§ 19-26-2. City or town license — Fee — Revocation.
The city or town council of any city or town may grant licenses to suitable persons, residents of the state, under any conditions and regulations that it may think proper, to carry on the business of pawnbrokers within their respective cities or towns for the term of one year at the place designated in the license, and every license granted shall designate the place where the business shall be carried on, and the carrying on of the business in any other place than that designated in the license, whether by the person named or by any other person, shall be deemed to be without license, and shall be punished accordingly; and every person taking the license shall pay to the city or town treasurer a sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), to be fixed by the city or town council, and notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, any license granted may be revoked and annulled by the city or town council at any time without affecting any liability under the bonds to be given, and without any claim for the money, or any part of the money, paid for the license.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 105, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 126, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 131, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 364, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 19-26-2; P.L. 2004, ch. 169, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 19 - Financial Institutions
Section 19-26-1. - Businesses subject to chapter.
Section 19-26-2. - City or town license — Fee — Revocation.
Section 19-26-3. - License bond.
Section 19-26-4. - Penalty for unlicensed business.
Section 19-26-5. - Records and reports — Retention of articles pawned — Violations.
Section 19-26-6. - Articles appearing to have been stolen.
Section 19-26-7. - Dealing in second-hand articles.
Section 19-26-8. - Ascertainment of ownership of articles pawned.
Section 19-26-9. - Precious metals — Acts tending to destroy identity of articles pawned.
Section 19-26-10. - Sale of unredeemed articles.
Section 19-26-11. - Proceeds of sales.
Section 19-26-12. - Acceptance of pawns from incompetents, wastrels, or thieves.
Section 19-26-13. - Search of premises on warrant.
Section 19-26-14. - Property seized on warrant.
Section 19-26-15. - Bond of applicant for search warrant.
Section 19-26-16. - Sunday business.
Section 19-26-17. - Exercise of powers by boards and bureaus.