9.20.120 License denial.

The board may refuse to grant a license to any applicant :

A. Who has been convicted of a felony ;

B. Who is financially insolvent or who has undergone a prior bankruptcy proceeding filed by or against him that resulted in creditors receiving less than the total amount of money owed them ;

C. Who has a history of financial instability ;

D. Whose stated financial condition is inadequate or insufficient to operate a house of prostitution ;

E. Who makes any untrue statement of a material fact in any application, notice, statement or report filed with the board in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, or wilfully omits to state in any such application, notice, statement or report any material fact which is required to be stated therein, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the fact stated in view of the circumstances under which they were stated, not misleading ;

F. Who has any financial interest in, or connection with any business which is illegal where such business is located ;

G. Whose license location under the provisions of this chapter would be contrary to the health, safety, morals or welfare of the county or its residents ;

H. Who is under the age of twenty-one years ;

I. Who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, unless the board finds, upon examination of the circumstances of the crime and the applicant's criminal history, that the applicant does not present, and is not likely to present in the future, a threat to the health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of the county, and will likely operate a lawful establishment in full compliance with the letter and intent of all county ordinances, regulations, and the laws of the state ;

J. Whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause ;

K. Who, at the time of application for renewal of any license issued under this chapter, would not be eligible for such license upon first application ;

L. A corporation, unless it is incorporated in Nevada, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under Nevada law to transact business in the state ;

M. A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent, unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of an individual licensee ;

N. Whose premises are deemed by the board to be unsuitable for the conducting of a house of prostitution by reason of ownership of any interest whatsoever in such premises by a person who is unqualified or disqualified to hold a license, regardless of the qualifications of the person who seeks or holds a license to operate a house of prostitution in or upon such premises. (Ord. 129 (part), 1988)