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No such license shall be issued by any county, city, or town except with such authority. Prior to the issuance of the license, the applicant shall furnish his date of birth, a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing any criminal convictions or any pending criminal charges, whether within or without the Commonwealth, and such other information to the licensing authority as may be required by the governing body. The license shall designate the building in which the licensee shall carry on such business.C\n\nNo natural person shall engage in the business of a pawnbroker in any location other than the one designated in his license, except with consent of the court which authorized the license.D\n\nAny natural person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1982, chapter 633; in 1986, chapter 316; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1998, chapter 848<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 238<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83767,"section_number":"54.1-4014","catch_line":"Penalties; violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4014\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244471,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84133,"identifier":"54.1-4001","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4001","url":"\/54.1-4001\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4001\/","token":"54.1\/V\/40\/54.1-4001","dublin_core":{"Title":"License required; license authorized by court; building designated in license; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4001","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No natural person shall engage in the business of a pawnbroker without having a valid license issued by the county, city, or town in which the pawnbroker conducts such business. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of any county or city may authorize any county, city, or town to issue<\/span> to any natural person, who has not been convicted of a felony<\/span> or a crime<\/span> involving moral turpitude<\/span> in the last ten years, a license to engage in the business of a pawnbroker in that county, city, or town. No such license shall be issued by any county, city, or town except with such authority. Prior to the issuance of the license, the applicant shall furnish his date of birth, a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing any criminal convictions<\/span> or any pending criminal charges, whether within or without the Commonwealth, and such other information to the licensing authority as may be required by the governing body. The license shall designate the building in which the licensee shall carry on such business. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No natural person shall engage in the business of a pawnbroker in any location other than the one designated in his license, except with consent of the court<\/span> which authorized the license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any natural person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. Each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE REQUIRED; LICENSE AUTHORIZED BY COURT; BUILDING DESIGNATED IN LICENSE;\nPENALTY (\u00a7 54.1-4001)\n\nA. No natural person shall engage in the business of a pawnbroker without having\na valid license issued by the county, city, or town in which the pawnbroker\nconducts such business.\n\nB. The circuit court of any county or city may authorize any county, city, or\ntown to issue to any natural person, who has not been convicted of a felony or a\ncrime involving moral turpitude in the last ten years, a license to engage in\nthe business of a pawnbroker in that county, city, or town. No such license\nshall be issued by any county, city, or town except with such authority. Prior\nto the issuance of the license, the applicant shall furnish his date of birth, a\nsworn statement or affirmation disclosing any criminal convictions or any\npending criminal charges, whether within or without the Commonwealth, and such\nother information to the licensing authority as may be required by the governing\nbody. The license shall designate the building in which the licensee shall carry\non such business.\n\nC. No natural person shall engage in the business of a pawnbroker in any\nlocation other than the one designated in his license, except with consent of\nthe court which authorized the license.\n\nD. Any natural person who violates the provisions of this section shall be\nguilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day’s violation shall constitute a\nseparate offense.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-841, 54-842; 1982, c. 633; 1986, c. 316; 1988, c.\n765; 1998, c. 848; 2019, c. 238.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}