Whenever the Chief of Police has probable cause to believe a permittee under this chapter has operated the business of a secondhand dealer in violation of this chapter or has made a materially false statement in his or her application for a license or has violated any law relating to or regulating such business, in addition to other remedies provided in this chapter, he or she shall immediately give licensee written notice, by certified special delivery mail, of a hearing to be held by the Chief within two days of the date of mailing to determine whether or not the license should be revoked. This notice shall state the date, time and place of hearing and contain a statement of the facts upon which the Chief has acted in calling the hearing. At the hearing the licensee and any other interested person shall have the right to present evidence as to the facts upon which the Chief proposes to revoke the license and any other facts which may aid the Chief in determining whether any of the prohibited acts has occurred. If, after such hearing, the Chief finds that any or all of the acts have occurred, he or she shall, within two days after the hearing, serve by certified mail upon the licensee and all interested persons participating in the hearing and requesting same a written statement of the facts upon which he or she bases such finding and shall immediately revoke the license.
(`78 Code, § 5.42.060.) (Ord. 1597 § 1 (part), 1981.)