§ 18-95. Revocation.

(a)

The director shall revoke a license if a cause of suspension in section 18-94 occurs and the license has been suspended within the proceeding twelve (12) months.

(b)

The director shall revoke a license if he determines that:

(1)

A licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process;

(2)

A licensee, or a person with whom the licensee is residing, was convicted of a "specified criminal activity" on a charge that was pending prior to the issuance of the license;

(3)

A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted the possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises;

(4)

A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted the sale, use, or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises;

(5)

A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted prostitution on the premises;

(6)

A licensee has, with knowledge, operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended;

(7)

A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the licensed premises;

(8)

A licensee is delinquent in payment to the county or state for any taxes or fees;

(9)

A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted a person under eighteen (18) years of age to enter the establishment; or

(10)

A licensee has attempted to sell his business license, or has sold, assigned, or transferred ownership or control of the sexually oriented business to a non-licensee;

(11)

A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted a person or persons to engage in specified sexual activities on the premises of the sexually oriented business.

(12)

A licensee, any employee of the licensed premises, or any other person has prohibited, interfered with, or refused to allow, any lawful inspection conducted pursuant to this article or any other authority.

(13)

A licensee, any employee of the licensed premises, or any other person has violated a requirement set forth in sections 18-98 through 18-106 of this article, with either knowledge or constructive notice of such violation, regardless of whether such violation is or is not prosecuted as a misdemeanor.

(c)

When the director revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented license for one year from the date revocation became effective.

(Ord. No. 2003-14, § 10, 7-8-03)