Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 70 (2026)

Licensing of pawnbrokers; governing statutes; revocation

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Section 70. The police commissioner of Boston, the license commission of Lowell, the aldermen of any other city, or the selectmen of any town, if ordinances or by-laws therefor have been adopted in such city or town, may license suitable persons to carry on the business of pawnbrokers in such city or town, subject to sections two hundred and two to two hundred and five, inclusive, and may revoke such licenses at pleasure.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1973–1995 · leading case: Barnes v. State Tax Comm'n, 296 N.E.2d 510 (Mass. 1973).

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Barnes v. State Tax Comm'n, 296 N.E.2d 510 (Mass. 1973). “They are licensed and regulated by authorities different from those who license small loan agencies, see G. L. c. 140, §§ 70, 85-96, and may differ from them on allowable rates of interest, see G.”

Drapkin v. Comm'r of Revenue, 649 N.E.2d 1094 (Mass. 1995). “The Barnes court simply noted that pawnbrokers “are licensed and regulated by authorities different from those who license small loan agencies, see G. L. c. 140, §§ 70, 85-96, and may differ from them on allowable rates of interest, see G.”

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