Sec. 10-139. Revocation of license.
A. The City Clerk shall revoke a license if she determines that:
1. A licensee gave false or misleading information in the application.
2. A licensee or manager of an adult motel has knowingly allowed an act of sexual intercourse, oral sexual contact, or sexual contact, including masturbation, to occur in a public place or within public view.
3. A licensee or manager has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises. The term "prostitution" shall have the meaning as provided in A.R.S. § 13-3211.
4. A licensee, manager or an employee has knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the licensee’s license was suspended.
5. A licensee has been convicted of an offense listed in subdivision 10-134(A)(7)(a) for which the time period required in subdivision 10-134(A)(7)(b) has not elapsed.
6. On two or more occasions within a twelve month period, a person or persons, while in or on the licensed premises, committed an offense listed in subdivision 10-134(A)(7)(a), for which a conviction has been obtained, and the person or persons were managers or employees of the sexually oriented business at the time the offenses were committed.
7. A licensee or manager has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, oral sexual conduct, or sexual contact, including masturbation, to occur in the general patron area or upon a stage.
8. A licensee has violated subsection 10-141(A) or (B).
9. The licensee has no legal or equitable right to occupy the licensed premises for purposes of operating the licensed sexually oriented business.
B. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the license.
C. When the City Clerk revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business license for one year from the date revocation becomes effective. If the basis for the revocation was false or misleading information in the application, and the application has been corrected, the applicant shall be granted a license if at least ninety calendar days have elapsed since the date the revocation became effective. If the license was revoked pursuant to paragraph (A)(5) of this section, an applicant may not be granted another license until the appropriate number of years required under subdivision 10-134(A)(7)(b) have elapsed. If the license was revoked pursuant to paragraph (A)(9) of this section, the first sentence of this subsection shall not apply. (Ord. No. G-3671, § 2; Ord. No. G-3683, § 36; Ord. No. G-3775, § 9; Ord. No. G-3876, § 8; Ord. No. G-4410, § 13, 2002; Ord. No. G-4622, § 10, 2004)