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Code of Alabama

Chapter 19A

Ala. Code § 5-19A et seq.

Alabama Pawnshop Act

5-19A-1Short Title.5-19A-2Definitions.5-19A-3Pawnbroker to Enter on Pawn Ticket Record of Information.5-19A-4Certain Information to Be Printed on Pawn Tickets.5-19A-5Statement Verifying Pledgor Is Rightful Owner of Goods; Pawnbroker to Maintain Record of Transactions; Goods to Be Maintained on Premises for Certain Number of Days Before Resale.5-19A-6Redemption or Automatic Forfeiture of Pledged Goods.5-19A-7Pawnshop Charge; Amounts in Excess of Pawnshop Charge.5-19A-8Certain Acts by Pawnbrokers Prohibited.5-19A-9Pledgor Presenting Pawn Ticket Entitled to Redeem or Repurchase Goods; Lost or Damaged Pledged Goods in Possession of Pawnbroker; Lost, Destroyed, or Stolen Pawn Ticket.5-19A-10Liens for Pawnbrokers; Pledged Goods Not Redeemed on or Before Maturity Date Fixed in Ticket.5-19A-11Licensing Generally; Annual Fee; Temporary License; When New License Not Required Upon Change in Ownership.5-19A-12Eligibility for Pawnshop License; Application Fee.5-19A-13Suspension or Revocation of License; Notice and Hearing; Surrender of License.5-19A-14Application for New Pawnshop License, Transfer of Existing License, Etc.5-19A-15No Confiscation of Property Pledged to Pawnbroker If Property May Be Put on Seven-Day Hold; When Property May Be Placed on Hold.5-19A-16Penalties for Failure to Secure License.5-19A-17Penalties for Willful Violation of Chapter or for False Entry in Required Records; Compliance Enforced by Supervisor; Order Requiring Person to Refrain from Violation.5-19A-18Department of Public Safety to Supply Available Arrest and Conviction Records.5-19A-19Ordinances to Be in Compliance with but Not More Restrictive Than Chapter.5-19A-20Pawnbrokers to Be Subject to Licensing and Issuance Fees Under Chapter 12 of Title 40; Chapter Not to Repeal Uniform Commercial Code.