{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fin-21303.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FIN § 21303.5","heading":"","body":"(a) On and after January 1, 2026, as a condition precedent to issuing a new pawnbroker’s license, the applicant shall complete at least eight hours of prelicensing education approved by the California Pawnbroker Education Council pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 21400) and submit to the licensing agency a certificate of completion issued by the council pursuant to Section 21409.\n(b) On and after January 1, 2026, as a condition precedent to renewing a pawnbroker’s license, the applicant shall complete at least eight hours of continuing education approved by the California Pawnbrokers Education Council pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 21400) and submit to the licensing agency a certificate of completion issued by the council pursuant to Section 21409.\n(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.","path":["Financial Code - FIN","DIVISION 8. PAWNBROKERS [21000. - 21413.]","CHAPTER 3. Licensure [21300. - 21307.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8cc513f9f64f59577d88e2f9d1b92735ea2650575c0b09c5e7c6ecefda18bf60","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fin-21303","next":"us-ca/fin-21304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}