Code of Alabama
Title 5 - Banks and Financial Institutions.
Chapter 19A - Alabama Pawnshop Act.

Section 5-19A-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 5-19A-2 - Definitions. - The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:...

Section 5-19A-3 - Pawnbroker to Enter on Pawn Ticket Record of Information. - At the time of making the pawn or purchase transaction,...

Section 5-19A-4 - Certain Information to Be Printed on Pawn Tickets. - The following information shall be printed on all pawn tickets:...

Section 5-19A-5 - Statement Verifying Pledgor Is Rightful Owner of Goods; Pawnbroker to Maintain Record of Transactions; Goods to Be Maintained on Premises for Certain Number of Days Before Resale. - (a) The pledgor or seller shall sign a statement verifying...

Section 5-19A-6 - Redemption or Automatic Forfeiture of Pledged Goods. - A pledgor shall have no obligation to redeem pledged goods...

Section 5-19A-7 - Pawnshop Charge; Amounts in Excess of Pawnshop Charge. - (a) A pawnbroker may contract for and receive a pawnshop...

Section 5-19A-8 - Certain Acts by Pawnbrokers Prohibited. - A pawnbroker, any clerk, agent, or employee of a pawnbroker...

Section 5-19A-9 - Pledgor Presenting Pawn Ticket Entitled to Redeem or Repurchase Goods; Lost or Damaged Pledged Goods in Possession of Pawnbroker; Lost, Destroyed, or Stolen Pawn Ticket. - (a) Any person properly identified as pledgor or as authorized...

Section 5-19A-10 - Liens for Pawnbrokers; Pledged Goods Not Redeemed on or Before Maturity Date Fixed in Ticket. - (a) A pawnbroker shall have a lien on the pledged...

Section 5-19A-11 - Licensing Generally; Annual Fee; Temporary License; When New License Not Required Upon Change in Ownership. - (a) A person may not engage in business as a...

Section 5-19A-12 - Eligibility for Pawnshop License; Application Fee. - (a) To be eligible for a pawnshop license, an applicant...

Section 5-19A-13 - Suspension or Revocation of License; Notice and Hearing; Surrender of License. - (a) The supervisor may, after notice and hearing, suspend or...

Section 5-19A-14 - Application for New Pawnshop License, Transfer of Existing License, Etc. - (a) An application for a new pawnshop license, the transfer...

Section 5-19A-15 - No Confiscation of Property Pledged to Pawnbroker if Property May Be Put on Seven-Day Hold; When Property May Be Placed on Hold. - (a) No pledged or purchased goods may be confiscated if...

Section 5-19A-16 - Penalties for Failure to Secure License. - Any person who engages in the business of operating a...

Section 5-19A-17 - Penalties for Willful Violation of Chapter or for False Entry in Required Records; Compliance Enforced by Supervisor; Order Requiring Person to Refrain From Violation. - (a) In addition to any other penalty which may be...

Section 5-19A-18 - Department of Public Safety to Supply Available Arrest and Conviction Records. - The Department of Public Safety on request shall supply to...

Section 5-19A-19 - Ordinances to Be in Compliance With but Not More Restrictive Than Chapter. - Any municipality may enact ordinances which are in compliance with...

Section 5-19A-20 - Pawnbrokers to Be Subject to Licensing and Issuance Fees Under Chapter 12 of Title 40; Chapter Not to Repeal Uniform Commercial Code. - Notwithstanding the foregoing, all persons currently doing business as pawnbrokers...