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CA Fin Code § 21200.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21200.5.

21200.5.  A pawnbroker may charge as prescribed in the following schedule:Schedule of Charges(a) A charge not exceeding three dollars ($3) may be made on any loan for not more than three months which does not exceed nineteen dollars and ninety-nine cents ($19.99).(b) A charge not exceeding six dollars ($6) may be made on any loan for not more than three months of twenty dollars ($20) or more, but not exceeding forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($49.99).(c) A charge not exceeding nine dollars ($9) may be made on any loan for not more than three months of fifty dollars ($50) or more, but not exceeding seventy-four dollars and ninety-nine cents ($74.99).(d) A charge not exceeding twelve dollars ($12) may be made on any loan for not more than three months of seventy-five dollars ($75) or more, but not exceeding ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($99.99).(e) A charge not exceeding fifteen dollars ($15) may be made on any loan for not more than three months of one hundred dollars ($100) or more, but not exceeding one hundred seventy-four dollars and ninety-nine cents ($174.99).(f) A charge not exceeding 9 percent may be made on any loan for not more than three months on any loan of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) or more, but not exceeding two thousand four hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($2,499.99).(g) The monthly charge for any extension of a written contract required by Section 21201 or 21201.5 shall be computed in accordance with the provisions of Section 21200.(h) The schedule of charges prescribed by this section shall be posted in a place clearly visible to the general public.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 245, Sec. 3. (SB 285) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Fin Code § 21200.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21200.6.

21200.6.  (a) In addition to other allowed charges, at the time property is redeemed or a replacement loan is issued pursuant to Section 21201.5, the pawnbroker may collect a handling and storage charge for pawned articles. The maximum amount that may be charged pursuant to this section is in accordance with the following schedule:(1) Three dollars ($3) for any article that can be contained within one cubic foot.(2) Six dollars ($6) for any article that cannot be contained within one cubic foot, but can be contained within three cubic feet.(3) Twelve dollars ($12) for any article that cannot be contained within three cubic feet, but can be contained within six cubic feet.(4) Twenty-four dollars ($24) for any article that cannot be contained within six cubic feet and three dollars ($3) for each additional cubic foot in excess of six cubic feet.(b) For purposes of this section, cubic feet shall be determined by multiplying the width of an article, at its greatest width, by the depth of an article, at its greatest depth, by the height of an article, at its greatest height.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 189, Sec. 2. (AB 1186) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fin Code § 21200.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21200.7.

21200.7.  The maximum charge of compensation charged by a pawnbroker pursuant to the authority of Section 21200 shall be posted in a place clearly visible to the general public.(Added by renumbering Section 21200.5 by Stats. 1969, Ch. 25.)
CA Fin Code § 21200.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21200.8.

21200.8.  In addition to other allowed charges, a pawnbroker may collect a processing charge of twenty dollars ($20) for each firearm pawned.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 189, Sec. 3. (AB 1186) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fin Code § 21200.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21200.9.

21200.9.  No licensed pawnbroker shall promise any seller of tangible personal property that the seller may repurchase property sold to the pawnbroker.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 253, Sec. 2.)
CA Fin Code § 21201.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21201.1.

21201.1.  Whenever a pledger, or his or her assignee, loses a pawn ticket, a fee of not to exceed ten dollars ($10) may be charged for services of verifying the identification of the claimant, fingerprinting the claimant, and having the claimant execute a declaration under penalty of perjury.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 202, Sec. 3.)
CA Fin Code § 21201.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21201.2.

21201.2.  If the pledgor fails to redeem any pawned item during the loan period, thereby obliging the pawnbroker to mail or electronically transmit the notice required under Section 21201, the pawnbroker may charge a fee of up to five dollars ($5) for services and costs pertaining to the preparation of the notice, in addition to any other allowed charges.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 189, Sec. 5. (AB 1186) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Fin Code § 21201.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21201.3.

