Number of licenses available.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.60.050
in effect6.60.050 - Number of licenses available.
(A) As of September 1, 2019, and, additionally, as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in part in this Section, there are twenty-four pawnbroker licenses within the City, that number being based on the language and implementation of a predecessor to this Section in relation to intervening population increases within the City. For purposes of this Section, the City Council:
(1) Determines that, as of July 1, 2018, the population of the City is 652,918.
(2) Determines and declares that, as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in part in this Section, one new pawnbroker license is available, for a total number of twenty-five licenses.
(B) Following the issuance of the twenty-fifth pawnbroker license pursuant to Subsection (A), no additional new pawnbroker license may be granted under the provisions of this Chapter until the population of the City achieves or exceeds seven hundred thousand. Thereafter, only one new pawnbroker license may be granted for each population increase of fifty thousand persons, as certified by the Governor. The granting of additional licenses is discretionary with the City Council.
(C) The procedure for making available any new or additional license under this Section shall be as set forth in LVMC 6.60.060.
(Ord. No. 6723, § 3, 2-5-20)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6BUTALIRE_CH6.60PA_6.60.050NULIAVFetched: 10/28/2026