§ 605.030. Penalties For Various Violations Of Chapter., Chapter 605. Licensing and Business Licenses, Business and Occupation, Code of Ordinances, Blue Springs

Doing Business Without License. Any person engaging in any business or manufacturing, as herein provided, without either first paying the license fee and securing a license therefor, as required by this Chapter, or continuing to engage therein after a license has expired, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day of such violation.

Violation Of Revocation Or Suspension Order. Any person violating any order of the hearing officer of suspension or revocation issued pursuant to Section 605.150 of this Chapter by continuing to engage in business or manufacturing during the term of suspension or revocation (and each day's violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense), upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day of such violation.

[Ord. No. 4631 § 1, 11-21-2016]

False Statements In Application. No person shall knowingly make a false statement in their application for a license as to any conditions or factors upon which the license fee is or shall be based.

Any person determined by the Director to have made or who is making a false statement in their application for a license with respect to the average number of employees so that a number less than the true number is reported, or knowingly made or makes any other false statement as to any other condition or factor upon which the license fee is or shall be based, so that the result of such false statement reduces the amount of such fee, shall, in addition to all other penalties now provided by law, pay to the Director, upon demand therefor, the additional amount of license fee found to be due, plus a penalty of ten percent (10%) of what is due plus an additional five percent (5%) per month for each month the fee is not paid not to exceed a total of thirty percent (30%) of such additional fee or the interest rate set by the Director of Revenue of the State of Missouri as provided for in Section 144.170, RSMo., whichever is lowest; and any license theretofore issued to any such person shall be subject to suspension or revocation if so determined by the hearing officer following a public hearing on the record. Any person determined to owe a penalty hereunder shall be entitled upon filing a request with the City Clerk to a hearing as provided in Chapter 140 of this Code.

[Ord. No. 4631 § 1, 11-21-2016]