A. The finance director will issue a license provided for by this article to an applicant, or renew a license, if applicable, when the following conditions of the applicable licensing provisions have been fully satisfied:
1. All application requirements have been met, including any criminal history background checks and fingerprint requirements.
2. All fees have been paid in full.
3. No grounds for denial listed in this section exist.
B. The finance director shall deny a license or deny the renewal of a license if, at the time of the filing of an original application or a request for renewal, the finance director has reasonable grounds to believe that an applicant, licensee or controlling person:
1. Has been previously convicted, in any jurisdiction, of a felony or a misdemeanor involving fraud, theft, dishonesty, moral turpitude, physical violence, assault, indecent exposure, illegal use or possession of a deadly weapon, or a violation of A.R.S. title 13, chapter 34 (drug offenses, including but not limited to those relating to possession, sale or other conduct involving marijuana, narcotic drugs, precursor chemicals and prescription drugs), or offenses committed in another jurisdiction, which if committed in Arizona would be in violation of A.R.S. title 13, chapter 34, within the five-year period immediately preceding the filing of an original application or a request for renewal, whether or not the conviction or convictions have been expunged from court records pursuant to law.
2. Has prepared or filed an application or request for renewal which contains any false or misleading information, submitted false or misleading information in support of such application or request, or failed or refused to make full disclosure of all information required by this article.
3. Has had a license relating to alarm businesses or agents, as applicable, or a license of similar character, issued by another authority, suspended, canceled or revoked within the five- year period immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application.
4. Has violated a provision of this article, or has committed any act which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for the denial or revocation of a license pursuant to this article.
C. Notice shall be given of any denial of a license application, or a request for renewal, in writing, either by hand-delivery or by mail, to the address of record. The notice shall include the reasons for denial of the license or license renewal.
D. Should an applicant be denied a license, the applicant may, within five (5) days of the notice of denial from the director of finance, file a petition for review in the city court. The petition for review shall be as set forth in section 7-460 relating to petitions seeking suspension or revocation of a license, with the exception that the sole basis for the magistrate, special magistrate or limited special magistrate to overturn the decision of the finance director shall be a finding of factual error as to the enumerated grounds for denial of the license contained in this section.
(Ord. No. 9975, § 1, 5-24-04, eff. 1-1-05)