NOTICE OF DENIAL OF ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF LICENSE OR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE; SURRENDER OF LICENSE.
Dallas City Code § 41A-10.2
in effectSEC. 41A-10.2. NOTICE OF DENIAL OF ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF LICENSE OR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE; SURRENDER OF LICENSE.
(a) If the chief of police denies the issuance or renewal of a sexually oriented business license or suspends or revokes a sexually oriented business license, the chief of police shall deliver to the applicant or licensee, either by hand delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, written notice of the action, the basis of the action, and the right to an appeal.
(b) If the chief of police suspends or revokes a license or denies renewal of a license that was valid on the date the application for renewal was submitted, the chief of police may not enforce such action before the 11th day after the date the written notice required by Subsection (a) is delivered to the applicant or licensee.
(c) After suspension or revocation of a license or denial of renewal of a license that was valid on the date the application for renewal was submitted, the applicant or licensee shall discontinue operating the sexually oriented business and surrender the license to the chief of police by 11:59 p.m. of the 10th day after the date:
(1) notice required by Subsection (a) is delivered to the applicant or licensee, if no appeal is filed under Section 41A-11 of this chapter; or
(2) a final decision is issued by the permit and license appeal board upholding the action of the chief of police, if an appeal is filed under Section 41A-11 of this chapter.
(d) For purposes of this chapter, written notice is deemed to be delivered:
(1) on the date the notice is hand delivered to the applicant or licensee; or
(2) three days after the date the notice is placed in the United States mail with proper postage and properly addressed to the applicant or licensee at the address provided for the applicant or licensee in the most recent license application. (Ord. Nos. 24440; 24699; 27139)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-119239Fetched: 10/26/2026