Oregon Statutes 726.180 – Expiration of license; effect of revocation, suspension or surrender of license
Every license issued under this chapter shall remain in force until it has been surrendered, revoked or suspended in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair or affect the obligation of any preexisting lawful contract between the pawnbroker and any borrower. [Amended by 1971 c.218 § 7]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 726.180
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Pawnbroker: means a person, copartnership, association or corporation that:
(a) Lends money at a rate of interest greater than 10 percent per annum on the deposit or pledge of personal property;
(b) Purchases personal property on the direct or implied condition of selling the personal property back at a stipulated price that would amount to paying interest or consideration in excess of 10 percent per annum; or
(c) Does business as a storage warehouse operator and lends money at a rate of interest greater than 10 percent per annum upon goods, wares, merchandise or personal property pledged or deposited as collateral security. See Oregon Statutes 726.010