Ohio Rev. Code § 4727.17: Approval of sale, transfer or hypothecation of interest in license.

(A) Every sale, transfer, or hypothecation of any stock, security, membership, partnership, or other equitable, beneficial, or ownership interest in a person licensed as a pawnbroker, in an amount representing a ten per cent or greater equitable, membership, partnership, beneficial, or other ownership interest in the licensee, must be approved in writing by the superintendent of financial institutions prior to the sale, transfer, or hypothecation of the interest in the licensee.

(B) Every person acquiring or receiving an interest as described in division (A) of this section is subject to the licensing requirements of this chapter as if the person were a new and separate license applicant.