§ 18.5-18. Suspension or revocation.

(a)

No permit under this article may be suspended or revoked until after due notice and hearing before a review committee appointed by the parish council to determine if grounds for such revocation exist. Notice of such hearing shall be in writing and served at least ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing by personally serving the person in charge of the massage establishment, and by posting upon the entrance to the massage establishment, in the instance of a massage establishment permit suspension or revocation, and by personally serving the massage technician, in the instance of massage technician permit suspension or revocation. The notice shall state the grounds of the complaint against the permittee and shall designate the time and place where the hearing will be held. The permittee shall have the right to appear at such hearing and to produce evidence. If, after holding the hearing, the review committee shall determine that the massage establishment was being operated as charged in the complaint or the massage technician has performed, committed or omitted acts or actions as outlined in the complaint, then the review committee shall either:

(1)

Suspend the massage permit for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, if it is charged and proved that the permittee has been guilty of violating section 18.5-19(4), (6) or (7); or

(2)

Permanently revoke the permit if it is charged and proved that the permittee has been guilty of violating section 18.5-19(1), (2), (3), (5) or (8) or for any grounds that would warrant the denial of issuance of such permit in the first place.

(b)

If there is an appeal from a denial of the issuance of a permit under this article by the department of inspection and code enforcement, the review committee shall have the authority to grant such a permit.

(Code 1961, § 11A-64; Ord. No. 15992, § 1, 4-11-84)