A. The Board of County Commissioners shall duly consider and evaluate all new applications and renewal applications for escort licenses for businesses and individuals, and after so evaluating, shall determine to grant or deny each application in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
B. If the Board of County Commissioners so order, the County Clerk shall issue a license for a vehicle escort business or individual and it shall contain the name of the business or individual and year for which issued. The license for an escort business shall be in the form of a placard or certificate. The license for a vehicle escort individual shall be in the shape of a badge.
C. The licenses herein provided shall be issued for a calendar year and may be renewed by the Board of County Commissioners after consideration and upon payment of the license fees provided herein. (Ord. 220, 5-17-90)
D. If the Board of County Commissioners shall find that a licensee has made any false material statements in the application for a license, or did not have, or has not retained, the qualifications for vehicle escort, or has acquired a disqualification for vehicle escort or for other good cause, the Board of County Commissioners shall suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew such escort license.
1. No pleadings shall be necessary and any hearing before the Board of County Commissioners shall be informal.
2. Prior to any revocation or suspension, the licensee shall be granted the opportunity for a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners which hearing shall be held not later than fourteen (14) days after written notice to the licensee of intent to revoke or suspend. Such notice shall specify the date, time and place of hearing and shall be delivered to the licensee personally or mailed to the licensee at the address set forth in the license application. If, after such public hearing, the County Commissioners determine that one or more of the grounds for revocation exists, they shall revoke the license. The decision of the Board of County Commissioners shall be final. (Ord. 220, 5-17-90; amd. Ord. 221, 5-17-90)
E. No license may be transferred to another person, unless the transferee shall have first obtained the approval of the Board of County Commissioners to the transfer upon application by the transferee pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. The fee for such a transfer of a license shall be twenty dollars ($20.00). (Ord. 243, 3-30-92)