Lakewood Pawnbrokers, Inc. v. City of Lakewood

The City of Lakewood, a statutory city, on December 14, 1970, adopted an ordinance providing for the licensing and regulation of pawnbrokers. Lakewood Pawnbrokers, Inc., on February 25, 1971, filed a declaratory judgment action under Rule 57, Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the ordinance.

Paragraph 7 of the complaint alleges in part:

“That the ordinance complained of and the threatened enforcement thereof is unlawful and void for the following reasons:

“A. The ordinance is an unlawful attempt under the police powers of a municipality…