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  Pawnbroker Application   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Every pawnbroker shall at the time of each loan deliver to the person pawning or pledging anything, a memorandum or note, signed by him, containing the information required by § 54.1-4009.
No pawnbroker shall sell any pawn or pledge item until (i) it has been in his possession for the minimum term set forth in the memorandum, but not less than thirty days, plus a grace period of fifteen days and (ii) a statement of ownership is obtained from the pawner.
Every pawnbroker and every employee of the pawnbroker shall admit to the pawnbroker's place of business during regular business hours, any duly authorized law-enforcement officer of the jurisdiction where the business is being conducted, or any law-enforcement official of the state or federal government.
www.ci.falls-church.va.us /government/publicSafety/PoliceDepartment/PawnbrokerApplication.html   (1301 words)

  
 Pawnbrokers' Ordinance
All pawnbrokers shall display, in a prominent place, a notice to customers that they are required to be photographed when they pawn, sell or offer as a part or full payment any item to the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer.
The pawnbroker shall record on the written statement the identifying information required, the date the statement is given, and the number of the pawn ticket lost, destroyed, or stolen.
In the event such pledged goods are lost or damaged as a result of a pawnbroker negligence while in the possession of the pawnbroker, it shall be the responsibility of the pawnbroker to replace the lost or damaged goods with like kind of merchandise.
revenue.stlouisco.com /licensing/PawnbrokersOrd.aspx   (2672 words)

  
 Pawnbroker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The pawnbroker in the United States is generally subject to considerable legal restriction.
Pawnbrokers (And their detractors) joke that the three balls mean "Two to one, you won't get your stuff back".
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of pawnbrokers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pawnbroker   (1105 words)

  
 City of Eden, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A pawnbroker licensee is authorized to make loans on pledges of tangible personal property; deal in bullion stocks; purchase merchandise for resale from dealers, traders, and wholesale suppliers; and use its capital and funds in any lawful manner within the general scope and purpose of its creation.
Such pawnbroker shall be eligible for renewal of his license upon its expiration or subsequent renewals, provided such license complies with the requirements for renewal that were in effect immediately prior to October 1, 1989.
Any person who obtains a judgment against a pawnbroker and upon which judgment execution is returned unsatisfied may maintain an action in his or her own name upon the bond, to satisfy the judgment.
www.ci.eden.nc.us /finance/pawnbrokers.html   (1830 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Pawnbrokers seeking such approval must file a complete and detailed written description of the system proposed to be utilized, including user instructions and an enumeration of all features that do not meet the requirements of the regulations and a full explanation as to how the equivalent information is maintained with the proposed system.
The pawnbroker and customer may agree that the pawn transaction memorandum (pawn ticket) cannot be assigned by the customer.
(8) Any pawnbroker must make available records of any buy transaction for inspection by the court and its officials, law enforcement officers, the Administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs, and their designees; provided, merchandise bought on invoice from a manufacturer or wholesaler with an established place of business is exempt from this reporting requirement.
www.scconsumer.gov /licensing/pawnbroker/regulation.htm   (1823 words)

  
 National Pawnbrokers Association Bylaws
Pawnbroker membership is regular voting membership in the Association and is limited to persons, partnerships or corporations actively and personally participating in the operation of a pawn establishment.
Public multistore multistate pawnbroker operations that are members of the Association are entitled to one (1) vote on the Board of Directors collectively.
A state member is defined as a state pawnbroker association whose Board of Directors or membership votes to petition the National Pawnbrokers Association for such membership pays dues for all of its members and provides a list of all of its members.
www.nationalpawnbrokers.org /bylaws.htm   (3556 words)

  
 Pawnbroker History - National Pawnbrokers
As mankind's oldest financial institution, pawnbroking carries on a tradition with a rich history.
Pawnbroking can be traced back at least 3,000 years to ancient China, and has been found in the earliest written histories of Greek and Roman civilizations.
Pawnbrokers, also known as collateral loan brokers, make loans based purely on the intrinsic value of the collateral.
www.natpawn.com /history.htm   (939 words)

  
 HB85 - Pawnbroker Regulations - Rizzo, Henry C.
The substitute establishes a similar procedure for reimbursing customers who unknowingly purchase stolen merchandise from a pawnbroker; and (6) Prohibits municipalities and counties from restricting the ability of an existing pawnshop license holder to renew the license or transfer the license to another eligible person.
The substitute holds pawnbrokers to a higher standard and represents a compromise between the representatives of the pawn industry and law enforcement officials.
A pawnbroker may charge an amount not to exceed 10% of the total loan made for the storage and security of pledged property.
www.house.state.mo.us /bills95/bills95/HB85.htm   (1085 words)

  
 pawnbroker - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
PAWNBROKER [pawnbroker] one who makes loans on personal effects that are left as security.
24, 6, 12, 13, 17, pawnbrokers may not practice usury, may not take necessities of life as security, and in general must not take as a pledge any article whose loss would severely injure the borrower.
In the Middle Ages, Christians generally were forbidden by the church to lend money at interest, and pawnbroking was left largely to the Jews as one of the few means of a livelihood open to them.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-pawnbrok.html   (402 words)

