Tennessee Pawnbrokers Act

The Pawnbrokers Act regulates the business of lending money against pledged personal property, conditioning operation on a permit issued under the act and requiring pawnbrokers to post a bond, meet application requirements, and pay an inspection fee. It prescribes the conduct of the business itself — the pawn ticket given to a customer, the service charge a pawnbroker may impose, the handling and disposition of pledged property upon default, and the records and reports a pawnbroker must keep and deliver — while barring specified practices. Enforcement runs through suspension or revocation of the permit after notice and hearing, along with penalties and forfeiture.

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