(a) Under the procedures in section 31A-7, the County may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the registration of any registrant, except a tower, who has violated Chapter 11, or who has engaged in any deceptive or unconscionable trade practice as defined in Chapter 11, or who has committed any of the following acts:
(1) Fraud or deceit in applying for a registration certificate.
(2) Aiding, abetting or knowingly combining or conspiring with an unregistered person with intent to evade this Chapter.
(3) Willful and deliberate violation of any state or County law or regulation relating to the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles.
(4) Willful failure to perform, without justification, any contract for repair, installation, or maintenance, or willful deviation from or disregard of any written estimate in any material respect without the consent of the consumer.
(5) Any conduct constituting gross negligence, relating to the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles.
(6) Repeatedly making or authorizing any statement or advertisement which is false or misleading and which is or should reasonably have been known to be false or misleading.
(7) Knowingly charging for any service which is not actually performed in repairing or maintaining a motor vehicle, knowingly charging for any parts which are not furnished, knowingly misinforming a consumer concerning what is wrong with a motor vehicle, or fraudulently substituting parts when the substitution has no relation to the repairs or services provided.
(b) Under the procedures in Section 31A-7, the County may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the registration of any tower who does not comply with Article III of this Chapter.
(c) In making a decision regarding revocation or suspension, the County must consider the past conduct of the registrant.
(d) In addition to seeking the revocation or suspension of a registration, the County may also enforce or correct any violation of this Chapter as a class A violation. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 39; 1997 L.M.C., ch. 21, §1.)
