Upon receipt of an application for a permit required by this article, the county administrator
or his designee shall submit for an investigation of the applicant's criminal background
and criminal history through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; the fee associated
with this investigation shall be the responsibility of each applicant and must be
paid at the time of the application. If, as a result of the investigation, the applicant's
character, criminal background, criminal history, or business responsibility is found
to be unsatisfactory, the application may be disapproved, and if a permit has been
issued it may be revoked and rescinded, in which event the unused permit fee shall
be refunded, less an administrative and processing charge of $25.00 or one-half of
the permit fee, whichever is less. If, as a result of the investigation, the character
and business responsibility of the applicant are found to be satisfactory, the county
administrator or his designee shall execute a permit in the name of the applicant.
There shall be no obligation on the part of the county to perform or cause to be performed
any investigation allowed by this section, and such investigations may be performed
at the discretion of the county.
