(a) No person shall carry on the business of a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor without first having taken out a license and duly qualified as provided in this chapter.
(b) All licenses granted by the State Police to such persons, citizens of this State and companies existing under the laws of this State to engage in and carry on the business of pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor shall expire annually on December 31.
(c) The licenses shall designate the address in which the person or company shall carry on the business. No person or company shall engage in or carry on the business of pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor in any other building than the one designated in the license. This prohibition does not apply to the acquisition of goods by a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor.
(d) The Director may suspend or revoke a license or issue an emergency suspension for a violation of this chapter or regulations promulgated thereunder by the Secretary.
(e) Anyone licensed under this chapter shall notify the Section within 5 days of being arrested for any misdemeanor or felony crime.