Hoàn thiện quy định pháp luật về quản lý nhà nước đối với hoạt động kinh doanh dịch vụ cầm đồ

Tóm tắt

Pawnshops are easily found on every street and alley in Vietnam, from urban to
rural areas. In recent years, many businesses in this service sector have expanded their
branches, establishing a system that covers various provinces and cities. At the beginning
of 2023, society was particularly concerned about and raised many legal issues regarding
state management of this business activity when some companies engaged in the pawnshop
business and financial companies were subject to inspections stemming from news reports
about the act of forcefully taking property by means of debt collection through mental
coercion, terrorizing customers. Immediately after that, many employees of these
companies were indicted for investigation of the crime of property appropriation as
prescribed in Article 170 of the Criminal Code 2015, as amended and supplemented in
2017. This article provides an interpretation of current legal regulations and state
management content for pawnshop business activities. Based on the practical reality of
these business activities, the author proposes some recommendations to complete
regulations on state management of this business activity