§ 118.166 GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF LICENSE.

   (A)   The city may deny a secondhand dealer’s license if the investigation required by § 118.165 or the information attained through the application process required by § 118.164 reveals one or more of the following:

      (1)   Conviction of any felony within five years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application of any owner/partner/principal operator/principal corporate officer (if a corporation);

      (2)   Conviction of any crime of moral turpitude within five years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application of any owner/partner/principal operator/principal corporate officer (if a corporation);

      (3)   Fraud, misrepresentation or false statement of facts of material consequence in the application; and/or

      (4)   Proof of a complaint made to appropriate officials, in the area where business was pursued within the 12 months preceding the current application, indicating that the applicant has engaged in a fraudulent transaction or enterprise.

   (B)   The Business License Commissioner or the Mayor shall send a letter of rejection of the license application to the applicant’s listed address, by certified mail, with a statement indicating the reasons for the rejection.

(2000 Code, § 5.50.060) (Am. Ord. 2014-05-0493O, passed 5-27-2014)