SEC. 10-12. NOTICE OF REVOCATION.

   (A)   The license collector shall notify a licensee of any license revocation.

   (B)   The notice shall be effective immediately if personally served, or 48 hours after the notice has been deposited postage prepaid in the United States mail.

   (C)   Upon the notice becoming effective, the licensee shall immediately cease all bingo operations.

(`64 Code, Sec. 8.1-12) (Ord. No. 2435)

SEC. 10-13. APPEAL OF REVOCATION.

   A licensee objecting to the revocation of the license may file with the city clerk a written request for an appeal hearing, accompanied by the hearing fee as established by resolution of the city, within 14 days of receiving the notice.

(`64 Code, Sec. 8.1-13) (Ord. No. 2435)

SEC. 10-14. APPEAL HEARING.

   (A)   (1)   Upon receiving a request for an appeal hearing, the city clerk shall send the request to a hearing officer.

      (2)   The hearing officer shall promptly schedule the matter for hearing.

   (B)   At least ten days before the hearing, the hearing officer shall mail written notice of the date, time and place of hearing to the applicant or licensee and license collector.

(`64 Code, Sec. 8.1-14) (Ord. No. 2435)

SEC. 10-15. CONDUCT OF HEARINGS.

   (A)   All hearings shall be open to the public.

   (B)   A representative of the license collector shall first present evidence to justify the denial, revocation or conditioning of a license. Thereafter, the applicant or licensee may present evidence.

   (C)   The burden of proof to justify revocation or conditioning of the license is on the license collector. The burden of proof is on the applicant or licensee seeking to reverse the denial of a request for an original license or license renewal.

   (D)   The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing in an informal fashion and shall not be bound by the technical rules of evidence.

(`64 Code, Sec. 8.1-15) (Ord. No. 2435)

SEC. 10-16. DECISION.

   Within 14 days of the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue and mail to the licensee and license collector a written decision containing a statement of the reasons for the decision.

(`64 Code, Sec. 8.1-16) (Ord. No. 2435)

SEC. 10-17. APPLICATION FOR NEW LICENSE AFTER REVOCATION.

   If a license is revoked, the former licensee may apply for a new license after waiting one year from the date the revocation of the license is final.

(`64 Code, Sec. 8.1-17) (Ord. No. 2435)