Refusal to issue a pawnshop or secondhand dealer establishment permit.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.90.070
in effect5.90.070 - Refusal to issue a pawnshop or secondhand dealer establishment permit.
A. The chief of police shall not issue or allow a transfer of a business permit pursuant to this chapter to an applicant under any of the following conditions:
1. Existence of any of the offenses listed in Section 1.17.122 of this Code;
2. The applicant fails to or refuses to furnish the information or documents required by this chapter or submits false, misleading, or incomplete information on the application;
3. The business does not comply with the minimum requirements sets forth in the chapter or with the city's code, building, fire, health, and zoning regulations;
4. The operation of the business will not comport with the peace, health, safety, convenience, good morals, and general welfare of the public;
5. The property has had a prior revocation of a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer establishment permit, or a state license, where the applicant has a current or prior personal or business relationship with the prior permittee/licensee, or the property owner was associated with criminal activity related to pawn-broking or secondhand dealing activity.
B. Denial of a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer establishment permit shall be given to the applicant in writing and shall specify the grounds for such denial. Notice of the denial shall be deemed to have been served upon personal service or when deposited in the United States Mail with postage prepaid and addresses to the applicant at the address listed on the application. Such refusal to issue a permit may be appealed as set forth below in Section 5.90.140.
(Ord. No. 7762, § 9, 2026; Ord. 7708, § 19, 2025; Ord. 7567 § 1(Exh. A), 2021)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.90PASEDE_5.90.070REISPASEDEESPEFetched: 11/1/2026