Sec. 158.207. - Certificate denial.

In addition to other provisions for certificate denial: (a) No certificate shall be issued and any certificate shall be revoked if the EMTS applicant made any material false statement on its application or to the Director, the Council or any of the Council's committees. (b) No certificate shall be issued if the EMTS applicant shall have been convicted of any offense under the laws or ordinances, rules or regulations of the United States, any state or local government, pertaining to emergency medical transportation services. (c) No certificate shall be granted to any EMTS applicant who has previously held a license, issued by the State of Florida, and that license has been revoked or suspended. (d) For purposes of this Part, the terms EMTS applicant shall mean the EMTS; any person or company that owns or controls, directly or indirectly, the EMTS; or any partner, officer, director, or stockholder of more than five percent of the capital stock of the EMTS or any company that owns or controls, directly or indirectly. Also, for purposes of this Part, the term convicted shall include a finding of guilt, a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere, notwithstanding a suspension of sentence or a withholding of adjudication. (Ord. 97-450-E, § 1)