(a) To be eligible for a pawnshop license, an applicant shall:
(1) Operate lawfully and fairly within the purposes of this chapter.
(2) Not have been convicted of a felony within the last 10 years or not be acting as a beneficial owner for someone who has been convicted of a felony within the last 10 years.
(b) The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50.00 to be paid to the Supervisor if the applicant does not possess an existing license at the time of applying for the pawnshop license. If the application involves a second or additional license to an applicant previously licensed for a separate location or involves substantially identical principals and owners of a licensed pawnshop at a separate location. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50.00.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 5 - Banks and Financial Institutions.
Chapter 19A - Alabama Pawnshop Act.
Section 5-19A-1 - Short Title.
Section 5-19A-2 - Definitions.
Section 5-19A-3 - Pawnbroker to Enter on Pawn Ticket Record of Information.
Section 5-19A-4 - Certain Information to Be Printed on Pawn Tickets.
Section 5-19A-6 - Redemption or Automatic Forfeiture of Pledged Goods.
Section 5-19A-7 - Pawnshop Charge; Amounts in Excess of Pawnshop Charge.
Section 5-19A-8 - Certain Acts by Pawnbrokers Prohibited.
Section 5-19A-12 - Eligibility for Pawnshop License; Application Fee.
Section 5-19A-13 - Suspension or Revocation of License; Notice and Hearing; Surrender of License.
Section 5-19A-14 - Application for New Pawnshop License, Transfer of Existing License, Etc.
Section 5-19A-16 - Penalties for Failure to Secure License.
Section 5-19A-18 - Department of Public Safety to Supply Available Arrest and Conviction Records.
Section 5-19A-19 - Ordinances to Be in Compliance With but Not More Restrictive Than Chapter.