Section 56-12-4 - Permits required; inspection fee; penaltyA. In addition to any occupational or other license required by the local government, every pawnbroker shall obtain a pawnbroker permit from his local government, and that permit shall be conspicuously displayed in the pawnbroker's place of business. Said permit will expire on July 1 of each year and must be renewed by that date. Upon obtaining the permit, every pawnbroker shall register with the local law enforcement agency.B. The local government may impose upon pawnbrokers a pawnbroker permit fee, in an amount to be set by the local government, to cover the expense of administration of the Pawnbrokers Act. No person who has been convicted of a felony shall be eligible for a permit.C. Doing business as a pawnbroker without a permit constitutes a violation of this section and is subject to the general penalty provisions of the Pawnbrokers Act.