The Chief of Police may revoke any registration issued hereunder after a notice of hearing when the applicant or registrant is in violation of any of the provisions of this Article, or of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California, or any rules promulgated by the Chief of Police regulating fixed patrol business, street patrol business or private watchmen.
In the event that any registration is revoked, or is refused by the Chief of Police, an appeal may be filed with the Police Commission within 30 days after date of said decision. Notice of said revocation or refusal shall be served upon the registrant or applicant by depositing a true copy thereof, with postage fully paid, in the United States mail addressed to the registrant at his last known address, within three days from the date of action of the Chief of Police. Any appeal must be in writing filed with the Secretary of the Police Commission and served personally or by mail upon the Chief of Police, or his duly authorized representative appointed for said purpose, by the registrant or applicant.
The Police Commission shall by resolution fix a date for hearing said appeal and designate the time and place where such hearing is to be held, which date shall be not more than 14 days from the date of the filing of the appeal. The Secretary of the Police Commission shall give notice of said hearing to the registrant or applicant in the same manner as required for notice of revocation or refusal of registration, but not less than 10 days prior to the date of said hearing.
The registrant so notified of the revocation hearing may continue to operate the fixed patrol or street patrol business pending the revocation hearing before the Police Commission, unless in the judgment of the Chief of Police such operation would adversely affect the public interest, in which event the order of the Chief of Police will be effective five days from the date of service of such order.
At any such hearing, the registrant or applicant shall be given the opportunity to defend himself, and may call witnesses, be represented by counsel and present evidence in his behalf. The Chief of Police or his representative shall attend the hearing.
It shall require a majority vote of the membership of the Police Commission to overrule the decision of the Chief of Police.
(Added by Ord. 312-72, App. 11/2/72)