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I Section 28. PRESUMPTIVE CIVIL PENALTIES A. Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to establish a standard by which the City Council determines the length of license suspensions and the propriety of revocations, and shall apply to all premises licensed under this ordinance. These penalties are presumed to be appropriate for every case; however, the Council may deviate in an individual case where the Council finds that there exist substantial reasons making it more appropriate to deviate, such as, but not limited to, a licensee's efforts in combination with the State or City to prevent the sale of alcohol to minors. When deviating from these standards, the Council will provide written findings that support the penalty selected. B. Minimum Penalties for Violations. The minimum penalties for convictions or violations must be presumed as follows (unless specified, numbers below indicate consecutive days' suspension): The following violations require revocation of the license on the first violation. . Commission of a felony related to the licensed activity . Sale of alcoholic beverages while license is under suspension. . Sale of intoxicating liquor where only license is for 3.2 percent malt liquor. Best Practices Establishments Establishments entering into an agreement with the Police Department as a Best Practice Establishment will use the Best Practices violation grid as described in this ordinance. The following violations fall under this violation grid broken down by type of license. . Sale of alcoholic beverages to under-age persons. . Sale of alcoholic beverages to obviously intoxicated person. . After hours sale/display/consumption of alcoholic beverage. . Illegal gambling on premises. . Failure to take reasonable steps to stop person from leaving premises with alcoholic beverages (on-sale allowing off-sale).