{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.069","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 371.069","heading":"CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP.","body":"(a) An application for an original pawnshop license or the transfer of a pawnshop license is required if a change in direct or beneficial ownership of a licensed pawnshop occurs.\n(b) This section does not apply to a change in direct or beneficial ownership of a licensed pawnshop if the pawnshop is owned directly or beneficially by a person who:\n(1) is an issuer of securities who is described by Section 371.054(c)(1);\n(2) is described by Section 371.054(c)(2) and has submitted to the commissioner each filing required by Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78o(d)) and paid a filing fee of $100 with each; and\n(3) has filed information on officers and directors of the issuer or any licensed or intermediate subsidiary as required by Section 371.054 for officers and directors of a corporation.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATION OF INTEREST, LOANS, AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","SUBTITLE C. PAWNSHOPS","CHAPTER 371. PAWNSHOPS","SUBCHAPTER B. PAWNSHOP LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.371.htm#371.069","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"ed4af328d4239036dff3a33a13e6f22763c411fd9e9f95c473882504156aa08e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.068","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}