Suspension or revocation—Effective date—Length
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.500.147
in effect6.500.147 - Suspension or revocation—Effective date—Length
A. Except for summary suspensions under Section 6.500.150, suspensions or revocations become effective upon the date of issuance of any notice of suspension or revocation or, in the event of an appeal, when a final ruling on appeal affirming the Director's findings is issued.
B. Length of suspensions
1. Unless a time period is specified in a particular section of this Chapter 6.500, suspensions shall extend until evidence is produced to the Director showing by preponderance that the violation is cured. Where a violation cannot be cured, suspensions shall extend one month or until the license expires, whichever occurs first. Licensees must submit a written request for reinstatement to the Director after the period of suspension has passed.
2. The Department shall post a suspension notice in a conspicuous place on or about the licensed premises. The notice shall state that the license has been suspended by order of the Director.
3. During the period of license suspension, the licensee, its manager, employees, and agents:
a. Are required to comply with all applicable laws;
b. Shall not remove, alter, or cover the posted suspension notice, and may not permit another person to do so;
c. Shall not place or permit the placement of any statement on the licensed premises indicating that the premises has been closed for any reason other than as stated in the suspension notice;
d. Shall not advertise by any means that the licensed premises is closed for any reason other than as stated in the suspension notice.
4. During the period of license suspension:
a. The licensee shall not operate the cannabis business; and
b. No sale, delivery, service, destruction, removal, or receipt of cannabis or cannabis products shall be conducted by the licensee.
5. Upon approval by the Director, a licensee may take necessary measures to keep current stock that is on hand at the time of the suspension from spoiling or becoming unsalable during a suspension, provided that such measures shall not include processing the product.
6. If the Director has ordered a license suspended, the applicant may contest the suspension to the Hearing Examiner in the same manner as that provided under Section 6.202.270 to contest license denials, revocations, or refusals to renew.
C. Length of Revocation. Revocations shall extend until the end of the annual license period. The licensee or any person in which the licensee is a principal, or any person who is or was a principal of the licensee, shall not again be licensed during such period.
D. Except in cases involving summary suspension, whenever a timely notice of appeal under Section 6.202.270 is filed, a licensee may continue to engage in the activity for which the license is required pending a final decision.
(Ord. 126664, § 11, 2022 [changed "marijuana" to "cannabis" and other cleanup]; Ord. 124807, § 1, 2015.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_IVNELICO_CH6.500CABU_6.500.147SUREFFDAENFetched: 11/1/2026