California City Municipal Code Art. 2 Coin-Operated Game Machines

(a) No person shall rent, lease, or sell a game machine in the City without a license from the City. Such license shall be referred to as an "operator's license."

(b) No person shall use a game machine or offer a game machine for use by other persons without first having secured a license from the City. Such license shall be referred to as a "game machine license."

(c) No license shall permit a person under the age of fourteen (14) years to operate a game machine without being accompanied by a parent or guardian.

(d) For the purposes of this Article, "game machine" means a machine, device, or apparatus, the operation or use of which is permitted, controlled, or made possible by the deposit or placing or any coin, plate, disc, slug, or key into any slot, crevice, or other opening, and which is offered for use as a game or contest of any description of for amusement, or which may be used for any such game or contest or for amusement. A game machine which is so constructed or regulated that it may be activated or operated from more than one (1) coin box, slot, or position, shall be considered to be one (1) game machine only.

(a) This Article does not permit the licensing, maintenance, or operation of a game machine forbidden by State law or permit the operation of a game machine in such a manner as to constitute gambling or otherwise be contrary to State law.

(b) This Article shall not apply to a vending machine designed and operated as to sell and deliver merchandise, furnish a service only, equivalent in market value to the value of the coins deposited without the payment or delivery, or the promise of payment or delivery, of anything except the merchandise kept for sale or the service offered therefor.

A person who desires a license under this Article shall make application to the City Clerk on a form provided by the City Clerk.

The City Clerk shall issue the license when the application is complete.

The Council may suspend or revoke an operator's license or game machine license.