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Montrose, CO — Pawnbroker Bond

Montrose requires a $2,000 City-approved surety bond with the pawnbroker licence application. It secures compliance and the safekeeping or return of pledged articles. The Southern Agency’s listing concerns that City pawn-lending obligation, alongside—not instead of—the separately required property insurance.

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Recorded state
Colorado
Category
Professional & occupational licenses

What this bond does

Current Chapter 5-11 requires a good and sufficient instrument with surety, approved by the City Attorney, for observance of the chapter and the cited Colorado pawnbroking provisions. The City’s published application says it runs in favour of the City and the applicant’s customers.

Who needs it
The actual City of Montrose pawn business and legal applicant. The application distinguishes the applicant, business name, premises, corporation/partnership details, manager, and individuals working for the applicant. An owner’s history record does not replace the business’s licensing application or identify every employee as a separate $2,000 principal.
Who it protects
The stated condition includes safekeeping or return of articles held on pledge. It does not establish an automatic payment for every loss, title to stolen property or a substitute for the separate all-risk/casualty cover on pledged goods. The City Attorney controls the accepted instrument.

Your bond option

This is the option on record for this bond.

The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.

Submit both the conduct security and property insurance

The published application requests a copy of the $2,000 document and all-risk insurance on pledged property against fire, theft or other casualty. Current §5-11-1 confirms both requirements, and §5-11-7 says casualty insurance must be maintained. Do not leave the property evidence out because the surety condition mentions safekeeping.

The Code separately addresses reasonable care of pledged articles and return of property to a proven lawful owner. Maturity of a pawn loan does not give the shop superior title to property pledged by someone who did not own it. These are duties to manage in the business, not promises that a claim will be paid automatically.

Match the applicant and the current Code

Have the legal applicant, premises, corporate officers/partners, and manager ready. The published package asks for individual history records and inquiry waivers for the relevant applicant, agents, employees and owners, plus fingerprinting instructions and qualification references. Keep those licensing/background documents separate from the financial instrument.

The paper package still cites an older Colorado section number. The City’s current Code instead cites C.R.S. §29-11.9-101 and following. Match the City Attorney’s currently accepted condition/form rather than copying an old statutory reference into a new document. The licence-application notarization is not proof of a separate bond-notarization rule.

Use accepted dates for the December 31 licence expiry

City applications are annual, and the licence expires December 31 of the year for which issued. That does not mean twelve months from the date you buy: this public option supplies no term label. Confirm the accepted effective period for the actual initial or renewal application. The Code also makes licences nontransferable.

Purchase Now opens Propeller in a new tab. Compare the legal pawn applicant, City/customer purpose, $2,000 sum, current City-approved condition, and actual dates before completing the application. Follow the City Clerk’s current submission instructions with the separate insurance and licensing documents. Purchase alone does not obtain City Attorney acceptance or the City Manager’s licence decision.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. City pawn applicant, business/premises, actual ownership structure, and manager.
  2. Current City Attorney-approved $2,000 condition covering compliance and safekeeping/return of pledged articles.
  3. Separate all-risk/casualty insurance evidence for pledged goods.
  4. Requested history/waiver/fingerprint and application documents, plus accepted dates for the December 31 licence year.

Questions about this bond

Can the $2,000 bond replace insurance on the goods in my custody?

No. Current Chapter 5-11 and the published application require separate property insurance for pledged goods. The surety instrument secures the stated conduct/compliance and safekeeping/return condition.

Does annual licensing mean a full year after purchase?

The Code says the licence expires December 31 of the relevant year. Match the actual accepted initial/renewal dates; do not infer a term from this unlabeled purchase option.

Should I copy the old Colorado citation from the paper packet?

The current City Code uses C.R.S. §29-11.9-101 and following, while the published packet retains an older reference. Use the City Attorney’s accepted current form/condition rather than deciding the wording from the older package alone.

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