21201.3.  (a) The written contract required pursuant to Section 21201 shall contain a provision in 8-point type stating whether the item or items pledged are to be stored at the business premises of the pawnbroker and adjacent to this provision, the following disclosure shall be made: “We must return your property within two business days if your property is stored off premises.”(b) Every pawnbroker shall display a sign at his or her premises indicating whether or not pawned items are insured.(c) If a pawnbroker stores pledged property at a location other than the pawnshop, the pawnbroker shall post a conspicuous sign stating that pawned items may be stored off premises with the consent of the pledgor and that following the redemption of a loan, property is required to be returned the next calendar day upon which both the pawnbroker’s store and the storage facility are open, not to exceed two business days.(d) Notwithstanding Section 21209, a violation of this section is an infraction.(e) This section shall become operative July 1, 1995.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 404, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Fin Code § 21201.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21201.4.

21201.4.  Charges for the first three months of any loan made pursuant to the written contract required by Section 21201 or 21201.5 shall be determined by the application of the schedule of charges contained in Section 21200.5. Charges for any extension of time following the first three months of any loan shall be determined by application of the schedule of maximum compensation contained in Section 21200.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 318, Sec. 5. (AB 424) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 21201.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21201.6.

21201.6.  The requirement for a written contract signed by the pledgor as set forth in Section 21201.5 may be met electronically if all of the following conditions are satisfied:(a) The contract and transaction comply with the provisions of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as set forth in Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, as may be applicable at the time that the loan is entered into between the pawnbroker and the pledgor.(b) Any written disclosures specified in this chapter to be set forth in a specified minimum type size are conspicuously presented to the pledgor prior to his or her execution of the electronic contract.(c) The pawnbroker makes one of the following disclosures:(1) If the principal loan amount is below two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), the pawnbroker discloses the maximum compensation due a pawnbroker as set forth in Section 21200.7 prior to the pledgor’s execution of the electronic contract.(2) If the principal loan amount is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more, the pawnbroker discloses the provisions of Sections 21051 and 22054 prior to the pledgor’s execution of the electronic contract.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 417, Sec. 4. (SB 300) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Fin Code § 21202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21202.

21202.  Every pawnbroker shall enter at the time of the transaction, in records of loans and pledges kept by him for that purpose, the date, duration, amount, and rate of interest or charges of every loan made by him, a reasonably accurate description of the property pledged, the name and residence address of the pledgor. Every pawnbroker shall deliver to the pledgor a written copy of such entry. Such written copy need not include the name and address of the pledgor.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1037.)
CA Fin Code § 21203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21203.

21203.  Any property held in pawn which is not subject to a hold pursuant to Section 21647 of the Business and Professions Code shall be returned to the pledgor immediately upon redemption of the loan. However, if the property is stored off the business premises of the pawnbroker, following the redemption of the loan the property shall be returned the next calendar day when both the pawnbroker’s store and the storage facility are open, not to exceed two business days.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 404, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Fin Code § 21204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21204.

21204.  Every pawnbroker, upon redemption of a loan contract, shall provide the borrower with a receipt that correctly states in detail all of the fees, charges, and compensation paid by the borrower to the pawnbroker.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 804, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Fin Code § 21205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21205.

21205.  Representatives of the pawnbroker industry shall poll their members annually to gather data relating to the current financial condition of the California pawn industry.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 245, Sec. 7. (SB 285) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Fin Code § 21206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21206.

21206.  Every pawnbroker shall produce his or her records of loans and all pledged property, for inspection by the following persons:(a) Any officer holding a warrant authorizing him or her to search for personal property.(b) Any peace officer or employee designated by the chief of police or sheriff.(c) Any officer holding a court order directing him or her to examine such records or pledged property.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 647, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Fin Code § 21206.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21206.7.

21206.7.  Whenever any property is taken from a pawnbroker by a peace officer which is alleged to be stolen property, the police officer shall give the pawnbroker a receipt for the property which shall contain a description of the property, the reason for seizure, and the names of the pawnbroker and the officer.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1037.)
CA Fin Code § 21206.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21206.8.

