Los Angeles Municipal Code § 71.09 Procedures for Denial, Revocation, Suspension or Cancellation of Permits By…

(Amended by Ord. No. 150,456, Eff. 12/30/77.)

(a) Immediate suspension: The General Manager of the Department or the General Manager’s authorized representative may immediately suspend a permit when it is determined that an emergency involving public health or safety requires such suspension. Permittee shall be given notice of such suspension in writing delivered to the permittee either in person or by registered letter.

(b) Temporary suspension: The General Manager of the Department or the General Manager’s authorized representative may temporarily suspend any permit. Such temporary suspension shall be after the permittee has been given notice to appear before the General Manager or the General Manager’s authorized representative for a hearing on the charges. Such notice shall include the basis for the proposed charges. The permittee shall have the right to respond either orally or in writing. If after hearing it is determined that cause for suspension exists the permittee may accept the suspension of the permit or fill out a prescribed form requesting a hearing before the Board. The Board shall consider such request and the grounds therefor and shall take appropriate actions thereon subject to the provisions of Section 71.07. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,491, Eff. 3/19/90.)

(c) Permanent suspension, revocation or cancellation: Whenever investigation determines that cause for permanent suspension, revocation or cancellation of a permit exists, the permittee shall be given notice to

appear before the Board for a hearing. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,491, Eff. 3/19/90.)

(d) Waiver of hearing: Failure of permittee to respond to a notice to appear for a hearing before the General Manager of the Department or the General Manager’s authorized representative or before the Board is a waiver of the right to a hearing and action may be taken without permittee being present.

(e) (Added by Ord. No. 165,491, Eff. 3/19/90.) The General Manager of the Department or the General Manager’s authorized representative, or any officer of the Los Angeles Police Department, may take possession of any badge, card, permit, license or vehicle decal issued under the provisions of this chapter, upon expiration, revocation, cancellation or suspension thereof, or which is fictitious or which has been unlawfully or erroneously issued. Any decal, or other taxicab or vehicle identification as approved by the Board, which is not attached to the vehicle for which it was issued may be seized.

Any such document or decal seized shall be delivered to the Department.

Upon receipt of a written request from a person whose permit has been denied, suspended revoked or cancelled stating the grounds for protesting such action, the Board shall consider the basis of the request and may set the matter for rehearing, notify the applicant and take appropriate action. (Added by Ord. No. 150,456, Eff. 12/30/77.)

(Amended by Ord. No. 173,901, Eff. 5/31/01.)

(a) Monetary penalties may be levied against an individual permit holder in lieu of or in addition to suspension, revocation or cancellation of permits as described in Sec.71.09. Monetary penalties may be levied on a per violation or a per day basis and may escalate on a first, second, or third violation basis. Violations which endanger the public health, welfare, and/or safety shall receive the maximum penalties.

(b) The Board shall adopt by resolution a schedule of monetary penalties for specific violations. (Amended by Ord. No. 177,715, Eff. 9/4/06.)

(c) The monetary penalties established by the Board in (b) above may be assessed and collected by the General Manager of the Department or authorized representative.

(d) The Board may adopt a hearing examiner procedure in accordance with Div. 19, Ch. 3, Art. 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

(e) Payment of a monetary penalty or the serving of a suspension shall constitute a waiver of the right to further appeal of any monetary penalty or suspension to the Board.

(f) The provisions of Section 71.02.2 (f) are applicable herein.

(g) The total monetary penalty payment is due by the date established by the Board or 30 days after the end of the month in which payment has accrued, whichever comes first. The payment is delinquent if not paid on or before the due date.

(h) A penalty of 10% or as otherwise established by the Board of the amount of the payment shall be assessed on any payment which has become delinquent. Failure to pay any delinquent payment on or before the last day of the fourth month following the date on which the payment first became delinquent will result in the assessment of a second penalty of 10% of the amount of the payment in addition to the amount of the payment and the 10% penalty first imposed.

(i) In addition to the penalties imposed above, failure to pay any payment required by ordinance and by the franchise or operating permit will result in the assessment of interest charges at the rate of 1-1/2% per month, or fraction thereof, on the amount of the payment, exclusive of penalties, from the date on which the payment first became delinquent until it is paid.