Upon receipt of the application or license renewal and required fee, the county clerk will cause the application to be reviewed and conduct an investigation.
All approvals shall be made by the county clerk and the board of Ada County commissioners.
The county clerk or the board of Ada County commissioners shall deny an application for a license under this chapter where:
A. The application is incomplete or the required application materials or fees have not been submitted;
B. The application contains any misrepresentation or false statement;
C. The applicant has violated any provision of this chapter within the five (5) years preceding the date of submission of the application;
D. The applicant has been convicted of, pled guilty to, received a withheld judgment for, been subject to a deferred prosecution or prosecutor probation for, or otherwise sentenced or received a similar disposition for:
1. Any misdemeanor charge involving theft or fraud within the five (5) years preceding the date of submission of the application, or any felony charge of theft or fraud within the fifteen (15) years preceding the date of submission of the application;
2. A misdemeanor charge of battery, assault, domestic battery or assault, telephone harassment, stalking, or violation of a protective order within the five (5) years preceding the date of submission of the application, or a felony charge of battery, assault, domestic battery or assault, telephone harassment, stalking, or violation of a protective order within the ten (10) years preceding the date of submission of the application;
3. Any crime involving, or related to, firearms or other weapons;
4. Any crime or infraction related to peddling or solicitation in this or any other jurisdiction;
5. Any crime involving, or related to, a child or children, elderly persons, and/or other vulnerable persons;
6. Any crime involving, or related to, prostitution, indecent exposure, obscene conduct, or other sexual conduct or activity; or
7. Any crime involving, or related to, drugs or illicit substances.
E. The applicant is or at any time has been required by any law or court order to register as a sex offender.
Denial shall be noted on the application and the applicant shall be notified in writing sent to the address provided thereon. The county clerk shall also notify the applicant of the right to appeal on denial, pursuant to section 4-1-13 of this chapter. (Ord. 318, 10-19-1996; amd. Ord. 771, 3-15-2011)