<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 14-98. - Application, qualifications.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               To be eligible for a pawnbroker's license, an applicant must be of good moral character
               and not have been convicted of a felony within the past ten years.
               
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               (b)
               
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               Every person desiring to engage in the business of pawnbroker in the county shall
               file an application with the sheriff's department and procure a license to conduct
               such business. The application shall be made on the form provided by the sheriff's
               department and, among other things, shall provide:
               
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               (1)
               
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               The name and address of the person, and in the case of a firm or corporation, the
               names and addresses of the persons composing such firm or of the officers, directors,
               and stockholders of such corporation, excluding shareholders of publicly traded companies;
               
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               (2)
               
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               The name of the business and the street and mailing address where the business is
               to be operated;
               
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               (3)
               
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               A statement indicating the amount of net assets or capital proposed to be used by
               the applicant in the operation of the business, which statement shall be accompanied
               by an unaudited statement from an accountant or certified public accountant verifying
               the information contained in the accompanying statement;
               
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               (4)
               
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               An affidavit by the applicant that he has not been convicted of a felony within the
               past ten years; and
               
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               (5)
               
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               A certificate from the sheriff of the county or state bureau of investigation that
               the applicant has not been convicted of a felony within the past ten years. In connection
               with obtaining such a certificate, the applicant shall be fingerprinted by the sheriff
               and a copy of the fingerprint submitted to the state bureau of investigation in accordance
               with its requirement for obtaining criminal records from computerized criminal record
               files.
               
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               (Code 1993, Â§ 14-98)
               
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