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A. Operating Without a License. It shall be a civil violation to operate a business as defined by this article without a license.

B. Delinquent License Tax. Any annual license tax unpaid after it is due and payable is delinquent. The Town Clerk shall, on the day the license tax becomes delinquent, add thereto a penalty in the sum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total unpaid tax. If a delinquent tax remains unpaid for a period of fifteen (15) days, the licensee shall be guilty of the civil violation of operating a business as defined by this article without a license.

C. Procedure. If a violation of any portion of this article occurs, a complaint shall be filed with the Town Magistrate Court and served upon the defendant by certified mail. At the violation hearing, the Town is required to prove the violation by a preponderance of the evidence. Technical rules of evidence do not apply, except for statutory provisions relating to privileged communications. If the defendant is found to have violated any provision of this article, the Magistrate shall impose a civil penalty of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). In the event the defendant should fail to appear, the Town may seek judgment by default. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

D. Revocation. Any license issued under the provisions of this article may, for good cause, be revoked.

E. The conviction and punishment of any person for transacting any business without a license shall not excuse or exempt such person from the payment of any license tax due or unpaid at the time of such conviction. ((O)07-01, 01/17/2007)