Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations

5.52 Pawnbroking

For statutory provisions regarding the regulation of pawnbrokers, see K.S.A. Chapter 51, 1972 Session.

5.52.030 Qualifications.

No license or any renewal thereof shall be granted to:

  1. A.
    Any person who is not a citizen of the United States;
  2. B.
    Any person who has not been an actual resident of the state of Kansas for at least two years immediately preceding the date of his application; provided that corporate officers, directors and stockholders of an applicant corporation that have resided in Cass County, Clay County, Platte County and Jackson County, Missouri, for the two years immediately preceding the date of application, are not subject to the residence requirements of this section, provided further, each premises operated by a corporate licensee must have an in-store manager who is a resident of the state of Kansas.
  3. C.
    Any person who has been convicted of or has pleaded guilty to a felony under the laws of this state, or any other state, or of the United States, or shall have forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such offense within the ten years immediately prior to such person's application for a license;
  4. D.
    Any person who has had his license revoked for cause under the provisions of this chapter;
  5. E.
    Any person who is not at least twenty-one years of age;
  6. F.
    Any person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued under this chapter would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;
  7. G.
    Any person who does not own the premises for which a license is sought, unless he has a written lease therefor for at least three-fourths of the period for which the license is to be issued;
  8. H.
    Any person whose spouse would be ineligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than the age, citizenship, and residence requirements;
  9. I.
    Any partnership, unless all the partners shall be eligible to receive a license as an individual; and
  10. J.
    A corporation if any officer, manager, director, or stockholder would be ineligible to receive a license as an individual.

(History: Ord. PB-1737 §1,92; PB-712 §3, 72)

Effective on: 1/1/1901