Title 21 — Title 21: Licenses

Sec. 21-39. Pawnbroker license required. Loans on intangible property excepted. No person shall, in any city or town of this state, engage in or carry on the business of a pawnbroker unless such person is licensed in accordance with section 21-40; but the provisions of this chapt…

Sec. 21-39a. Definitions. As used in sections 21-39 to 21-47, inclusive, 21-47d, 21-47e and 21-100: (1) “Pawnbroker” means a person, other than a person operating an automated kiosk for consumer electronics in accordance with section 21a-446, who is engaged in the business of loa…

Sec. 21-40. Issuance of licenses. Fees. Applications. Criminal history records checks. Suspension, revocation or modification of license. (a) The licensing authority of any town or city may grant licenses to suitable persons to be pawnbrokers in such town or city respectively, an…

Sec. 21-41. Proof of identity required. Record-keeping requirements. (a) No pawnbroker shall take, receive or purchase tangible personal property without receiving proof of the identity of the person depositing, pledging or selling the property. Such identification shall include …

Sec. 21-42. Documents and copies provided by pawnbroker. Payment requirements. Limitations on check cashing by pawnbroker. (a) Each such pawnbroker shall, at the time of making any loan on a pawn or pledge of personal property or of purchasing such property on condition of sellin…

Sec. 21-43. Statement of transactions. Each pawnbroker shall submit to the licensing authority, weekly, or more frequently as determined by the licensing authority upon consideration of the volume and nature of the business, a sworn statement of his or her transactions, describin…

Sec. 21-44. Rates of interest. No pawnbroker or person who loans money on the deposit or pledge of personal property shall take or receive, for the use of money loaned on personal property, any more than the following rates: For the use of money amounting to fifteen dollars or le…

Sec. 21-45. Sale or disposition of deposited or pledged property. No pawnbroker shall sell or dispose of any personal property left with such pawnbroker in deposit or pledge for money loaned or as a result of the purchase of such property on condition of selling the same back aga…

Sec. 21-46. Security not defeated by out-of-state conditional sale. Section 21-46 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4671; 1959, P.A. 133, S. 10-102.)

Sec. 21-46a. Seizure of property by law enforcement officer. Restitution. Whenever property is seized from the place of business of a pawnbroker by a law enforcement officer, such officer shall give the pawnbroker a duly signed receipt for the property containing a case number, a…

Sec. 21-47. Penalties. (a) Any person who wilfully engages in the business of a pawnbroker, unless licensed according to law, or after notice that his or her license has been suspended or revoked, shall be guilty of a class D felony. (b) Any person who wilfully violates any of th…

Secs. 21-47a to 21-47c. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 21-47d. Secondhand dealer license. Fees. Applications. Criminal history records checks. Suspension or revocation of license. Exemption. Penalty. (a) No person shall engage in the business of a secondhand dealer, as defined in section 21-39a, in any city or town of this state…

Sec. 21-47e. Proof of identity required. Record-keeping requirements. Payment terms. Statement of transactions. Sale or disposition of property. Seizure of property by law enforcement officer. Restitution. Penalty. (a) No secondhand dealer shall take, receive or purchase tangible…

Secs. 21-47f to 21-47m. Reserved for future use.