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 Clark County
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 6. BUSINESS LICENSES*
 Chapter 6.36. AUCTION SALES*

  § 6.36.050. Investigation fee and procedure.  

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  • The auctioneer shall pay a fee to the director of business license equal to the actual cost incurred by the county as provided in Section 6.08.015 to complete the necessary investigation. In no case shall the investigation fee be less than fifty dollars per applicant, and such fee shall be nonrefundable and deposited at the time the application is filed.

    In the event the applicant for a permit shall be a group or corporation, each stockholder and officer thereof and the managing agent or managing director who actively participates in the auction sale as an auctioneer shall be investigated. The fee for each person investigated shall be equal to actual costs and paid to the director of business license.

    The director of business license shall investigate:

    (a)

    The character of the auctioneer and agent;

    (b)

    Whether the proposed sale is to be conducted in a proper place for such sale;

    (c)

    Whether the proposed sale is to be conducted in good faith; and

    (d)

    Whether the articles proposed to be sold, if the same is jewelry, as herein defined, are properly described, labeled or tagged.

    The application shall require the applicant to list any and all previous arrests, convictions, or pending litigation, except minor traffic citations, and the applicant must certify that they are true and complete. The applicant shall then present himself to the sheriff who shall fingerprint the applicant and require such other information as to the identity of the applicant to enable the sheriff to properly investigate the applicant's arrest, conviction and any pending litigation record. Upon the completion of such investigation, the sheriff shall verify the accuracy and completeness of the application and report his findings to the director of business license.

    The permits shall be issued by the director of business license to the auctioneer and/or agent unless the director of business license shall find the conduct of such sale at the time and place, or by the auctioneer and/or agent, will be against public interest, or tend to result in defrauding the public, or that any false statement in the application for permit was knowingly and intentionally made, or that the articles proposed to be sold, if the same is jewelry, as herein defined, are not properly described, labeled or tagged, as required herein, in which event the director of business license may deny the application. In the case of any denial of a permit by the director of business license, the applicant shall have the right to appeal to the board of county commissioners and the board, after a hearing, may, in its discretion, order that the permit be issued.

(Ord. 709 § 55, 1980: Ord. 621 § 64, 1979: Ord. 231 § 6, 1965)