  
 Consumer Law Help Manual - Pawnbrokers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pawnbrokers, also known as collateral loan brokers, are licensed by each locality.
The maximum period for a loan is 15 months, except that a consumer and pawnbroker may agree to extend the loan for an additional 15 months.
If there is a dispute about the rates charged by the pawnbroker or a problem with the return of a pledged item contact your local mayor's office or the licensing authority of your local governing body where the business is being carried out.
www.consumer.state.ny.us /clahm/clahm-pawnbrokers.htm   (449 words)

  
 Section 367-044 Definitions--pledged goods for money, p
A pawnbroker shall have no recourse against the pledgor for payment on a pawn transaction except the pledged goods themselves, unless the goods are found to have been misappropriated.
A pawnbroker shall require of every person from whom the pawnbroker receives sold or pledged property proof of identification which includes a current address and, if applicable, telephone number, and a current picture identification issued by state or federal government.
If a pawnbroker refuses to deliver property to a claimant upon a proper demand as described in subsection 5 of this section, the claimant may file a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking the return of said property.
www.moga.state.mo.us /statutes/C300-399/3670000044.HTM   (390 words)

  
 Advisory Legal Opinion - Statewide pawnbroker transaction database
Records relating to pawnbroker transactions delivered to the appropriate law enforcement officials pursuant to section 539.001, Florida Statutes, retain their confidential and exempt status when such records are submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for inclusion in its statewide pawnbroker database to which only law enforcement officers will have approved access.
Section 790.065, Florida Statutes, does not prohibit information contained in the pawnbroker transaction forms regarding the pawning of firearms from being placed in the statewide database system unless the individual pawning the firearm is a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, nor does section 790.065 affect the collection of such information by law enforcement.
Companion legislation, however, which would have required the reporting of pawnbroker information to FDLE for inclusion in the database did not pass.[1] Therefore, any reporting by law enforcement agencies in the state would be on a voluntary basis only.
myfloridalegal.com /ago.nsf/printview/187BF1B349E42ABF85256A8D00550DE2   (1980 words)

  
 The Pawnbroker (1964)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A Jewish pawnbroker, victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
The movie "The Pawnbroker" covers the days that lead up to Sol's finding out that keeping deep inside all the hurt and suffering from the past will only make him and those around him, who he deals with, only more depressed and not allow those wounds of past years to heal.
Sol's most hurtful act was that what he did to his second wife Tessie (Marketa Kimberell), also a concentration camp survivor, after she called him at the pawnshop with the news that her father Mendel, Baruch Lumet, just passed away and Sol coldly told her to bury him and hung up.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0059575   (586 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Pawnbroker at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He earns a living as a pawnbroker, walks the streets, tolerates his cloying relatives, puts up with the constant degradations hurled upon him by a bitter old man, and accepts the front money of a self-promoting egotistical gangster.
The Pawnbroker was directed by Sidney Lumet in typical Lumet fashion -- straight forward, with a minimum of fanfare, and a great deal of intellectual mind searching into the why's and why not's of life as it is presented.
The Pawnbroker was one of the first Hollywood films to deal with the subject of the Holocaust in a true and unremitting fashion.
www.epinions.com /content_165045112452   (1080 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - The Pawnbroker
Based on Edward Lewis Wallant's novel, The Pawnbroker is primarily a vehicle for a devastating performance by Rod Steiger, who unjustly lost the Oscar for Best Actor to Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou.
The packaging is unclear as to whether this is its original aspect ratio: it states both that the film was reformatted, but that it was shot in 1.33:1.
Which is a pity, because The Pawnbroker is undoubtedly the finest performance from one of America's most underrated actors, Rod Steiger.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/pawnbroker.php   (1106 words)

  
 FAQ
Pawnbroker Financial Services is a financial services company dedicated to providing the North American pawn industry with a wide range of needed services.
Pawnbroker Financial Services is also planning to offer additional financial services to the pawn industry in the near future; to include:
Pawnbroker Financial Services is presently securing the resources necessary to meet the growing needs of our industry.
www.pawnbroker.com /html/faq.html   (656 words)

  
 SB730 - Revises Missouri's pawnbroker laws   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A person who claims that pledged goods in the possession of a pawnbroker were stolen may reclaim the goods by filing a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the goods were stolen or in the county where the pawnshop is located.
If the claim is valid and the property is not subject to a pawn transaction contract, the pawnbroker must return the property to the owner.
When a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that stolen goods or property are in the possession of a pawnbroker, the officer may place a hold on the property.
www.house.state.mo.us /bills98/BILLS98/SB730.htm   (377 words)

