Nevada City Municipal Code Art. IV Enforcement

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or knowingly or intentionally misrepresenting to any officer or employee of this city any material fact in procuring the license or permit herein provided for, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 2015-11, § I, 10-28-2015)

The conviction or punishment of any person for transacting any business without a license shall not excuse or exempt such person from the payment of any license due or unpaid at the time of such conviction, together with all penalties due as provided in this chapter, and nothing herein shall prevent a criminal prosecution for any violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2015-11, § I, 10-28-2015)

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed or construed to require the payment of any business license tax by any person transacting, engaging in or carrying on any business which is exempt from the payment of such taxes under the Constitution or statutes of the state of California of the United States. Furthermore, nothing contained in this title shall be construed to require the payment of a business license tax in an amount that is impermissible under the Constitution or statutes of the state of California of the United States. In the event a tax would otherwise exceed such permissible amount, it is reduced to the highest legally permissible amount under the Constitution or statutes of the state of California of the United States.

(Ord. No. 2023-02, § 2, 3-8-2023)