Indiana § 36-4-5-5 - Power to hear complaints against person issued license; proceedings; findings and determination; violation, revocation, or suspension
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§ 36-4-5-5. Power to hear complaints against person issued license; proceedings; findings and determination; violation, revocation, or suspension
Sec. 5. On reasonable notice of at least three (3) days to the person complained of, the executive shall hear any complaint against a person to whom the city has issued a license, and may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths to those witnesses, and require them to testify. To the extent they can be applied, the Indiana rules of procedure, including the right to appear by counsel and to compel the attendance of witnesses for or against persons complained of, apply to proceedings under this section. If the executive finds that the person complained of has willfully violated a term or condition of the person's license, or has willfully done or permitted to be done an act in violation of a statute or city ordinance relating to the business licensed, the executive shall revoke or suspend the license. The executive shall file a copy of the executive's findings and determination with the city fiscal officer within twenty-four (24) hours after it is made.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-1-6-2 part; 18-1-20-3 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.125; P.L.23-2026, SEC.287.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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