  
 Pawnbroker License
Anyone who carries on the business of a pawnbroker must obtain a license from the License Officer.
When applying for a Pawnbroker License in person, you must bring the following materials with you, or your application cannot be processed.
License Application, fill it out completely, and bring it with you to the Licensing and Permits Office to speed up the process.
www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us /BBI/html/pawnbroker_license.html   (157 words)

  
 pawnbroker software, point of sale software, pawn shop management software (pawnbrokersoftware)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The pawn shop owner needs to keep in mind that choosing the correct pawnbroker software to run his or her business means that the pawnbroker software has a proven track record.
Pawnbrokers need to be aware of new start up companies and their pawnshop software programs.
Many of these companies falter and end up leaving the pawnbroker empty handed when it comes time to update the systems.
www.dataage.com /pawnbroker_software.asp   (189 words)

  
 CANOE -- CNEWS - Weird News: Pawnbroker fined for charging 200,000% interest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
CALGARY (CP) - A Calgary pawnbroker has been fined and ordered to pay restitution after he charged up to 207,000 per cent interest on loans.
In the other case, a man put his car up for collateral to obtain a $450 loan to retain a lawyer in a custody battle over his preschool daughter.
Marsy's lawyer argued that his client was only charging the going rate and was being made a "whipping boy" for the entire pawnbroking industry.
cnews.canoe.ca /CNEWS/WeirdNews/2007/02/06/3541349-cp.html   (447 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: The Pawnbroker: Books: Edward Lewis Wallant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
His wife and children did not -he witnessed their murder in a concentration camp.
He is now a Harlem pawnbroker, emotionally dead and indifferent to the desperation around him, running his shop as a front for a racketeer.
Showing how one man endured the worst nightmare during World War II and how it affects him and his mind throughout his life, "The Pawnbroker" is a gripping story about loss, acceptance, family, and sacrifice.
www.amazon.ca /Pawnbroker-Edward-Lewis-Wallant/dp/0156714221   (327 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Pawnbroker: DVD: Sidney Lumet,Rod Steiger,Geraldine Fitzgerald,Brock Peters,Jaime Sánchez,Thelma ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This is a powerful, disturbing movie.One of its opening scenes show the idyllic life the main character Sol Nazerman, the Pawnbroker, lived before the Nazis murdered his family.
Rod Steiger plays the Pawnbroker and his performance is a most brilliant one.
Rod Steiger is a Harlem pawnbroker haunted by the memories of his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp.
www.amazon.com /Pawnbroker-Sidney-Lumet/dp/B0000EYUES   (2502 words)

  
 The Pawnbroker - Rotten Tomatoes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
THE PAWNBROKER, directed by Sidney Lumet, stars Rod Steiger in this grim, dark tale of a Holocaust survivor who runs a pawnshop in Harlem.
The Pawnbroker - 8/10 Director - Sidney Lumet Starring - Rod Steiger,...
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www.rottentomatoes.com /m/pawnbroker   (431 words)

  
 Jack Lawrence, Songwriter : The Pawnbroker Theme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Shortly after Quincy Jones, who was the Artists and Repertoire man for Mercury Records had recorded the original cast album of "I Had A Ball" which I had written with Stan Freeman, Quincy and I who had become good friends, found ourselves together in St. Thomas for a few weeks in 1965.
Quincy had done a wonderful background score for a dynamic film called "The Pawnbroker" and he regretted that he hadn't taken the opportunity to add a popular song to his score.
He suggested that he put together excerpts of music from his score and that I write a lyric.
www.jacklawrencesongwriter.com /songs/pawnbroker_theme.html   (241 words)

  
 Pawnbroker Pawn Shop Software Las Vegas Pawnshop Format
Pawnbroker Pawn Shop Software Las Vegas Pawnshop Format
Pawnbroker Pawn Shop Software is the new standard in pawn broker software, bringing new options to pawn software!
Pawnbroker Pawn Software is the only one of its kind, combining affordability with ease of use, flexibility and reliability.
www.bestconsignmentshopsoftware.com /order-software.htm   (469 words)

  
 The Pawnbroker/ The Deadly Affair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
With two of Quincy Jones's finest film scores complete on one CD, this is possibly the best introduction to this under-appreciated side of Jones's long and varied career.
The Oscar-winning THE PAWNBROKER, a searing 1966 drama starring Rod Steiger as a former concentration camp inmate, is the more famous of the two films, and Jones's appropriately somber score is justly celebrated.
However, it's the score for the almost-forgotten THE DEADLY AFFAIR that's the real find.
musicstore.mymmode.com /album.do?albumID=5959855   (161 words)

  
 Welcome to County Clerk Anytime - How to Apply for Pawnbroker & Pledge Lender Licenses
Welcome to County Clerk Anytime - How to Apply for Pawnbroker and Pledge Lender Licenses
National Firms may be eligible to register Semi Trailers with TN's Permanent Tag
The County Clerk receives and approves applications for Pawnbrokers and title Pledge Lenders.
www.countyclerkanytime.com /lender.htm   (187 words)

  
 The Pawnbroker News
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The Pawnbroker News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Rod Steiger won an Oscar for his performance as a racist Southern sheriff in 1967's 'In the Heat of the Night,' so it may come as a surprise that his character was inspired by a buffoon in a TV commercial.
www.topix.net /movies/the-pawnbroker?removemenu=movies/the-pawnbroker   (314 words)

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