Temporary key employee license.
San José Municipal Code § 16.32.620
in effect16.32.620 - Temporary key employee license.
A. The Administrator may issue to an Applicant for a Key Employee License a temporary Key Employee License after the Applicant has presented a Complete Application The Administrator shall provide an initial decision whether or not to issue a temporary Key Employee License no later than fifteen Business Days after the Administrator receives a Complete Application and the criminal history return from the California Department of Justice.
B. Notwithstanding Subsection A., the Administrator shall issue an Applicant for a Key Employee License a temporary Key Employee License within five (5) Business Days after an Applicant presents to the Administrator a Complete Application accompanied by documentation evidencing that the Commission has issued an interim key employee license to the Applicant.
C. The Administrator may place such conditions and limitations on a temporary Key Employee License as the Administrator may deem necessary, consistent with the public interest and the policies of this Title, including but not limited to placing time limits on the term of a temporary Key Employee License. The temporary Key Employee License shall automatically terminate when any of the following events occur:
1. An application is withdrawn, either with or without prejudice;
2. The interim state Key Employee License expires, is withdrawn or revoked;
3. The Chief of Police denies the Application
4. The Applicant is issued a Key Employee License in accordance with this Chapter.
D. The temporary Key Employee License is a temporary privilege and creates no continuing right. The Chief of Police shall have the discretion to revoke the temporary Key Employee License at any time. If the Administrator recommends that the Chief of Police should revoke the temporary Key Employee License, the Administrator shall provide advance notice and an opportunity for an informal administrative review for the holder of the temporary Key Employee License as set out in Section 16.32.630, without any further right of administrative appeal as to the revocation of such temporary Key Employee License.
E. Each recipient of a temporary Key Employee License shall provide a written acknowledgment on a form prescribed by the Administrator that no procedural or substantive rights or privileges are conferred by a temporary Key Employee License, without prejudice to his or her procedural rights under this Title for the denial of the application for the license and for the revocation of a temporary license. Any processes under this Section are voluntary and do not confer any legal rights or other legal interest to the holder of a temporary Key Employee License. Without such acknowledgment, the Administrator has no discretion to issue a temporary Key Employee License.
(Ords. 28517, 29039, 30616.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT16GACO_CH16.32CALI_PT5KEEMLI_16.32.620TEKEEMLIFetched: 11/1/2026