CHAPTER 4. Pawnbroker Education Act [21400. - 21413.]

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 223, Sec. 3.

§§ 21400–21413 · 8 sections

• § 21400 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Pawnbroker Education Act.
• § 21401 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Pawnbroker businesses provide a valuable source of short-term credit for economically vulnerable…
• § 21403 (a) The California Pawnbroker Education Council is hereby established to carry out the responsibilities and duties described in this chapter. (b) The council…
• § 21405 (a) The council shall, on or before January 1, 2026, develop and establish a standard course and curriculum in pawnbroker transactions that shall include at…
• § 21407 (a) Individuals, entities, agencies, and associations that propose to offer educational courses that satisfy the prelicensing or continuing education…
• § 21409 (a) Beginning on January 1, 2026, the council shall issue a certificate to an applicant for a pawnbroker license, or a licensee applying for renewal of a…
• § 21411 Nothing in this chapter authorizes the council to approve, deny, revoke, or suspend a license issued pursuant to Section 21300.
• § 21413 This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.