Unlicensed Businesses may Face Larger Penalties in Jefferson City

February 16, 2012

City officials have discovered that the number of businesses operating under the radar of city regulations is larger than what they had originally thought. They are also afraid that the problem keeps on increasing, and more and more businesses are opening without obtaining a Jefferson, MO business license.

The News Tribune reports that city officials believe that the reason businesses aren’t afraid to operate without the requisite business license is because if caught, penalties for incompliance are negligible.

“At the Administration Committee meeting Wednesday, interim Jefferson City Counselor Drew Hilpert said the city has become aware of a number of businesses operating without a license throughout the area. While this has been an issue for a number of years, he said it has become a larger problem than previously realized, something he believes could be tied back to the relatively low penalty for not having a license.”

City officials have proposed increasing the penalties associated with unlicensed businesses.

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