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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 1-28 Denial, suspension, or revocation.">
  <section prefix="§" num="1-28" heading="Denial, suspension, or revocation.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Board may deny, suspend, or revoke an adult-entertainment business license or renewal license for any of the following causes:<para num="(1)">failing to pay the applicable license fee on or before the due date;</para>
      <para num="(2)">making any material false statement in any application for an initial or renewal license;</para>
      <para num="(3)">lack of accessibility for fire and police protection;</para>
      <para num="(4)">failing to comply with any provision of the &lt;cite data-path="|building-codes"&gt;City Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-path="|health"&gt;Health Code Article, or Zoning Code Article;&lt;/cite&gt;</para>
      <para num="(5)">failing to comply with any provision of this subtitle or of any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle; or</para>
      <para num="(6)">failing to comply with any provision of any other local, state, or federal law that affects or relates to the operation of the adult-entertainment business.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Offenses by owner, operator, or manager.">The Board also may deny, suspend, or revoke an adult-entertainment business license or renewal license for the violation, by any owner, operator, or manager of the adult-entertainment business, of any provision of any local, state, or federal law that involves:<para num="(1)">the manufacture, distribution, possession, or administration of controlled dangerous substances;</para>
      <para num="(2)">prostitution, sodomy, perverted sexual practices, or a bawdy house or disorderly house; or</para>
      <para num="(3)">obscene matter or immoral practices.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Offenses by employee, etc., or vendor.">The Board also may deny, suspend, or revoke an adult-entertainment business license or renewal license for the violation, by any employee, agent, independent contractor, or vendor of the adult-entertainment business, of any law referred to in subsection (b) of this section, if:<para num="(1)">the offense occurred on the premises of the adult-entertainment business; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">either:<para num="(i)">the owner, operator, or manager affirmatively or tacitly approved of the offense;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the owner, operator, or manager had actual or constructive knowledge of the offense;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">the owner, operator, or manager reasonably should have known of the offense; or</para>
        <para num="(iv)">the offense was a result of the owner, operator, or manager’s failure to supervise.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 30, §11.0-8g, 8h</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 93-258</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 94-443</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-417</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-552</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-427</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
