Fillmore Municipal Code Ch. 15.45 Bingo Game Licenses

"Bingo game" means a game of chance in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card which conform to numbers or symbols selected at random.

(Ord. 482 § 1 (part), 1976)

Upon written application and payment of the fee set from time to time by resolution of the council, the chief of police is authorized to issue a license for a bingo game, pursuant to Penal Code Section 326.5, for the period through June 30th of any given year. The application shall be in the form of a declaration under penalty of perjury and shall show the following:

(1) The organization's name and address;

(2) The premises upon which the game will be played, and a statement that those premises are owned or leased by the organization and used by it for an office or performance of the purpose for which it is organized;

(3) Proof of its exempt status as shown by a determination issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701(d);

(4) Proof of the authority of the person making the declaration to file the application on behalf of the organization.

(Ord. 482 § 1 (part), 1976)

Upon receipt of the application for a bingo game license, the chief of police shall process the application and notify any public department or agency that has a legitimate interest in the grant or denial of the application. The chief of police shall grant or deny the application and notify the applicant of his action within thirty days of its receipt.

(Ord. 482 § 1 (part), 1976)

The applicant can petition the council to review the denial of an application for a bingo game license.

(Ord. 482 § 1 (part), 1976)

The chief of police can petition the council to revoke any bingo game license for a period of one year on the grounds as follows:

(1) The organization has not conducted a bingo game in accordance with this chapter and Penal Code Section 326.5; or

(2) The organization's application for license contains any material misrepresentation.

(Ord. 482 § 1 (part), 1976)

A petitioner shall file a written statement with the city clerk requesting a hearing before the council and indicating the basis for the petition. The city clerk shall set the hearing within thirty days and give notice to the chief of police, in the event of an appeal, and to the licensed organization, in the event of a request for revocation. At the hearing before the council, the petitioner shall have the burden of proof.

(Ord. 482 § 1 (part), 1976)

The organization shall maintain accurate records of the receipts and disbursements of money in connection with its operation of bingo games during a period of not less than two years, and shall hold such records open to inspection and copying by the chief of police upon reasonable notice.

(Ord. 482 § 1 (part), 1976)