San Marino Municipal Code Art. 03 Administration

It shall be the responsibility of the city to prepare and issue a license certificate under this chapter upon payment of the appropriate tax in accordance with the requirements herein. (Ord. 948, 11-16-1988; amd. Ord. 0-03-1171, 6-11-2003)

Any annual license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. (Ord. 0-03-1171, 6-11-2003)

The amount of any license tax imposed by this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the city, and any person engaged in any business for which a license certificate is required by this chapter, without having paid the license tax and secured the appropriate license certificate from the city, shall be liable in an action in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of such license tax and applicable penalties. (Ord. 948, 11-16-1988; amd. Ord. 0-03-1171, 6-11-2003)

No mistake made by the city in collecting or stating the amount of any license tax due under this chapter shall prevent or prejudice the collection by the city of such amount as shall be actually due to the city from any person engaged in business requiring a license certificate under this chapter. (Ord. 0-03-1171, 6-11-2003)

Any person requiring a license certificate pursuant to this chapter shall apply for same on the form(s) provided by the city. All applications shall be completed and signed by an individual authorized to apply on behalf of the person or business for whom the license certificate is to be issued. (Ord. 948, 11-16-1988)

It shall be unlawful for any person, knowingly or intentionally, to withhold information requested on any license certificate application form.

It shall be unlawful for any person, knowingly or intentionally, to misrepresent to any city official any material fact in procuring the license certificate. (Ord. 948, 11-16-1988)

The city council, city manager, city clerk and city attorney shall be authorized to access and utilize criminal history record information when required to determine if a license certificate is to be issued.

All information pertaining to criminal history records shall remain confidential. (Ord. 948, 11-16-1988)

Conviction (including pleas of guilty and nolo contendere) of a felony shall be grounds for denying a license certificate for the following business classifications:

Fortune teller

Private patrol

Retail liquor sales

(Ord. 948, 11-16-1988)

Each license certificate prepared and issued by the city pursuant to this chapter shall state the name of the person to whom it is issued, the classification of the business licensed, the location or place wherein the business is located, the expiration date of the license, the tax paid and such other information as may be pertinent to the business. (Ord. 0-03-1171, 6-11-2003)

All officers of the police department, fire department, city manager and planning and building departments of the city are hereby authorized as license inspectors and shall examine all places of business, wheeled vehicles and persons required to obtain a license certificate, and to see that such appropriate license certificates have been procured. (Ord. 097-1111, 8-13-1997)

All officers of the police department, fire department, city manager and planning and building departments of the city shall have the power to enter, at any time, without charge, and in compliance with the provisions of the United States and California constitutions and any applicable statutes, any place of business or any place where a person is engaged in business in the city for which a license certificate is required by this chapter and to demand presentation of the license certificate. It shall constitute a violation of this code for such person then and there to fail to present such license certificate. (Ord. 0-03-1171, 6-11-2003)

When any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter has reasonable suspicion to believe that any person is violating any provision of this chapter, the person who is alleged to be in violation shall provide, upon request, valid identification issued by a government agency and vehicle registration. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to provide such identification and vehicle registration upon request. (Ord. 0-03-1171, 6-11-2003)

It shall be unlawful for any person, knowingly or intentionally, to make any false or misleading statements, whether orally or in writing, to any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 0-03-1171, 6-11-2003)