§ 26-70. Denial or revocation.

(a)

No escort license shall be issued to any person if the applicant has been:

(1)

Convicted of a felony; or

(2)

Convicted of any offense relating to prostitution (F.S. ch. 796), lewdness or indecent exposure (F.S. ch. 800), obscene literature, profanity (F.S. ch. 842), any other offense involving sexual misconduct, or any offense relating to a violation of the controlled substance abuse laws (F.S. ch. 893).

(b)

A determination that any false information has been or was provided on the application shall be grounds for denial or revocation of an escort license.

(c)

Conviction for any felony or for any offense as set forth in subsection (a)(2) of this section by the applicant for an escort license shall be grounds for denial or revocation of a license.

(d)

Failure to comply with any provision of this division shall be grounds for revocation of any license issued, upon conviction, or upon a finding of violation by the county code enforcement board.

(e)

An automatic suspension of the license shall be made by the county tax collector after a review by the county attorney's office of information provided and certified to be accurate by the county sheriff's office or other duly authorized law enforcement agency that one or more of the provisions of this division have been violated by the license holder.

(f)

Any appeal of a license suspension, denial or revocation shall be made, in writing, to the board of county commissioners within ten business days of the suspension, denial or revocation, and the matter shall be heard within 30 days thereafter at a regular meeting of the board of county commissioners with the board acting as the final administrative review agency of the suspension, denial or revocation of the license. At such hearing, the applicant/license holder or an authorized representative shall have the opportunity to be heard concerning the suspension, denial or revocation of the license, and the decision of the board of county commissioners shall be final.

(g)

After the expiration of the ten-day period for the request for an appeal, no administrative right of action shall be afforded to the petitioner if the petitioner has not filed a written appeal within that time.

(Ord. No. 89-37, § 19)