Columbia Investigation of applicant; permit denial or issuance ordinance (§ 13-229)

(a) Upon receipt of such application, the business license administrator shall make such investigation of the applicant's business and moral character as deemed necessary for the protection of the public good. The department of finance shall obtain a criminal record check of the applicant.

(b) If, as a result of such investigation, the applicant's character or business responsibility is found to be unsatisfactory, the business license administrator shall endorse on such application the disapproval and the reasons for the same, and notify such applicant that the application is disapproved and that no

permit will be issued.

(c) If, as a result of such investigation, the character and business responsibility of the applicant are found to be satisfactory, the business license administrator shall endorse on the application the approval, execute a permit addressed to the applicant for the carrying on of the business applied for, and deliver to the applicant the permit.