                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSE REQUIRED; LICENSE AUTHORIZED BY COURT; BUILDING DESIGNATED IN LICENSE;
PENALTY (§ 54.1-4001)

A. 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.

B. The circuit court of any county or city may authorize any county, city, or
town to issue to any natural person, who has not been convicted of a felony or a
crime involving moral turpitude 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 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. 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 which authorized the license.

D. Any natural person who violates the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day&#8217;s violation shall constitute a
separate offense.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 54-841, 54-842; 1982, c. 633; 1986, c. 316; 1988, c.
765; 1998, c. 848; 2019, c. 238.