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Article V — Bingo Games.

Sec. 4-64. - Contents of application.

Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Sonoma County

Said application for a permit shall contain the following:

(1)

The name of the applicant organization and a statement that applicant is an eligible organization under Section 4-60.

(2)

The name and signature of at least two (2) officers, including the presiding officer of the organization.

(3)

The particular property within the County of Sonoma, including the street number, owned or leased by the applicant, used by such applicant for an office or for performance of the purposes for which the applicant is organized, on which bingo games will be conducted.

(4)

The name and signature and title of the appropriate county department head if bingo games are to be conducted in county facilities.

(5)

Proposed days of week and hours of day for conduct of bingo games.

(6)

That the applicant agrees to conduct bingo games in strict accordance with the provisions of section 326.5 of the Penal Code and this article, as they may be amended from time to time, and agrees that the permit to conduct bingo games may be revoked by the sheriff upon violation of any of such provisions.

(7)

Said application shall be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury.

(8)

An annual permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or a fee not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), as fixed by resolution of the board of supervisors, shall accompany the application. If an application for a permit is denied, 1/2 of any fee paid shall be refunded.

(9)

The applicant shall also submit, as applicable, a certificate of determination of exemption under sections 23701 (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (i), of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or a letter of good standing from the exemption division of the Franchise Tax Board in Sacramento, showing exemption under said sections. If an applicant applies as a mobile home park association or senior citizens organization, the sheriff shall determine whether the organization possesses that status.

(10)

Upon the change of any of the information required in this section, an amendment to the application must be sent to the sheriff.

(Ord. No. 2472.)

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