Tennessee § 45-6-208 - Granting of license — Transfer — Fee.
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§ 45-6-208. Granting of license — Transfer — Fee.
Every person, firm, or corporation having satisfied the provisions of § 45-6-206 and having paid the business tax and any other taxes as provided by law, and having produced to the county clerk satisfactory evidence of good character as to being a suitable person or persons to carry on the business of pawnbroker, shall be granted a license as herein provided. The license issued hereunder shall state the name of the person, firm, or corporation to whom issued, the place of business and street number where the business is located and the amount of capital employed, and shall entitle the person receiving the same to do business at the place designated in the license. The license shall not be transferable from one (1) person to another, but may be transferred from one (1) place to another, by consent of the county clerk, on payment to the county clerk of a transfer fee of ten dollars ($10.00). Acts 1988, ch. 724, § 8.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-6-208 ("Granting of license — Transfer — Fee.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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