§ 4-1.1007. Denial of License and Appeals Therefrom.

The Police Chief or his or her designee, may refuse to issue a bingo license if, after consideration of the application and any other papers, records and investigations he/she deems relevant, it is determined that the operation of a bingo game would be in violation of the California Penal Code, this article, or any City zoning or building law or regulation.

In addition, the Police Chief has discretion to refuse to issue a bingo license if the applicant has done any act involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit with intent to substantially benefit him or herself, or another, or substantially injure another and the Police Chief concludes that by reason of the crime or act the applicant may not direct, run, manage or oversee a bingo operation in a law abiding manner or in a manner which does not subject patrons of the bingo operation to risk of harm or criminal, deceitful or otherwise unethical practices.

Upon denial of a license, the appeal procedure provided in this article shall be applicable.

Bingo games within the City of Modesto must be played, at all times, pursuant to the license granted hereunder, the organization so licensed shall maintain an affidavit under penalty of perjury which shall contain the current update of the information originally set forth in tile application for the license.

(Added by Ord. 3176-C.S., § 1, effective 7-6-00)