(A) The Police Department may revoke or suspend any registration under this chapter if any of the following are found:
(1) The registrant commits any act that violates Cal. Business and Professions Code § 4609;
(2) The registrant does not possess the qualifications for the registration as required by this chapter;
(3) The registrant has been convicted of or found liable for any violation of this chapter;
(4) There is fraud, material misrepresentation, false statement, or omission of material fact in any application for a registration or in any supplemental material; or
(5) An activity authorized in the registration has been conducted in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a menace to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public.
(B) For purposes of this section, registrant, in the case of a massage establishment, shall include the managing responsible officer or managing employee.
(C) Prior to the suspension or revocation of any registration issued pursuant to this chapter, the Police Department shall give written notification of the suspension or revocation of the registration(s) to the registrants(s) personally or by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address provided on the registration application. This notice shall advise the registrant of the right to request a hearing as provided in this chapter.
(D) The suspension or revocation shall take effect immediately upon the Board of Administrative Appeals' decision affirming the suspension or revocation, if no appeal of the notice of revocation or suspension is filed, upon the expiration of the appeal period for challenging the notice. The filing of an appeal of the Board of Administrative Appeals' decision to the Council shall not stay or delay the effectiveness of the suspension or resignation. The filing of a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the Council's affirming of the Board of Administrative appeal shall not stay or delay the effectiveness of the suspension or resignation, unless upon proper motion or application, the court orders otherwise.
(Ord. 2152-C-S, passed 9-11-18)