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employees, agents, independent contractors, or other representatives while such persons are on
<br />the premises of the massage establishment.
<br />(2) Revocation. An operator permit may be suspended or revoked by the Permit
<br />Administrator as provided in Section 4-23-315. Upon revocation, the massage establishment
<br />shall immediately cease operation, and, if so ordered by the Permit Administrator, no other
<br />massage establishment shall be permitted to operate at that location by any person for a period of
<br />not less than three years. If the operator is not also the legal owner of the real property on which
<br />the massage establishment is situated, notice of such revocation and the three-year prohibition
<br />shall be provided by the Permit Administrator to the owner of record of the property as shown on
<br />the latest County assessment roll.
<br />(3) Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided by this Chapter are cumulative and
<br />in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity.
<br />4-23-310 Revocation or suspension—Reasons.
<br />Any operator permit issued pursuant to this Chapter may be suspended or revoked by the
<br />Permit Administrator after a hearing, where it is found by clear and convincing evidence that any
<br />of the following have occurred:
<br />(a) Finding of Violation. The person(s) to whom the operator permit has been issued,
<br />or any person employed or retained by the massage establishment, has been found to have
<br />violated any provision of this Chapter; or
<br />(b) Prohibited Conduct. The permittee or any person employed or retained by the
<br />massage establishment has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of having
<br />violated, or has engaged in conduct constituting a violation of, any of the following: California
<br />Penal Code Section 266, 266a, 266e, 266f, 266g, 266h, 266i, 266j, 315, 316, 318, 647(b), or
<br />653.22, or conspiracy or attempt to commit any such offense, or any offense in a jurisdiction
<br />outside of the State of California that is the equivalent of any of the aforesaid offenses; or
<br />(c) Registration under Penal Code Section 290. The permittee or any person
<br />employed or retained by the massage establishment is required to register under Section 290 of
<br />the California Penal Code; or
<br />(d) Nuisance Injunction. The permittee has been subject to a permanent injunction
<br />against the conducting or maintaining of a nuisance pursuant to this Code, or Sections 11225
<br />through 11235 of the California Penal Code, or any similar provision of law in any jurisdiction
<br />outside the State of California; or
<br />(e) Fraud or Misrepresentation. The permittee or any employee has engaged in fraud
<br />or misrepresentation or has knowingly made a misstatement of
<br />material fact while working in or for the massage establishment; or
<br />(f) Operation during Suspension. The permittee has continued to operate the massage
<br />establishment after the operator permit has been suspended; or
<br />(g) Massage without Certification. Massage has been performed on the premises with
<br />or without the permittee’s actual knowledge, by any person who is not a CAMTC, or equivalent,
<br />authorized, certified massage technician; or
<br />(h) Prohibited Acts. There have been one or more acts prohibited under California
<br />Penal Code Section 266, 266a, 266e, 266f, 266g, 266h, 266i, 266j, 315, 316, 318, 647(b), or
<br />653.22 taking place on the premises, whether or not any criminal prosecution has been pursued
<br />or conviction obtained for such acts, and whether or not they occurred with or without the actual
<br />knowledge of the permittee; or
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