(a) The Issuing Officer may investigate each application for a license required by this chapter to determine whether the applicant:
(1) Has completely and accurately furnished information on the application or in response to any other request for information made by the Issuing Officer or any other County employee or County department concerning the application.
(2) Meets all minimum age requirements under federal, State and County laws and regulations.
(3) Has been convicted of a crime. The Issuing Officer is authorized to obtain the applicant's fingerprints and transmit the fingerprints to the State Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to obtain the applicant's State and local federal criminal history information.
(4) Committed an act involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit with the intent to substantially benefit the applicant or another person or to injure another person, or
(5) Committed an act involving moral turpitude.
(b) The Issuing Officer, as part of the investigation, may:
(1) Request that any person or public entity provide information the Issuing Officer deems relevant and necessary to investigate the application.
(2) Determine whether the location at which the applicant intends to conduct the proposed activity complies with all federal, State and County laws and regulations.
(3) Post for 10 days in a conspicuous place where the Issuing Officer conducts business a notice stating: (A) the name and address of the applicant, (B) the location(s) where the applicant intends to conduct the activity for which a license is required, (C) the type of license applied for, (D) whether the application is for a new license or request for renewal, (E) that any person may submit relevant information to the Issuing Officer in connection with the application and (F) that any information must be submitted to the Issuing Officer no later than five days from the last day the notice will be posted.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7912 (N.S.), effective 6-27-91; amended by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 10120 (N.S.), effective 3-3-11)