Pawnbrokers Penalty Schedule.
6 RCNY § 6-20
in effect§ 6-20 Pawnbrokers Penalty Schedule.
All citations are to Title 20 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York or Title 6 of the Rules of the City of New York.
Unless otherwise specified, the penalties set forth for each section of law or rule shall also apply to all subdivisions, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, items, or any other provision contained therein. Each subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, clause, item, or other provision charged in the Notice of Violation shall constitute a separate violation of the law or rule.
In certain cases, the Department may ask for license suspension or revocation, as permitted by statute. If a respondent is found in violation of multiple provisions that require a suspension period, the suspension periods shall run concurrently.
Unless otherwise specified by law, a second or third or subsequent violation means a violation by the same respondent, whether by pleading guilty, being found guilty in a decision, or entering into a settlement agreement for violating the same provision of law or rule, within two years of the prior violation(s).
Citation Violation Description First Violation First Default Second Violation Second Default Third and Subsequent Violation Third and Subsequent Default
Admin. Code § 20-276 Employed clerk(s) under 16 years old $175 $175 $300 $300 $500 $500
Admin. Code § 20-277 Failure to comply with reports and recordkeeping requirements $175 $175 $300 $300 $500 $500
Admin. Code § 20-277.1 Failure to comply with requirements related to pawnbroker tickets $175 $175 $300 $300 $500 $500
6 RCNY § 5-222 Improper caveats on pawn tickets $175 $175 $300 $300 $500 $500
6 RCNY § 5-224 Improper proof of notice of intention to sell pledged property $175 $175 $300 $300 $500 $500
6 RCNY § 5-226 Failure to meet requirements of acceptable forms of verification of pledgor's identity and required records $175 $175 $300 $300 $500 $500
(Added City Record 8/22/2016, eff. 8/22/2016; amended City Record 11/26/2021, eff. 12/26/2021)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-156468Fetched: 10/24/2026