§ 28-7-5-4 — Application for license; business locations; criminal history; evidence of compliance; criminal background checks and credit histories

(a) Application for a pawnbroker's license shall
be submitted on a form prescribed by the director and must include all
information required by the director. An application submitted under
this section must identify the location or locations at which the
applicant proposes to engage in business as a pawnbroker in Indiana.
(b) An application submitted under this section must indicate
whether any individual described in section 8(a)(2) or 8(a)(3) of this
chapter at the time of the application:
(1) is under indictment for a felony under the laws of Indiana or
any other jurisdiction; or
(2) has been convicted of a felony under the laws of Indiana or
any other jurisdiction.
(c) The director may request that the applicant provide evidence of
compliance with this section at:
(1) the time of application;
(2) the time of renewal of a license; or
(3) any other time considered necessary by the director.
(d) For purposes of subsection (c), evidence of compliance with this
section may include:
(1) criminal background checks, including a national criminal
history background check (as defined in IC 10-13-3-12) by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for any individual described in
subsection (b);
(2) credit histories; and
(3) other background checks considered necessary by the director.
If the director requests a national criminal history background check
under subdivision (1) for an individual described in that subdivision,
the director shall require the individual to submit fingerprints to the
department or to the state police department, as appropriate, at the time
evidence of compliance is requested under subsection (c). The
individual to whom the request is made shall pay any fees or costs
associated with the fingerprints and the national criminal history
background check. The national criminal history background check
may be used by the director to determine the individual's compliance
with this section. The director or the department may not release the
results of the national criminal history background check to any private
entity.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.195, s.4. As amended by P.L.14-1992,
SEC.133; P.L.63-2001, SEC.18 and P.L.134-2001, SEC.20;
P.L.10-2006, SEC.39 and P.L.57-2006, SEC.39; P.L.213-2007,
SEC.70; P.L.217-2007, SEC.68; P.L.3-2008, SEC.223; P.L.90-2008,
SEC.49; P.L.1-2009, SEC.149; P.L.35-2010, SEC.170; P.L.216-2013,
SEC.34; P.L.137-2014, SEC.30; P.L.159-2017, SEC.38.