(a) Verification. Applications for licenses and registrations under this Division K shall be submitted to the . The is empowered to conduct any and all investigations to verify the information on the application, including ordering a computerized criminal history inquiry and/or a driver's license history inquiry on the applicant.
(b) Consideration. Within a reasonable period of time after the completion of the license or registration verification process by the , the shall accept or deny the license or registration application in accordance with this Division K. If the application is denied, the shall notify the applicant of the determination in writing. The notice shall be mailed by regular mail to the applicant at the address provided in the application and it shall inform the applicant of the applicant's right, within 20 days after receipt of the notice by the applicant to request an appeal of the issuing authority's determination to the City Council. If an appeal to the City Council is timely received by the , the hearing before the City Council shall take place within a reasonable period of receipt of the appeal by the .
(1958 Code, § 150.28) (Ord. 112, passed 9-16-1947; Ord. 137, passed 12-7-1948; Ord. 148, passed 8-15-1950; repealed and new Division added by Ord. 171, passed 12-4-1951; Ord. 75-3, passed 1-13-1975, renumbered to § 150.26; Ord. 90-13, passed 3-26-1990; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; Ord. 98-7, passed 3-2-1998; Ord. 2008-15, passed 5-5-2008; Ord. 2023-10, passed 5-1-2023)