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(c) Application of Security Deposit. To recover past -due business license taxes, <br />including penalties, interest, charges, fees, or costs (hereinafter collectively referred <br />to as business license tax liabilities) remittable by the depositor, the collector may <br />apply the security deposited with the collector. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the <br />application of a security deposit, the collector shall serve upon the depositing <br />commercial cannabis business owner/operator notice of intent to apply the security <br />deposit. Service of notice may be made by placing the notice in the United States <br />mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the depositing commercial cannabis business <br />owner/operator at their place of business or other mailing address of record. Any <br />portion of the security remaining after satisfaction of outstanding business license <br />tax liabilities and any expenses related to third -party administrative charges or fees <br />relating to the liquidation and application of non -cash deposits may be retained by <br />the collector for security or in the case of a closeout audit may be paid over by the <br />collector to the depositing owner/operator. Except in the case of a closeout audit <br />pursuant to section 21-141, in the event the collector applies the security deposit, or <br />any portion of said deposit, as an offset against remittable business license tax <br />liabilities and any expenses related to third -party administrative charges or fees <br />relating to the liquidation and application of non -cash deposits, the commercial <br />cannabis business owner/operator shall be required within thirty (30) days of the <br />collector's written demand therefor, to re -deposit the full amount of the required <br />security. In such event the amount of the required security shall be adjusted by the <br />collector based on the average of the commercial cannabis business' actual monthly <br />gross receipts tax returns and/or remittances as measured over the last three (3) <br />valid monthly returns and/or remittances received by the collector or the sum of ten <br />thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is least, less any amount remaining on <br />deposit with the collector. Service of demand shall be in the same manner as stated <br />hereinabove for service of notice. <br />(d) Failure to Post or Restore Security Deposit —effect. Failure by a commercial <br />cannabis business licensee to initially post or restore a security deposit when <br />required by the collector pursuant to this section shall be cause for suspension <br />and/or revocation of such commercial cannabis business' existing Santa Ana <br />Business License as set out in section 21-86 of this Chapter. Similarly, in the case <br />of a vertically and/or horizontally integrated cannabis business, the business <br />license(s) of the integrated commercial cannabis business(es) shall be likewise <br />subject to suspension and/or revocation. <br />(e) Jeopardy Determination. If the collector believes that the collection of any business <br />license tax imposed by this Article will be jeopardized, in whole or in part, by delay <br />in the commercial cannabis business owner's/operator's timely remittance of the <br />business license tax, the collector shall serve notice upon the person determined to <br />be liable therefor of their determination of jeopardy and of the business license tax <br />required to be paid to the City, and demand immediate payment thereof, together <br />with any interest and penalty determined to be due. The collector may consider all <br />facts and circumstances relevant to determining whether the collection of any <br />Ordinance No. NS-2972 <br />Page 16 of 25 <br />