STATE ASSOCIATION REGULATIONS
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
ARKANSAS PAWNBROKER ACT
Arkansas State Contact: Tim Collier, tim@pacerltd.com
California
Regulatory Authority: California Department of Justice enforces the States Financial Code requirements for pawnbrokers.
California Financial Code
California Contacts: Jan Schneider, President, CAPA jewelryjan@att.net and Kim Andosca, Executive Director kandosca@amgroup.us
Colorado
Colorado Pawn Code
Colorado Contact: Steven Adsit stores.35@mmi-corp.com
Connecticut
Delaware
Regulatory Authority: Office of the State Bank Commissioner
Delaware Pawn Statutes
Delaware Contact: Scott Paulsen pawn600@gmail.com
Florida
Florida Pawn Statutes
Florida State Contact: Joshua Davis josh@gcpawn.com
Georgia
Hawaii
Hawaii Pawn Statutes
Hawaii State Contact Richard Dan bigrich@aloha.net
Idaho
Idaho Department of Finance Click here to visit the website of the Idaho Department of Finance.
Idaho Pawn Shop Laws Click here to browse Idaho laws relating to pawn shops.
Illinois
Regulatory Authority: Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Illinois State Pawn Code
Illinois State Contact Kelly Swisher, President of Illinois Pawnbrokers Association arlingtonloan@sbcglobal.net
Indiana
Regulatory Authority: Department of Financial Institutions Clicking here redirects visitors to the Indiana State Department of Financial Institutions website.
Indiana State Pawn Code Click here to read the Indiana State Pawn Code
Indiana State Contact Greg Engstrom, Executive Director of Indiana Pawnbrokers Association gregengstrom@hotmail.com
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas Pawn Statutes
Kansas Statute Chapter 16 Article 7, Regulation of Pawnbrokers and Precious Metal Dealers
Kansas State Contact: Robin Tummons hsofstuart@gmail.com
Kentucky
Kentucky Revised Statutes
Kentucky State Contact: Rachael Parsons rcparsons77@gmail.com
Louisiana
Licensing and Regulatory Authority: Office of Financial Institutions
Louisiana Pawn Act
Louisiana State Contact: Kathy Pickerell, Executive Director
Maine
State Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection
http://www.credit.maine.gov/
Maine Pawn Statutes
http://www.maine.gov/pfr/consumercredit/licensing/pawnbroker/Pawnlaw.htm
Maryland
Licensing and Regulatory Authority: Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
http://www.dllr.state.md.us/
Maryland Pawn Statutes
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/09_Chapters.aspx#Subtitle25
Maryland State Contact
Rick Sussman, President of Maryland Pawnbrokers Association ricksuss@aol.com
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Code
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140
Massachusetts State Contact
Edward Bean, President of Massachusetts Pawnbrokers Association suffolkjewelers@gmail.com
Michigan
Michigan Pawn Act
Michigan State Contact: Mark Aubrey mark@motorcitypawnbrokers.com
Minnesota
Minnesota Pawn Statutes
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/topics/?type=statute&id=S3958451&year=2011
Minnesota State Contact
Michael Strauss uptownpawn@gmail.com
Mississippi
Regulatory Authority: Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
Clicking here directs visitors to the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance website.
Mississippi Pawnbrokers Act
Read the Mississippi Pawnbroker Act here.
Mississippi State Contact
Nick Fulton, President of Mississippi Pawnbrokers Association nick@usapawn.com
Missouri
Licensing Authority: Consumer Credit Offices Division of Finance
Missouri State Contact: Tim Fairbanks, President of Missouri Pawnbrokers Association tim@extremepawn.com and Rob Lauer, Government Relations rob@pawncenter.com
Montana
Montana Pawn Statutes
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0310/chapter_0010/part_0040/section_0010/0310-0010-0040-0010.html
Montana State Contact
Patrick Smith mtgoldrush@gmail.com.
