone number, and office address, title and extent of interest held for each partner in the case of an application by a partnership or for each officer in an application by a corporation.
(C) In the case of an application by a corporation, the date of incorporation, state of incorporation, authority for the corporation to do business in Minnesota, parent company name if a subsidiary, general corporate purpose, and copies of current articles and by-laws.
(D) The business address, and the name and address of the owner of the premises.
(E) A statement as to whether, within the preceding five years, the applicant has been convicted of any law relating to theft, damage or trespass to property, possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, burglary, sale of a controlled substance, or other crimes in the operation of a business; the statement shall include the nature, date and location of the offense and the penalty assessed.
(F) The full legal name, date of birth, and address of the manager(s) or proprietor(s) of the business, if different than the applicant.
(G) Nature and extent of any previous involvement of applicant or other parties listed on the application in any business of a similar nature involving the receipt of second-hand goods.
(H) The name, address, and nature of the interest held by any person or entity other than the applicant in the premises or business proposed to be licensed.
(I) The nature and extent of any taxes or other monies owed to the city or any other governmental agency of the state by the applicant or the organization on behalf of which application is being made.
(J) Proof of workers' compensation coverage.
(K) The application shall be signed, verified and sworn to at the City Clerk's office: by that person if the applicant is a natural person; by an agent or officer authorized to sign if the applicant is a corporation; or by a partner if the applicant is a partnership.
(L) No person shall make any material false statement in any application. In addition to other penalties, the licensee's license may be revoked by the City Council for a violation of this section.
(Ord. 799, passed 4-11-94) Penalty, see § 10.99