(A) The Licensing Board shall revoke a license if a cause of suspension in § 113.20 occurs and the licensee’s license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.
(B) The Licensing Board shall revoke a license if it determines that:
(1) A licensee gave materially false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process;
(2) A licensee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of marijuana, controlled substances, or alcoholic beverages on the premises;
(3) A licensee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises;
(4) A licensee has 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 or specified sexual activity to occur in or on the licensed premises;
(6) A licensee is delinquent in payment to the city or county for any taxes, fees, fines, or penalties relating to the sexually oriented business or the premises thereon and does not pay the same within 30 days of request;
(7) A licensee was convicted of a specified criminal activity on a charge that was pending prior to the issuance of the license;
(8) A licensee has, with knowledge, permitted person under 18 years of age to enter or remain in the establishment; or
(9) A licensee has attempted to sell his or her business license, or has sold, assigned, or transferred ownership or control of the sexually oriented business to a non-licensee of the establishment.
(C) When the Licensing Board revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business license for one year from the date the revocation became effective.
(D) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, in the event a licensee appeals the revocation of a license, the status quo immediately prior to revocation shall be maintained throughout the pendency of the appeal, up to and including judicial review on the merits.
(Prior Code, § 62.106) (Ord. 2000-11, passed 7-26-2000)