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Article VI — BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS, TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS›Chapter 2 — LICENSES›Part 1 — LICENSING PROCEDURE›Division 4 — LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS

6214.3. - PENALTY.

Arcadia Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Arcadia

Except as provided in Section 6214.3.1, the License Officer shall, on the 30th day following the due date thereof, add a penalty of twenty percent (20%) of the license fee for failure to pay any license fee when due. On the 60th day following the due date the penalty fee shall be sixty percent (60%) of the license fee for failure to pay. Commencing on the 90th day following the due date and thereafter the penalty shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the license fee for failure to pay.

(Amended by Ord. 1617 adopted 11-23-77; amended by Ord. 1753 adopted 7-20-82; amended by Ord. 1767 adopted 3-1-83)

6214.3.1. - SAME. BUSINESS COMMENCED WITHOUT A LICENSE.

The License Officer shall not issue a license to any person who has commenced business without a license unless there is first paid the license fee itself and a penalty equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the license fee.

(Added by Ord. 1617 adopted 11-23-77; amended by Ord. 1753 adopted 7-20-82; amended by Ord. 1767 adopted 3-1-83)

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