D.C. Code § 47-2884.02
License required; display of sign or emblem.
# (a)
No person shall engage in business as a pawnbroker except as authorized in this part and without first obtaining a license from the Mayor as hereinafter provided.
# (b)
No person, other than a licensee under this part, shall display any sign or other device in or about any business premises, or in any advertising matter, which in any manner resembles the emblem or sign commonly used by pawnbrokers nor display any sign which is calculated to deceive, nor use the word ‘pawnbroker’ in or about any business premises or in any advertising matter, nor shall any such person hold himself out to the public to be a pawnbroker either by advertising, soliciting, signs, or otherwise.
Source: official DC Code section page (code.dccouncil.gov)
In this chapter (40 sections)
- 47-2855.01 · Definitions.
- 47-2855.02 · Registration required.
- 47-2855.03 · Changes in registration; filing amendment.
- 47-2855.04 · Rules; fees.
- 47-2855.05 · Collection and deposit of fees.
- 47-2861 · Definitions.
- 47-2862 · Prohibition against issuance of license or permit.
- 47-2863 · Self-certification and enforcement (conditional).
- 47-2864 · Penalties.
- 47-2865 · Remedies.
- 47-2866 · Interagency computer system and enforcement.
- 47-2881 · Placement of Inspector General hotline in permit and license…
- 47-2883.01 · Bonding of persons engaged in home improvement business;…
- 47-2883.02 · Bond requirements.
- 47-2883.03 · Payment as defense to assertion of lien.
- 47-2883.04 · Penalty.
- 47-2883.05 · Prosecutions to be conducted by Attorney General for the…
- 47-2883.06 · Authority and power of Mayor deemed supplementary.
- 47-2883.07 · Severability.
- 47-2884.01 · Definitions.
- 47-2884.02 · License required; display of sign or emblem.
- 47-2884.03 · Appointment of Mayor as attorney; application for license;…
- 47-2884.04 · Bond.
- 47-2884.05 · License—Issuance; fee; contents; display; transferability;…
- 47-2884.06 · License—Revocation; suspension; renewal; renewal fee;…
- 47-2884.07 · License—Enforcement of part; annual report; records of…
- 47-2884.08 · Advertising; statement of rates.
- 47-2884.09 · Maximum rate of interest permitted; repayment of loan.
- 47-2884.10 · Excessive consideration prohibited; instruments for loans…
- 47-2884.11 · Book containing loan transactions required; inspection of…
- 47-2884.12 · Borrower to receive memorandum of loan transaction.
- 47-2884.13 · Sale of pawn or pledge—Required time of possession.
- 47-2884.14 · Sale of pawn or pledge—Notice.
- 47-2884.15 · Sale of pawn or pledge—Disposition of surplus moneys.
- 47-2884.16 · Penalties for violation of part; loan declared void;…
- 47-2884.17 · Rules and regulations.
- 47-2884.18 · Exceptions to application of part.
- 47-2884.19 · Severability.
- 47-2885.01 · Purposes; scope.
- 47-2885.02 · Definitions.