(A) (1) If a permit holder fails to comply with this chapter, the Department of Public Safety will take the following action:
(a) For a first offense under this chapter, any permit issued hereunder to the offender shall be suspended for a period not to exceed 30 days. The Director of the Department of Public Safety, or his/her designee, shall determine the number of days of the suspension.
(b) For a second offense under this chapter within a 12 month period, any permit issued hereunder to the offender shall be revoked, and such offender shall not be eligible to apply for another permit for a period of 12 months from the date of revocation.
(2) If a permit holder is arrested and charged with a felony, the permit shall be suspended until final disposition of the criminal charges.
(a) Upon conviction or acceptance of deferred adjudication by the court, the permit shall be revoked.
(b) If the permit holder is found innocent or the charges are dismissed, the suspension of the permit shall be lifted.
(3) Upon suspension or revocation the permit holder shall tender the permit to the Department of Public Safety until completion of the suspension or successful appeal of the suspension or revocation.
(B) The Director of the Department of Public Safety or his designee may revoke a permit and the permittee may be prohibited from reapplying for the period covered by the original application, or an application to solicit may be denied, for any of the following reasons:
(1) The required application information is incomplete, incorrect, or contains false or misleading information;
(2) A solicitor, while soliciting, is charged and subsequently convicted of theft or fraud or a violation of any city, state, or Federal law, in connection with the said solicitation;
(3) The applicant or any individual involved in the peddling or solicitation is currently wanted on a warrant for arrest for any pending criminal matter;
(4) The applicant is a person against whom a judgment, conviction or deferred adjudication has been entered within five years preceding the date of application, based upon any felony, or a misdemeanor or civil suit involving fraud, deceit or misrepresentation;
(5) The applicant provided no proof of authority to serve as agent for the principal; or
(6) The permit fee or subsequent renewal, if applicable, has not been paid.
(Ord. 150526F, passed 5-26-2015)