§ 10-148. Suspension.

(a)

Procedure. Upon receiving notice that a jury or other trier of fact in a court of law has found that a permittee violated any section of this article, whether or not an adjudication of guilt has been entered, the city clerk shall suspend the permit issued pursuant to this division and shall notify the permittee of his action. Notification shall be by certified mail and shall be sent to the address on the permit application, which shall be considered the correct address.

(b)

Periods of suspensions. A single violation of this article shall result in the suspension of the adult entertainment permit for 30 days. Upon a second violation of this article within a period of two years from the date of a prior violation of this article, but not including any time during which the permit was suspended, the permit shall be suspended for 90 days. Upon a third violation of this article within a period of two years from the first of three violations, the permit shall be revoked. All periods of suspension shall begin on the 15th day after the date the city clerk mails a notice of suspension to the permittee or on the date the permittee delivers his permit to the city clerk, whichever comes first.

(c)

Surrender of permit required. If a permittee, after having been mailed notice of suspension of his permit in the manner provided in this section, fails to surrender his permit to the city clerk within 15 days, the period of suspension of the permit shall be extended and shall not expire until a period has elapsed after the date of surrender of the permit or after the date of expiration of the permit, whichever comes first, which is identical in length with the original period of suspension.

(Code 1988, § 2.5-77(h))