Ordinance 1050-84 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 1 G. "Secondhand property" means any item of personal property offered for 2 sale which is not new, including metals in any form, except postage stamps, coins that 3 are legal tender, boullion in the form of fabricated hallmarked bars, and clothing of a 4 resale value of seventy-five dollars or less, except furs. 5 H. "Transaction" means a pledge, purchase, or consignment by a pawnbroker 6 or a secondhand dealer from a member of the general public. 7 Section 2: LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. 8 A. License Required: Except as provided otherwise in Section 3 herein, no 9 person shall engage in the business of dealing in metal or nonmetal junk; secondhand 10 property, or engage in the business of a pawnbroker in the City of Everett, without first 11 obtaining a license therefor. 12 B. Requirements in Addition to General Provisions: In addition to the 13 general requirements, there is the additional requirement that the applicant(s) or 14 manager(s) or owner(s) of the applicant have not been convicted of a crime of moral 15 turpitude or intent to defraud within ten (10) years from the date of application, and, 16 furthermore, has not within ten (10) years from the date of application been released 17 from a penal institution or from active supervision or parole as a result of the 18 conviction of any of the aforementioned crimes. 19 C. Fixed Place of Business: No person may operate as a pawnbroker or 20 secondhand dealer unless the person maintains a fixed place of business in the City of 21 Everett. No person shall engage in any such business in more than one place, or 22 maintain more than one shop or store for the same, by virtue of one license. 23 D. The annual license fee for pawnbrokers shall be the sum of Two Hundred 24 Fifty Dollars ($250). The annual license fee for secondhand dealers shall be the sum of 25 Fifty Dollars ($50). 26 Section 3: EXCEPTIONS. Except as provided in Section 12 herein, the 27 provisions of this ordinance do not apply to transactions conducted by the following: 28 1. Motor vehicle dealers licensed under Chapter 46.70 RCW; 29 2. Motor vehicle wreckers or hulk haulers licensed under Chapter 46.79 or 30 46.80 RCW; 31 3. Persons giving an allowance for the trade-in or exchange of secondhand 32 property on the purchase of other merchandise of the same kind of greater value; and -2-