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Timestamp: 2020-06-01 06:38:33
Document Index: 113488005

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 13', '§ 11', '§ 33', '§ 69', '§ 21', '§ 137', '§ 12', '§ 28', '§ 181', '§ 11']

Town of North Andover, MA Licenses and Permits
Ch 120 Art I Denial or Revocation for Nonpayment of Taxes
§ 120-1 List of delinquent taxpayers.
§ 120-2 Authority to deny, revoke or suspend.
§ 120-3 Payment agreements.
§ 120-4 Waiver.
§ 120-5 Exceptions.
Chapter 120 Licenses and Permits
The Tax Collector or other municipal official responsible for records of all municipal taxes, assessments, betterments and other municipal charges, hereinafter referred to as the "Tax Collector," shall annually furnish to each department, board, commission or division, hereinafter referred to as the "licensing authority," that issues licenses or permits, including renewals and transfers, a list of any person, corporation, or business enterprise, hereinafter referred to as the "party," that has neglected or refused to pay any local taxes, fees, assessment, betterments or other municipal charges for not less than a twelve-month period, and that such party has not filed in good faith a pending application for an abatement of such taxes or a pending petition before the appellate tax board.
The licensing authority may deny, revoke or suspend any license or permit, including renewals and transfers, of any party whose name appears on said list furnished to the licensing authority from the Tax Collector; provided, however, that written notice is given to the party and the Tax Collector, as required by applicable provisions of law, and the party is given a hearing, to be held not earlier than 14 days after said notice. Said list shall be prima facie evidence for denial, revocation or suspension of said license or permit to any party. The Tax Collector shall have the right to intervene in any hearing conducted with respect to such license denial, revocation or suspension. Any findings made by the licensing authority with respect to such license denial, revocation or suspension shall be made only for the purposes of such proceeding and shall not be relevant to or introduced in any other proceeding at law, except for any appeal for such license denial, revocation or suspension. Any license or permit denied, suspended or revoked under this bylaw shall not be reissued or renewed until the licensing authority receives a certificate issued by the Tax Collector the party is in good standing with respect to any and all local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal charges, payable to the municipality as the date of issuance of said certificate.
This bylaw shall not apply to the following licenses and permits issued under the following MGL chapters: open burning, MGL c. 48, § 13; bicycle permits, MGL c. 85, § 11A;[1] sales of articles for charitable purposes, MGL c. 101, § 33; children work permits, MGL c. 149, § 69; clubs, associations dispensing food or beverage licenses, MGL c. 140, § 21E; dog licenses, MGL c. 140, § 137; fishing, hunting, trapping license, MGL c. 131, § 12; marriage licenses, MGL c. 207, § 28; and theatrical events, public exhibition permits, MGL c. 140, § 181.
Editor's Note: MGL c. 85, § 11A was repealed by Acts of 2008, ch. 525.