(a) The Director may revoke or suspend, or refuse to issue or renew, a license for any violation of this Chapter or any other applicable law or regulation. Before taking any action under this subsection, the Director must:
(1) notify the licensee in writing as required by subsection (c); and
(2) give the licensee a reasonable opportunity to respond.
(b) The Director may summarily revoke or suspend a license after finding that the licensee:
(1) has knowingly misstated or omitted a material fact from the submitted application;
(2) has had a business or occupational license or permit revoked or suspended;
(3) is not of good moral character, as evidenced by a conviction of a crime involving violence, sex offense, theft, fraud, or controlled dangerous substances, unless the person's conduct since the conviction shows that the public safety is unlikely to be jeopardized; or
(4) has refused to leave any premises when lawfully directed by an owner, occupant, or authorized government official to do so.
(c) The Director must provide written notice to the applicant or licensee of any action taken or proposed to be taken under subsection (a) or (b). The notice must:
(1) state the:
(A) reasons for the action; and
(B) recipient's right to appeal to the Board of Appeals; and
(2) be delivered:
(A) personally to the applicant or licensee; or
(B) sent by certified mail to the local address in the license application.
(d) The Director may suspend a license for up to 90 days.
(e) The licensee must promptly return a revoked or suspended license, including any badge, to the Director. If the licensee does not return the license, the Police Department may confiscate the license while any appeal is pending. (1995 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 2; 2004 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 1.)