§ 42-63. Penalty.

(a)

Any violation of any section of this article shall subject the permit holder to revocation of his permit by the city-parish president or his designee. Prior to the initiation of revocation proceedings, the city-parish president or his designee shall notify the permit holder, in writing, of any violations of this article, and the notice shall give the permit holder 60 days from the mailing date of the notice to correct each and every violation stated in the notice. If all violations stated in the notice are not corrected within 60 days of the mailing date of the notice, the city-parish president or his designee shall initiate proceedings for the revocation of the permit as provided in this section.

(b)

Before a permit issued pursuant to this article is revoked, the permit holder shall be entitled to an informal hearing before the city-parish president or his designee. Notice of the hearing shall be sent to the permit holder at the address of his place of business as stated in his permit, and the notice shall be sent at least ten days prior to the hearing date. The notice shall enumerate the causes for which revocation is considered. Hearings shall not be conducted according to the rules of evidence, but the permit holder shall be entitled to present evidence in his behalf. The city-parish president or his designee shall revoke the permit if a preponderance of evidence establishes that the permit holder violated any provisions of this article and/or failed to correct all violations within 60 days of notification.

(c)

Notice of the decision of the city-parish president or his designee shall be given within ten days of the hearing and shall be sent to the permit holder in the same manner as notification of the hearing. The decision of the city-parish president or his designee shall be final after the expiration of the appeal period established in this section.

(d)

Any permit holder whose permit is revoked by the city-parish president or his designee shall have the right to appeal the decision of the city-parish president, or his designee, to the city-parish consolidated council, if written notice of appeal is filed with the city-parish president or his designee, within ten days after the mailing date of his decision.

(e)

Any person or unauthorized ambulance operator violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, within the discretion of the court for each offense. All subsequent violations, the fines and penalties shall double the $1,000.00 fine and the 90-day imprisonment.

(Ord. No. O-338-98, § 15, 12-10-98)