(A) The town shall revoke a license if a cause of suspension in § 115.25 of this chapter occurs and the license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.
(B) The town shall revoke a license if it determines that:
(1) A licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process;
(2) A licensee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises;
(3) A licensee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises;
(4) A licensee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the licensee’s license was suspended;
(5) Except in the case of an adult motel, a licensee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation or other sex act to occur in or on the licensed premises; or
(6) A licensee is delinquent in payment to the town, county or state for any taxes or fees past due.
(C) When the town revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for 1 year, and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business license for 1 year from the date the revocation became effective. If, subsequent to revocation, the town finds that the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a license if at least 90 days have elapsed since the date the revocation became effective.
(D) When the decision to deny, suspend or revoke a license or permit becomes final, the applicant or licensee shall have the right to seek judicial review of the decision by way of special action or other available procedure in the Superior Court. The town shall consent to an expedited hearing to be held no later than 20 days after the filing of the action, and to an expedited disposition. The decision to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license or permit shall be stayed until a decision on the merits by the Superior Court, provided that the applicant or licensee files the action within 30 calendar days after final administrative action by the town.
(2001 Code, § 8-7-10)