(A) If, after a license is issued, pursuant to this article, the Clerk shall determine that the application contained untrue information or false or misleading statements or that the applicant has been convicted of violating any statute or ordinance relating to the use of sales or subscription solicitations or charitable solicitation methods that involved fraud, misrepresentation or false and misleading statements following the issuance of the license, convicted of a violation of this article, or conducting business in an unlawful or abusive manner, or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace, a menace to the health or safety, or to jeopardize the enjoyment of the privacy of the home or other building of any individual called upon; or conviction, while the privilege license is valid, of any crime involving moral turpitude the Clerk shall immediately revoke the license and give the licensee written notice of such revocation by mailing such notice to the licensee’s mailing address as provided on the licensee’s application. The revocation shall be effective immediately upon revocation; however, the licensee shall not be subject to penalties set forth in § 7-257 until actual notice has been served upon the licensee or the fifth day following the mailing of said notice of revocation, whichever occurs first. Licensee shall surrender the original license issued by the City Clerk. The written notice shall also state that the licensee has 12 days from the date of the mailing of the notice in which to file a written appeal of such revocation with the City Manager. Upon receipt of a written notice of appeal, the City Manager shall schedule and conduct a hearing on such appeal, which shall be held within five working days following his receipt of the appeal and the applicant shall be given three days written notice of the date of the hearing. Within five business days after the hearing, the City Manager shall either:
(1) Order that the license be reissued, or
(2) Give the applicant a written statement of the grounds for the denial of the applicant’s appeal.
(B) Appeals from the decision of the City Manager shall be to the appropriate division of the General Court of Justice of the State of North Carolina.
(Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 10-20-09; Am. Ord. passed 8-20-13)