# Sec. 5-233. Definition

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 5-233. Definition

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-233 (2026)

(a) The term "secondhand dealer" means any person, corporation, or other business entity in this County engaged regularly in the business of receiving, in exchange for money, trade, barter, or other valuable consideration, items of tangible personal property.

(b) The term "tangible personal property" includes the following used items:

  (1) Binoculars;

  (2) Cameras;

  (3) Firearms;

  (4) Furs;

  (5) Household appliances;

  (6) Musical instruments;

  (7) Office machines or equipment (excluding furniture and similar furnishings);

  (8) Radios, television sets, video disc machines, video cassette recorders, stereo equipment;

  (9) Personal computers, tape and disc recorders;

  (10) Watches;

  (11) Bicycles;

  (12) Typewriters;

  (13) Tangible personal property pledged as collateral (pawned items);

  (14) Power tools;

  (15) Any item serialized, marked for identification purposes, or engraved;

  (16) Precious metals and gems;

  (17) Wheels and rims; and

  (18) General use prepaid cards, gift certificates, store gift cards.

Tangible personal property does not include new unopened merchandise in the original sealed packaging, cosmetics, devices, drugs or medications, food or food additives for human consumption as defined in Title 21 Section 101(e), (f), (g), and (i) Health General Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. This section does not apply to entities operating as a licensed Automotive Dismantler and Recycler as defined by Title 15 Section 501(b) of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Licensed Automotive Dismantler and Recycler entities are not secondhand dealers.

(c) The term "pawn dealer" means any person, corporation, or other business entity in the County, including a secondhand dealer, engaged in the business of lending money on the deposit or pledge of tangible personal property or in the business of purchasing tangible personal property on the condition of reselling the same to the seller at a stipulated price.