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SEC. 14-11.   REVOCATION.
   (a)   The chief of police shall revoke a license if a cause of suspension in Section 14-10 occurs and the license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.
   (b)   The chief of police shall revoke a license if the chief of police determines that one or more of the following is true:
      (1)   A licensee has given false or misleading information in the material submitted to the chief of police during the application process.
      (2)   Reserved.
      (3)   A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises.
      (4)   A licensee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises.
      (5)   A licensee or an employee knowingly permitted dancing or a live performance during a period of time when the dance hall license was suspended.
      (6)   A licensee has been:
         (A)   convicted of an offense listed in Section 14-3(a)(8)(A) for which the time period required in Section 14-3(a)(8)(B) has not elapsed; or
         (B)   convicted of or is under indictment for any felony offense while holding a dance hall license.
      (7)   While an employee of the dance hall and while on the licensed premises, a person has committed an offense listed in Section 14-3(a)(8)(A), for which a conviction has been obtained, two or more times within a 12-month period.
      (8)   A licensee of a Class E dance hall is in violation of the locational requirements of Section 14-2.1 of this chapter.
      (9)   A licensee or an employee has violated Section 14-13 of this chapter.
      (10)   A licensee’s state license or permit to sell or serve alcoholic beverages is revoked by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or a renewal license or permit is refused to the licensee on grounds set forth in Section 11.46 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code.
   (c)   The fact that a conviction is being appealed has no effect on the revocation of the license.
   (d)   When the chief of police revokes a license, the revocation will continue for one year, and the licensee may not apply for or be issued any class of dance hall license for one year from the date revocation became final. If, subsequent to revocation, the chief of police finds that the basis for the revocation action has been corrected or abated, the applicant may apply for and be granted a license if at least 90 days have elapsed since the date the revocation became final. If the license was revoked under Subsection (b)(8) only, the applicant may be granted a license immediately upon compliance with Section 14-2.1 of this chapter. If the license was revoked under Subsection (b)(6), an applicant may not apply for or be granted another license until the appropriate number of years required under Section 14-3(a)(8)(B) has elapsed. (Ord. Nos. 15721; 16067; 18803; 20663; 21184; 21837; 23137; 24206; 24440; 24541)