Any person who engages in the business of operating a pawnshop without first securing a license prescribed by this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by confinement in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 75 - Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments
Article 7 - Mississippi Pawnshop Act
§ 75-67-307. Information required to be pre-printed on pawn ticket
§ 75-67-311. Redemption of pledged goods; failure to redeem
§ 75-67-315. Prohibited acts of pawnbrokers, and clerks, agents or employees of pawnbroker
§ 75-67-331. Penalty for failure to secure a license
§ 75-67-337. Severability provision
§ 75-67-339. Time limit for existing pawnbrokers to apply for license and pay fee