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This license type applies to auctioneers, junk dealers, secondhand dealers and any person who as a part of their regular business engages in buying, selling, or in any way dealing with used goods of any kind*.

*Note that Pawnbrokers are excluded from this license type are are not required to be licensed by the City of Bloomington.

Application and all supporting documents must be submitted at least 30 days before the anticipated start of business.

Application Supplemental Documentation

The following documents are required to be on file at all times, and should be included with your submission:

List of Owners, Partners, Officers, etc.
- Must include all of the following for each:
  - Full Legal Name (as it appears on their Government-Issued ID);
  - Personal Email Address;
  - Date of Birth;
  - Personal Address (including City, State, and Zip Code); and
  - Percentage of Ownership/Stock.
Premises Verification
- If the licensed location is not owned by the licensee, an active Lease Agreement is required to be on file at all times and must include:
  - Name of Entity or Person(s) under Ownership;
  - Establishment Address (including applicable suite or unit #s); and
  - Term Dates.
Surety/Penal Bond in the amount of $5,000
- The Bond must include:
  - Entity/Individual Name;
  - DBA/Assumed Name, if applicable;
  - Establishment Address;
  - Bond Number;
  - Term Dates; and
  - The City of Bloomington, 115 E. Washington St. Bloomington, IL 61701, should be listed as Obligee.
2 Forms of ID

The following information is reviewed internally, so businesses should not submit the following unless specifically requested.

DBA/Assumed Name must be registered – If the Applicant will use a different name with the public than the name of the legal entity, the DBA/Assumed Name must be registered with the State of IL or McLean County:

NOTE: If already registered, this documentation is not required for submission and will be monitored internally. If not registered, please complete one of the following:

Entities must be in good standing with the State of IL.

Background Investigation Process

All Secondhand Dealer applicants require a mandatory background investigation. The investigation will encompass state, federal, and local background checks and may include fingerprinting, if deemed necessary. The applicant shall be responsible for all investigation fees incurred. Applications will not proceed until this requirement is fulfilled.

Please be advised that the processing of background investigation reports may take up to one month, depending on the volume of results. Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete their portion of the process as soon as possible to prevent any delays in the application review.

Within 2 business days of submission of the application, the applicant will receive an email from SRA Screening, the City’s background investigation company, with details on how to complete the required background investigation.

Associated Fees

Before license application review can begin, the applicant must pay the following Application and Background Investigation Fees:

Application Fee: $100
Investigation Fee (per person listed under ownership): $75

If approved, each entity is required to pay the following license fee*:

Annual License Fee: $500

*For an applicant's first annual license with the City Clerk Department, the license fee will be prorated based on the number of days remaining in the active term following approval.

City of Bloomington, Illinois

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