Camarillo Municipal Code Ch. 5.49 Remote Caller Bingo Games

This chapter is adopted pursuant to the California Constitution, Article IV, Section 19, as implemented by Penal Code Sections 326.3 and 326.4.

(Ord. No. 1131, § 2, 11-16-2016)

Remote caller bingo may be lawfully played in the city pursuant to the provisions of Sections 326.3 and 326.4 of the Penal Code and this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1131, § 2, 11-16-2016)

A. The following organizations are qualified to apply to the city for a license to operate a bingo game if the receipts of those games are used only for charitable purposes:

1. An organization exempt from the payment of the taxes imposed under the Corporation Tax Law by Section 23701a, 23701b, 23701d, 23701e, 23701f, 23701g, 23701k, 23701l, or 23701w of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

2. A mobile home park association of a mobile home park that is situated in the city.

3. Senior citizen organizations.

4. Charitable organizations affiliated with a school district.

B. The application must be in a form prescribed by the license official and must be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee in an amount determined by resolution of the city council. The following documentation must be attached to the application, as applicable:

1. A certificate issued by the Franchise Tax Board certifying that the applicant is exempt from the payment of the taxes imposed under the Corporation Tax Law pursuant to Section 23701a, 23701b, 23701d, 23701e, 23701f, 23701g, 23701k, 23701l, or 23701w of the Revenue and Taxation Code. In lieu of a certificate issued by the Franchise Tax Board, the license official may refer to the Franchise Tax Board's Internet Web site to verify that the applicant is exempt from the payment of the taxes imposed under the Corporation Tax Law.

2. Other evidence as the license official determines is necessary to verify that the applicant is a duly organized mobile home park association of a mobile home park situated in the City.

(Ord. No. 1131, § 2, 11-16-2016)

The license may not be issued until the license official has verified the facts stated in the application and determined that the applicant is qualified.

(Ord. No. 1131, § 2, 11-16-2016)

A license issued pursuant to this chapter will be valid until the end of the calendar year, at which time the license will expire. A new license may only be obtained upon filing a new application and payment of the applicable license fee. The fact that a license has been issued to an applicant creates no vested right on the part of the licensee to continue to offer bingo for play. The city expressly reserves the right to amend or repeal this chapter at any time. If this chapter is repealed, all licenses issued pursuant to this chapter will cease to be effective for any purpose on the effective date of the repealing ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1131, § 2, 11-16-2016)

A. Any license issued pursuant to this chapter is subject to the conditions contained in Sections 326.3 and 326.4 of the Penal Code, and each licensee must comply with the requirements of those provisions.

B. Each license issued pursuant to this chapter is subject to the following additional conditions:

1. Bingo games may not be conducted by any licensee on more than two days during any week, except that a licensee may hold one additional game, at its election, in each calendar quarter.

2. The licensed organization is responsible for ensuring that the conditions of this chapter and Sections 326.3 and 326.4 of the Penal Code are complied with by the organization and its officers and members.

3. A violation of any conditions of the license or the applicable provisions of the Penal Code will constitute cause for the revocation of the organization's license. Upon notice to a licensed organization of a proposed license revocation, if requested by the licensee, the city council will hold a public hearing before revoking any license issued pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1131, § 2, 11-16-2016)