<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 14-165. - Requirements for licensure; revocation.</div>
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               (a)
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               To be eligible for a pawnbroker's license, an applicant must:
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               (1)
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               Be of good moral character; and
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               (2)
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               Not have been convicted of a felony within the last ten years.
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               (b)
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               Every person desiring to engage in the business of pawnbroker shall petition the county
               manager for a license to conduct such business. Such petitions shall provide:
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               (1)
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               The name and address of the person, and, in 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 petitioner in operation of the business; this 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 petitioner that he has not been convicted of a felony; and
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               (5)
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               A certificate from the chief of police, or sheriff of the county, or the state bureau
               of investigation that the petitioner has not been convicted of a felony.
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               (c)
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               Licenses shall be granted under this article if the pawnshop is to be operated outside
               the corporate limits of any city as defined by G.S. 160A-1.
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               (d)
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               Any license granted under this article may be revoked by the county, after a hearing,
               for substantial abuses of this article by the licensee. Any hearing shall be promptly
               conducted by the county manager or the county manager's designee.
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               (e)
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               Any license denied under this article may be appealed within ten days of denial by
               written appeal to the county manager or his designee. Any hearing shall be promptly
               conducted by the county manager or his designee.
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               (Code 1978, Â§ 6-157)
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