§ 30-566. Permit required; prerequisite to issuance of license.

(a)

No person shall carry on or be engaged in the business of professional bondsperson until authorized to do so by a permit granted by the mayor upon recommendation of the license review board. The license review board shall conduct the hearing and report its conclusions and recommendations to the mayor. The mayor, upon receiving the recommendation of the license review board, may, within 60 calendar days of receipt of said recommendation, deny or grant the application for a new permit. In addition, within said 60-day period, if the mayor determines there is a need to correct a clear error or prevent a manifest injustice, the mayor may remand the application back to the license review board for further hearing. If the mayor fails to take action within the 60-day period, the recommendation of the license review board shall become the final decision of the mayor. No business license shall be issued to a professional bondsperson until this permit has been granted. Fees for applications and annual permits are set forth in City Code section 30-28(a).

(b)

No application for any permit under this section shall be granted where the application or the evidence on a hearing before the license review board shows that the applicant or any agent or subagent thereof:

(1)

Has a past record of failure to meet payments on defaulted bonds as a bondsperson or the agent or subagent thereof in any jurisdiction;

(2)

Is unable to read and write the English language to a sufficient degree to fill out applicable bond forms;

(3)

Has been convicted of any felony in the courts of this state or of any other state or of the United States; or

(4)

Is not financially solvent.

(Code 1977, § 14-6033; Ord. No. 1999-17, § 1, 2-9-99; Ord. No. 2008-79(08-O-1677), § 10, 11-6-08)