§ 18-2.5. Grounds for denial of license; applicants or licensees indebted to city.

(a)

The city shall refuse to approve issuance or renewal of a license for one or more of the following reasons:

(1)

Any failure to provide the information required by section 18-2.3;

(2)

A determination by the city that inaccurate, erroneous or incomplete information has been submitted;

(3)

A false statement as to a material matter made in an application for a license;

(4)

Revocation of a license of the applicant or a co-owner or a corporate officer of the applicant within two (2) years preceding the filing of the application;

(5)

Refusal or failure to pay the correct license fee amount;

(6)

The applicant or a co-worker for such license has, within the past three (3) years, been convicted of any level of offense for the following crimes:

a.

Gambling, gambling promotion, keeping of a gambling place, communicating gambling information, possession of gambling devices or equipment, or possession of gambling paraphernalia as described in Chapter 47 of the Texas Penal Code;

b.

Forgery, credit card abuse, or commercial bribery as described in Chapter 32 of the Texas Penal Code;

c.

A criminal offense as described in Chapter 34 of the Texas Penal Code; or

d.

Criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the foregoing offenses to the laws of another state or of the United States that, if committed in this state, would have been punishable as one or more of the aforementioned offenses.

(7)

An applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age.

(b)

The city shall not issue or renew an amusement redemption machine establishment license and shall suspend or cancel a license if it be determined that the applicant or licensee is indebted to the city for any fee, costs, penalties, or delinquent taxes.

(Ord. No. 2018-O-072 , § 1, 5-21-18)