(a) Term. A Class E license shall be issued for the year beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the next succeeding year.
(b) Fees. The annual fee for a Class E license is $100 per coin-operated amusement device. The licensee shall pay a late fee of $25 per day for a failure to renew the license prior to its expiration.
(c) Issuance or denial. A Class E license shall be issued if the applicant has paid all taxes as required by § 11-2-103 and is otherwise in compliance with all provisions of this title and Title 1 of this article. An applicant for a Class E license shall identify each device to be operated at the location in the manner required by the Department.
(d) Display. Each Class E license shall be securely fastened and prominently displayed on a wall of the location for which it was issued.
(e) Transfer. A Class E license may not be transferred to another owner, location, or place of business.
(f) Failure to display license. Upon request by authorized agents of the County, the proprietor of the premises where the amusement device is found, or the person exercising management responsibility for the premises if the proprietor is not present, shall produce the license for the location.
(g) Failure to provide satisfactory proof of licensing. If satisfactory proof of licensing has not been provided to the Director within 24 hours, the proprietor or the person exercising management responsibility for the premises shall be notified to immediately render the amusement devices at the location inoperable until a license is obtained for the location and obtain the license within five working days of the date of notice.
(h) Confiscation of devices. The County may confiscate amusement devices from an unlicensed location if:
(1) the device is not rendered inoperable when required by this section;
(2) the device is placed back in operation after having been rendered inoperable but before the issuance of a license for the location; or
(3) a license is not obtained for the location of the device within five working days after notification and the device has not been removed from the location.
(i) Redemption of devices after confiscation. Whenever a coin-operated amusement device is confiscated in accordance with subsection (h), the device may be redeemed by its owner on payment of a recovery charge of $250. If a device is not redeemed within 180 days after the date of confiscation, it shall be considered abandoned. A device that has been redeemed in accordance with this section may not be placed into operation until a Class E or FA license has been obtained for the location of the device.
(j) Suspension; revocation. The Department may suspend or revoke a Class E license for any violation of this title or Title 1 of this article by a Class E licensee or any agent or employee of a Class E licensee. The Department shall provide notice and the opportunity for a hearing before suspending or revoking a license.
(1985 Code, Art. 16, §§ 2-609, 2-610, 2-611, 2-612, 2-613, 2-614) (Bill No. 46-92; Bill No. 5-22)