§ 10-86. Disqualification.  


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  • No license required by this division shall be issued to the following:

    (1)

    A lessor, charitable organization, authorized organization or associational group or organization if the representative or any principal officer thereof has, within five years of the date of the application, been convicted of any violation involving a theft or illegal gambling or any felony under the laws of this state, any other state or the United States or convicted of any violation or similar violation involving a theft or illegal gambling or any felony or crime of equal nature under the laws of any foreign nation.

    (2)

    A lessor whose representative or any of whose principal officers is less than 18 years of age.

    (3)

    A charitable organization, unless at the time it files an application it holds a valid certificate of exemption issued pursuant to section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or a similar exemption issued pursuant to section 528 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such exemption certificate must be displayed at the time of license application.

    (4)

    An authorized organization, unless at the time it files an application it holds a valid certificate of exemption issued pursuant to section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or a similar exemption certificate issued pursuant to section 528 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and it also submits its nonprofit articles of incorporation and charter or similar documents to demonstrate its nonprofit status and provides evidence in the form of a corporate charter, partnership agreement or similar documentation satisfactory to the county administrator that it has been in existence for a period of at least three years.

    (5)

    A lessor whose license under this article has previously been revoked, unless in each case the board of county commissioners shall specifically authorize the issuance of the license after it becomes satisfied that the reason for revocation has been corrected and steps have been taken to ensure that such problem will not arise in the future.

    (6)

    Use a computerized bingo card or conduct a computer bingo game.

(Code 1970, § 16½-87; Ord. No. 92-15, § 7, 10-27-92; Ord. No. 93-12, § 1, 4-20-93; Ord. No. 93-18, § 7, 6-8-93; Ord. No. 08-40, § 1, 9-23-08)