FRAUDULENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS.

SF Health Code § 19H.16

in effect

SEC. 19H.16. FRAUDULENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS. (a) Upon a decision by the Director that the Permittee or the Permittee’s agent or employee has obtained a Tobacco Sales permit from the Department by fraudulent or willful misrepresenta tion, the Director may suspend a Tobacco Sales permit as set forth in Section 19H.19. (b) Upon a final decision by the Director that the Permittee or the Permittee's agent or employee has obtained a Tobacco Sales permit from the Department by fraudulent or willful misrepresentation, the Director may impose administrative penalties as set forth in Section 19H.20. (c) Upon a final decision by the Director that the Permittee or the Permittee's agent or employee has obtained a Tobacco Sales permit from the Department by fraudulent or willful misrepresentation, the Director may revoke a Tobacco Sales permit. (d) Upon a final decision by the Director that the Permittee or the Permittee's agent or employee has obtained a Tobacco Sales permit from the Department by fraudulent or willful misrepresentation, the Director may impose administrative penalties in addition to either suspending or revoking the Tobacco Sales permit. (e) The Director shall commence enforcement of this section by serving a notice of initial determination in accordance with Section 19H.22 of this Article. (f) Any person who obtained a permit by fraud or misrepresentation may be prosecuted for a misdemeanor punishable by (1) a fine not to exceed $100 for a first violation; (2) a fine not to exceed $200 for a second violation within one year; and (3) a fine not to exceed $500 for a third and for each subsequent violation within one year, and by the imposition of administrative penalties in the amounts set forth in Article1 19H.20 of the Health Code. (Added as Sec. 1009.63 by Ord. 254-03, File No. 030869, App. 11/7/2003; redesignated and amended by Ord. 259-14 , File No. 141098, App. 12/19/2014, Eff. 1/18/2015; amended by Ord. 6-17, File No. 161081, App. 1/20/2017, Eff. 2/19/2017; Ord. 140-25, File No. 250606, App. 8/1/2025, Eff. 9/1/2025) CODIFICATION NOTE 1. So in Ord. 140-25.

Source: City and County of San Francisco, Charter and Municipal Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_health/0-0-0-3254Fetched: 11/1/2026