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PAWNMART, INC. v. GWINNETT COUNTY

No. S04A2106.

608 S.E.2d 639 (2005)

279 Ga. 19

PAWNMART, INC. v. GWINNETT COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 7, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred J. Stokes, Fred Stokes & Associates, Lawrenceville, for Appellant.

Kristina Hammer Blum, Karen Gilpin Thomas, County Attorney, Michael Van Stephens, II, Lawrenceville, for Appellee.

FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

Pawnmart, Inc. contends that a Gwinnett County ordinance imposing certain requirements on pawnbrokers is preempted by state law. The trial court disagreed. Because there is no preemption, we affirm the trial court.

Pawnmart filed suit against the County claiming that County Ord. No. 82-11 regulating pawnbrokers is preempted by state law. The Ordinance requires pawnbrokers to maintain certain...

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