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license enforcement, including, for example, issuing the license, administering the license program, retailer education, retailer inspection and compliance checks, documentation of violations, and prosecution of violators. All fees shall be used exclusively to fund the program. Fees are nonrefundable except as may be required by law. Sec. 18-98. Suspension or revocation of license by Chief of Police. (a) In addition to any other remedy authorized by law, a tobacco retailer's license may be suspended and eventually revoked if the Chief finds pursuant to this articie that the licensee, or any of the licensee's agents or employees, has violated any of the requirements, conditions, or prohibitions of this article or has pleaded guilty, "no contest" or its equivalent, or admitted to a violation of any law designated in section 18- 91 (d)) above. During any period of license suspension, the retailer must remove all tobacco products from public view. (b) Time Period of Suspension of License. (1) Upon the first time that the Chief makes a finding as set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the tobacco retailer's license shall be suspended for UP to sixty (60) days; (2) Upon the second time that the Chief makes a finding as set forth in subsection (a) of this section within sixty (60) months of the first determination, the tobacco retailer's license shall be suspended for one hundred twenty (120) days; (3) Upon the third time that the Chief makes a finding as set forth in subsection (a) of this section within sixty (60) months of the prior determination, the tobacco retailer's license shall be suspended one hundred and eighty (180) days; (4) Upon the fourth and each subsequent time that the Chief makes a finding as set forth in subsection (a) of this section within sixty (60) months of the prior determination, the tobacco retailer's license shall be revoked, and no new license may issue for the location until five (5) years have passed from the date of revocation. (c) Revocation of license issued in error. A tobacco retailer's license shall be revoked if the Chief finds, after written notice and opportunity to be heard, that one or more of the bases for denial of a license under Section 18-94 existed at the time of application was made or at any time before the license was issued. The decision by the Chief shall be final. The revocation shall be without prejudice to the filing of a new application for license. Ordinance No. NS-2729 Page 8 of 12