Pawnshops and Pawn Employees: Advisory Bulletins | TEXAS OFFICE of CONSUMER CREDIT COMMISSIONER

Military Lending Act Rule (Revised Jan. 5, 2017)

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Hold Period for Houston Pawnshops (July 8, 2014)

Serial Number Recording (Feb. 13, 2013)

Texas Department of Agriculture: Weights & Measures Program

Important Dates

June 1-Renewal Opens for Pawn Shop & Pawn Employees.
June 30-Renewal Closes For Pawn Shop & Pawn Employees
****Pawn Shop Licenses not renewed by midnight will Cancel***
****Pawn Employees who do not renew their license by midnight must reapply***
July 1-Pawn Shop reinstatement* period opens
Pawn shop licenses not renewed by June 30 have 180 days after the cancellation date at midnight to reinstate* their cancelled license(s). Pawn Shop licenses not reinstated not later than the 180th day after its expiration date (June 30) will Cancel-Non Renewable and you will need to reapply..

*Reinstate - $1,000 late filing fee + the renewal fee for each license you are reinstating.

Pawn Shops may only opt in/out to license their Pawn Employees through the OCCC during the renewal period. If this was missed, a pawn shop will not be able to modify this option until the following renewal period.