Kansas § 16-707 Licensure; application; fee

Kansas Statutes

§ 16-707 — Licensure; application; fee

Kansas § 16-707

Ch. 16CONTRACTS AND PROMISES

Art. 7REGULATION OF PAWNBROKERS AND PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 16-707 (2026).

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(a)No person shall engage or continue in business as a pawnbroker or precious metal dealer without first obtaining a license therefor. If the person's place of business is inside the corporate limits of any city of the first or second class, the person shall obtain such license from the clerk of such city. If the person's place of business is outside the corporate limits of any such city, the person shall obtain such license from the county clerk of the county in which the person's place of business is located.

(b)Application for a license shall be in writing and shall state the full name and place of residence of the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall contain the name and place of residence of each member thereof or, if a corporation or association, of e

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(a) No person shall engage or continue in business as a pawnbroker or precious metal dealer without first obtaining a license therefor. If the person's place of business is inside the corporate limits of any city of the first or second class, the person shall obtain such license from the clerk of such city. If the person's place of business is outside the corporate limits of any such city, the person shall obtain such license from the county clerk of the county in which the person's place of business is located.
(b) Application for a license shall be in writing and shall state the full name and place of residence of the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall contain the name and place of residence of each member thereof or, if a corporation or association, of each officer, shareholder or member thereof. The application shall include the address of the places where the business is to be conducted, the hours and days of the week during which the applicant proposes to engage in the business of pawnbroking or dealing in precious metals at each such place, and such other information as may be necessary to determine the applicant's qualifications for a license in accordance with the provisions of this act. Each applicant also shall submit with the application:
(1) A statement that the applicant is the holder of a valid registration certificate issued by the director of revenue pursuant to K.S.A. 79-3608 for each place of business for which application for a license is made; and
(2) a detailed inventory and description of all goods, wares, merchandise, precious metals or other property held in pledge or for sale at the time of the application at each place of business stated therein, indicating whether the same was received in pledge, purchased as secondhand merchandise or precious metal purchased for resale.
(c) The license application shall be in a form approved by the attorney general. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee of $25 which shall be paid annually upon renewal of the license. All such fees received by the city clerk shall be deposited in the city general fund, and all such fees received by the county clerk shall be deposited in the county general fund.