§ 30-5. Same—Investigation of applicant; issuance; functions and duties of police department.

Upon the filing of an application for a license under this chapter, properly filled out, the chief of police shall make or cause to be made such investigation as he may deem necessary to determine the fitness of the applicant for a license.

The chief of police shall consider all licenses applied for under this chapter and approve or disapprove the same within fifteen (15) days; provided, that upon refusal or failure of the chief of police to approve such application, the applicant may within ten (10) days thereafter, appeal to the city council, which shall within thirty (30) days thereafter accord to such applicant a hearing as to whether or not the license shall be granted. The license shall not be issued until the police department has taken the fingerprints of the applicant. No license shall be issued where applicant is under twenty-three (23) years of age.

In approving or disapproving any license, the chief of police shall consider the following:

(a)

Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or, on renewal of license, for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter during the year next preceding the filing of this application.

(b)

Whether the applicant is not of good moral character or his reputation for being a peaceable law abiding citizen is bad.

(c)

Whether the applicant was a former member of any law enforcement agency of the United States, state and city, town or municipal corporation of the state, or formerly employed as a special police officer and released for cause.

(d)

Such other lawful matters as he considers pertinent and proper in arriving at a fair and lawful conclusion with respect to such application for license.

Functions, powers and duties of the police department shall include among others, the following:

(a)

To investigate qualifications for fitness of all applicants.

(b)

To investigate and aid in the prosecution of offenders before any court having jurisdiction to hear the same.

(c)

To fingerprint all applicants.

Upon the granting of such license by the chief of police, it shall be the duty of the applicant to present the action of the chief of police to the assessor and collector of taxes of the city, and upon the payment of the proper license fee, as provided for in this article, the assessor and collector of taxes shall accordingly issue the proper license permit on a form to be prescribed by the assessor and collector of taxes. Each such license so granted and issued shall expire at midnight of December 31 next following the date of issuance of the same.

Upon the receipt of such license by the applicant from the assessor and collector of taxes, it shall be the duty of the applicant to present the license to the chief of police, and upon the presentment of the license, the chief of police shall issue to the applicant an identification card on a form to be prescribed by the chief of police which shall contain a finger or thumb print of the applicant together with such other information as the chief of police shall prescribe.

(Ord. No. 608, § 5)