21206.8.  (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 1407) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, whenever property alleged to have been lost, stolen, or embezzled is taken from a pawnbroker, the peace officer, magistrate, court, clerk, or other person having custody of the property shall not deliver the property to any person claiming ownership unless the provisions of this section are complied with.(b) (1) If any person makes a claim of ownership, the person shall file a written statement, signed under penalty of perjury, stating the factual basis upon which they claim ownership or an interest in the property with the person having custody of the property, and the person having custody of the property shall notify the pawnbroker of the claim by providing a true and correct copy of the claim to the pawnbroker.(2) If the pawnbroker makes no claim with respect to the property within 10 days of such notification, the property may be disposed of as otherwise provided by law.(3) In adjudicating the competing claims of a pawnbroker and a person claiming ownership or an interest in the property seized from a pawnbroker, the adjudicating court shall give due consideration to the effect Section 2403 of the Commercial Code may have on the claims.(4) At least 30 calendar days before any hearing adjudicating any competing claims of a pawnbroker and a person claiming ownership or an interest in the property, the person having custody of the property shall deliver to the pawnbroker a true and correct copy of the police report, redacted as may be required by law and consistent with due process of law, substantiating the basis of the seizure of the property from the pawnbroker.(c) If property alleged to have been stolen or embezzled is taken from a pawnbroker, prior to any disposal of the property pursuant to Section 1411 of the Penal Code, the notice to be given to the owner and owner of a security interest pursuant to Section 1411 shall be given to the pawnbroker. Such property shall not be disposed of pursuant to Section 1411 until three months after such notice has been given.(d) A pawnbroker shall not be liable to any person for any property seized from the pawnbroker on account of the pawnbroker’s inability to return the property to that person because of the seizure.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 318, Sec. 2. (SB 762) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Fin Code § 21207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21207.

21207.  No pawnbroker shall receive anything in pledge from any person who is a minor.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1418, Sec. 4.)
CA Fin Code § 21208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21208.

21208.  A pawnbroker shall comply with the reporting requirements imposed on secondhand dealers under Article 4 (commencing with Section 21625) of Chapter 9 of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 172, Sec. 8. (AB 391) Effective August 17, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 21209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 2 - Pawnbroker Regulations|Section 21209.

21209.  The violation of any provision of this chapter under circumstances where a person knows or should have known that a violation was being committed is a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 826, Sec. 7.)
CA Fin Code § 21300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 3 - Licensure|Section 21300.

21300.  (a) The chief of police, the sheriff, or, where appropriate, the police commission shall accept an application for and grant a license permitting the licensee to engage in the business of pawnbroker, as defined in Section 21000, at the address indicated on the application, to an applicant who has complied with the requirements of Sections 21303, 21304, and 21305 and has not been convicted of an attempt to receive stolen property or any other offense involving stolen property. Prior to the granting of a license, the licensing authority shall submit the application to the Department of Justice. If the Department of Justice does not comment on the application within 30 days thereafter, the licensing authority shall grant the applicant a license. All forms for application and licensure, and license renewal, shall be prescribed and provided by the Department of Justice. A fee shall be charged to the applicant by the Department of Justice, as specified in Section 21642.5 of the Business and Professions Code, for processing the initial license application and funding the single, statewide, uniform electronic reporting system set forth in subdivision (j) of Section 21628 of the Business and Professions Code. The licensing authority shall collect the fee and transmit the fee to the Department of Justice. In addition, the police chief, sheriff, or, where appropriate, the police commission, may charge a fee to the applicant not to exceed the actual costs incurred to process the application and to collect and transmit the fee charged by the Department of Justice.(b) For the purposes of this section, “convicted” means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere.(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), no person shall be denied a pawnbroker’s license solely on the grounds that he or she violated any provision contained in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 21000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21200), or any provision contained in Article 4 (commencing with Section 21625) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 21650) of Chapter 9 of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, unless the violation demonstrates a pattern of conduct.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 172, Sec. 9. (AB 391) Effective August 17, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 21300.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 3 - Licensure|Section 21300.1.

