§ 30-727. Application and license fees.

(a)

Any person desiring to practice handwriting analysis, fortunetelling, or astrology shall make application for a license to the department of police on forms to be prepared and approved by the mayor or the mayor's designee. The applicant, prior to being licensed to practice handwriting analysis, fortunetelling or astrology shall:

(1)

Be 18 years of age or more;

(2)

Not have been convicted of a crime of any grade or ordinance violation involving the following categories of criminal conduct: larceny, embezzlement, fraudulent conveyancing, perjury or false swearing or subrogation of either, gambling, deceitful means, artful practices, lottery, felonies or other group I crimes, as defined in the Uniform Crime Reporting Manual, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, which are reasonably related to the activities regulated in this article, within three years of the date of the application;

(3)

Allow fingerprints to be made by the department of police at the time of application; and

(4)

Furnish the department of police two photographs showing a front and side picture of the full face of the applicant, size 2½ inches by 2¾ inches.

(5)

Provide a $100.00 application fee at the time of application.

(b)

Annual/renewal fees for handwriting analysis, fortunetelling or astrology licenses shall be $500.00.

(c)

After investigation by the department of police, the department's findings shall be presented to the license review board at a public hearing on the application. The license review board shall recommend to the mayor that the application for a license shall be granted or denied.

(d)

The mayor, upon receiving the recommendation of the license review board, may, within 60 calendar days of receipt of said recommendation, deny or grant an application for a new license. 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.

(Code 1977, § 14-6491; Ord. No. 1999-25, § 1, 2-9-99; Ord. No. 2008-14(08-O-0332), § 4, 3-11-08; Ord. No. 2008-79(08-O-1677), § 13, 11-6-08)