Massachusetts § 70 - Licensing of pawnbrokers; governing statutes; revocation
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 70 — Licensing of pawnbrokers; governing statutes; revocation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70. Licensing of pawnbrokers; governing statutes; revocation
Section 70. The police commissioner of Boston, the license commission of Lowell, the aldermen of any other city, or the selectmen of any town, if ordinances or by-laws therefor have been adopted in such city or town, may license suitable persons to carry on the business of pawnbrokers in such city or town, subject to sections two hundred and two to two hundred and five, inclusive, and may revoke such licenses at pleasure.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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