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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) No pawnbroker may contract for, charge or receive any amount as a charge in connection with a pawn transaction other than a pawn finance charge. No pawn finance charge shall exceed twenty percent (20%) per month on the unpaid principal balance of the pawn transaction.
(b) The amount financed in any one (1) pawn transaction to any one (1) customer shall not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).
(c) The maturity date of a pawn transaction shall be one (1) calendar month. The period shall expire on the same date in the succeeding month if there is such a date, otherwise on the last day of the succeeding month. If the expiration date is not a business day, the period expires on the next business day.
(d) Pawn finance charges are fully earned on the day the loan is made.
(e) Pawn transactions may be renewed from month to month without additional disclosures provided:
(i) There is no change in the original terms; and
(ii) Pawn finance charges are not compounded.
(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the lender may contract for and receive a minimum pawn finance charge of not more than five dollars ($5.00).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 40. Trade and Commerce § 40-14-360. Pawn finance charge; limits on amount financed and terms; minimum pawn finance charge - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-40-trade-and-commerce/wy-st-sect-40-14-360/
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