California · Financial Code

FIN §21301.1: It is unlawful for any person to advertise his or her services as a pawnbroker, or to use any words or parts of words in any advertisements that connote a transaction involving the taking of tangible

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to advertise pawnbroking services or use words suggesting secured loans without clearly displaying the pawnbroker's license number in the advertisement.

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It is unlawful for any person to advertise his or her services as a pawnbroker, or to use any words or parts of words in any advertisements that connote a transaction involving the taking of tangible personal property as security for a loan unless the pawnbroker’s license number is clearly displayed in the advertisement.

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