21300.1.  It is unlawful for any person who is not duly licensed under this section to act as a pawnbroker or represent himself, herself, or a business entity to be a pawnbroker or a pawnbrokerage business entity.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 923, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Fin Code § 21301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 3 - Licensure|Section 21301.

21301.  (a) A license granted pursuant to Section 21300 shall be renewable the second year from the date of issue, and every other year thereafter, upon the filing of a renewal application, payment of a renewal fee specified by the licensing authority as described in this subdivision, and compliance with the requirements of Section 21303. The Department of Justice shall also require the licensee, in addition to any locally assessed fee as set forth herein, to pay a fee as described in Section 21642.5 of the Business and Professions Code. The licensing authority shall collect the fee and transmit the fee and a copy of the renewed license to the Department of Justice. The police chief, sheriff, or, where appropriate, the police commission may charge a fee not to exceed the actual costs incurred to process the renewal application of the licensee and to collect and transmit the fee charged by the Department of Justice.(b) The license shall be subject to forfeiture by the licensing authority, and the licensee’s activities as a pawnbroker shall be subject to being enjoined pursuant to Section 21302, for breach of any of the following conditions:(1) The business shall be carried on only at the location designated on the license. The license shall designate all locations where property belonging to the business is stored. Property of the business may be stored at locations not designated on the license only with the written consent of the local licensing authority.(2) The license or a copy thereof, certified by the licensing authority, shall be displayed on the premises in plain view of the public.(3) The licensee shall not engage in any act that the licensee knows to be in violation of this article.(4) The licensee shall not be convicted of an attempt to receive stolen property or other offense involving stolen property. For the purposes of this paragraph, “convicted” means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere. Any action that the chief of police, the sheriff, or, where appropriate, the police commission is permitted to take following that conviction may be taken when the time for appeal has elapsed, the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal, or an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code.(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), no renewal application for a pawnbroker’s license may be denied, nor may his or her pawnbroker’s license be forfeited, solely on the grounds that the applicant violated any provision contained in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 21000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21200), or any provision contained in Article 4 (commencing with Section 21625) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 21650) of Chapter 9 of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, unless the violation demonstrates a pattern of conduct.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 172, Sec. 10. (AB 391) Effective August 17, 2012.)
CA Fin Code § 21301.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 3 - Licensure|Section 21301.1.

21301.1.  It is unlawful for any person to advertise his or her services as a pawnbroker, or to use any words or parts of words in any advertisements that connote a transaction involving the taking of tangible personal property as security for a loan unless the pawnbroker’s license number is clearly displayed in the advertisement.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 923, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Fin Code § 21302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 3 - Licensure|Section 21302.

21302.  The district attorney or the Attorney General, in the name of the people of the State of California, may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any regulation made pertaining to the provisions contained in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 21000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21200) of this division or Article 4 (commencing with Section 21625) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 21650) of Chapter 9 of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code. Any proceeding brought hereunder shall be governed in all respects by the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 782, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Fin Code § 21303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Financial Code - FIN|DIVISION 8 - PAWNBROKERS|CHAPTER 3 - Licensure|Section 21303.

21303.  (a) As a condition precedent to the issuance or renewal of a pawnbroker’s license the applicant shall file a pawnbroker’s two-year nonrevokable surety bond with the issuing authority, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). The pawnbroker’s bond required by this article shall be executed by an admitted surety in favor of the State of California and shall be filed by the applicant with the licensing authority.(b) The bond shall be for the benefit of pledgors of pledged property when the property is not available for redemption, due to the criminal negligence, criminal malfeasance, or other criminal conduct of the pawnbroker, and the pledgor has complied with the conditions precedent to redemption under the terms of the loan contract. The pledgor has the burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that all conditions precedent to redemption under the terms of the loan contract have been performed.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 782, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)