Opinion No.

Mr. Sam Kelley Commissioner Consumer Credit Commission P. O. Box 2107 Austin, Texas 78768

Re: Construction of article 5069-51.03A, V.T.C.S., denying pawnbroker's license to applicant convicted of crime involving moral turpitude

Dear Mr. Kelley:

You advise that an individual who was convicted of attempted robbery in California in 1940 has applied for a pawnshop license. This conviction is the only blemish on his record. You ask whether section 3A of the Texas Pawnshop Act, article 5069-51.01, et seq., V.T.C.S., prevents you from granting him a license.

Section 3A, codified as article 5069-51.03A,…