Acworth, GA · Cobb County

Pawn and Precious Metals Permit Application

This application combines a criminal-history consent, public-benefit status affidavit, and employee permit requirements for people seeking to work for a pawnshop or precious-metals or gems dealer in Acworth.

Detailed form~25 min to notarize
  • licensed online notary
  • ~15 min average
  • Notarized PDF emailed

What you’ll need

  • Government-issued photo ID
  • Webcam-enabled device (laptop or phone)
  • This form, ready to upload as a PDF

What this form is

The packet includes consent for the Acworth Police Department to receive criminal-history information and an affidavit about the applicant’s status for a City of Acworth public-benefit application. It also describes employee permit or approval requirements for pawnshops and precious-metals or gems dealers. Employees and prospective employees use the application materials when applying for city-related licensing or employment approval; the form text directs new pawn employee permit applications to the city clerk’s office.

Who needs it

People applying for a pawnshop employee permit or precious-metals or gems dealer employment approval, and applicants for the listed Acworth public benefits, may need these materials.

Why it needs a notary

The public-benefit status affidavit has a subscribed-and-sworn jurat; the applicant signs the affidavit before the notary, who completes the notary and commission-expiration fields.

How to get this notarized

  1. 1

    Download The Application

    Get the pawn and precious metals permit application packet from the City of Acworth.

  2. 2

    Fill In The Required Details

    Complete the applicable consent and affidavit information, and review the employee permit requirements in the packet.

  3. 3

    Book An Online Notary

    Schedule an online session with a commissioned online notary for the affidavit’s subscribed-and-sworn section.

  4. 4

    Sign During The Video Session

    Sign the affidavit before the notary, who completes the jurat fields.

  5. 5

    Submit The Application

    Submit the completed materials to the appropriate City of Acworth office; the form text directs new pawn employee permit applications to the city clerk’s office.

Preview the form

The blank PDF straight from Acworth. Look it over, then upload your filled copy to start the notary session.

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You’ll need ID and a webcam.

A licensed online notary will join you on video, verify your government-issued ID, witness your signature, and apply their seal. You’ll receive the notarized PDF by email when the session ends.

Frequently asked questions

How do I complete the affidavit’s notary section?
Complete the applicant information, then sign the affidavit before the notary. The notary completes the subscribed-and-sworn section, location, date, signature, printed name, and commission-expiration fields.
Do I need to notarize the entire application?
The packet includes a subscribed-and-sworn notary block on the public-benefit status affidavit. The criminal-history consent has separate signature fields; confirm with the city if unsure about which sections to submit.
Can I use an online notary for this affidavit?
Georgia has no remote online notarization statute of its own; Georgia law recognizes acknowledgments taken by notaries of other states under O.C.G.A. §44-2-21. Ask the city whether it accepts this affidavit completed with a commissioned online notary.
Who is this permit application for?
The form text addresses pawnshop employees and employees of precious-metals or gems dealers, and includes a public-benefit status affidavit for listed City of Acworth applications.

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