§ 16-8. Same—Revocation or suspension.

The Board of Supervisors may revoke or suspend the license of any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter.

Upon its own motion or upon the filing of a verified complaint in writing charging any licensee under this chapter with the commission within one year prior to the date of filing such complaint of any act or omission which is cause for suspension or revocation of a license, the Board of Supervisors shall forthwith issue a citation directing the licensee within ten days after service of the citation upon him to appear by filing with the Board of Supervisors his verified answer to the complaint showing cause, if any he has, why his license should not be suspended or revoked. Service of the citation upon the licensee shall be fully effected by mailing a true copy thereof together with a true copy of the complaint by United States registered mail in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid thereon addressed to the licensee at his latest address of record in the office of the treasurer-tax collector.

At the time fixed for appearance or at the date to which the appearance may be continued by the Board of Supervisors, such Board may hear the holder of the license and shall hear statements from other persons who may attend the hearing and present reasons why the license should or should not be revoked or suspended, and may, if it so desires, place under oath and question any person before it; provided, that the Board of Supervisors may close the hearing when it is convinced that no public good will result from its continuance.

At the close of the hearing, or at any time within thirty days thereafter, the Board of Supervisors shall determine from the facts produced from the hearing and from any other facts in its possession whether or not the license should be suspended or revoked, and shall make its order accordingly and may make such order conditional upon the doing or not doing of any act by the holder of the license or his agents or servants, which the Board of Supervisors deems for the public good.

Failure of the licensee to answer shall be deemed an admission by him of the commission of the act or acts charged in the complaint and thereupon, without further hearing, the Board of Supervisors shall have the power to forthwith suspend or revoke the license.

Upon revocation of this license no part of the money in the hands of the treasurer-tax collector shall be returned or refunded, but such license fee shall be forfeited to the county.

Written notice of such revocation or suspension shall be given to the treasurer-tax collector by the clerk of the Board of Supervisors within five days after such action by the Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. No. 511 § 4.)