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Timestamp: 2019-12-12 09:31:56
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 408', '§ 268']

City of Crystal Lake, IL Raffles
§ 408-2 License required.
§ 408-3 Application for license.
§ 408-4 Restrictions on issuance of licenses.
§ 408-5 Conduct of raffles.
§ 408-6 Limitations on licenses.
§ 408-7 Raffles manager; bond.
§ 408-8 Records.
Chapter 408 Raffles
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Crystal Lake 1-19-1993 (Art. IV, Ch. I, Section P, of the 1993 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
An organization or institution organized and operated to benefit an indefinite number of the public. The services rendered to those eligible for benefits must also confer some benefit on the public.
A form of lottery, as defined in Chapter 38, Section 28-2(b), Illinois Compiled Statutes, of the "Criminal Code of 1961"[1] conducted by an organization licensed under this chapter in which:
Any church, congregation, society or organization founded for the purpose of religious worship.
An organization or association comprised of members which are substantially veterans and spouses, widows or widowers of veterans, the primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its membership and to provide assistance to the general public in such a way as to confer a public benefit.
Editor's Note: See 720 ILCS 5/28-2.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to conduct raffles or chances within the City of Crystal Lake unless the person, firm or corporation has a valid license issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Licenses shall be issued only to bona fide religious, charitable, labor, fraternal, educational or veteran organizations that operate without profit to their members and which have been in existence continuously for a period of five years immediately before making application for a license and which have been during that entire five-year period a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out their objects, or to a nonprofit fund-raising organization that the licensing authority determines is organized for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as the result of an illness, disability, accident or disaster.
Applications for such licenses shall be made to the City Manager or his/her designated representative, signed by the applicant or its duly authorized representatives and verified by oath or affidavit, and shall contain the following information and statements:
Names, ages and addresses of the applicant in the case of an individual or in such other case by the duly authorized representatives of the applicant, the date of incorporation of any corporation, the date of formation of any club, the objects for which a club or corporation was formed, the names and addresses of the officers and directors of any club, the name and address of the local representative of any church.
The character of business of the applicant and in the case of a corporation the objects for which it was formed.
The location and description of the premises or place of business upon which the raffle will be held.
The area or areas within the City in which raffle chances will be sold or issued, the time period during which raffle chances will be sold or issued, the time of determination of winning chances and the method by which the winning chance will be determined.
A statement attesting to the not-for-profit character of the respective licensee organization signed by the presiding officer and secretary of that organization.
A statement that applicant has never been convicted of a felony and is not disqualified to receive a license by reason of any matter or thing contained in this chapter, other ordinances of this City, laws of the State of Illinois or of the United States of America.
A statement that the applicant will not violate any of the laws of the State of Illinois or of the United States or any ordinances of this City in the conduct of the raffle.
A statement that the applicant will not allow gambling devices or gambling on the premises where the drawing will be held, except for the use or operation of such video gaming terminals for which a video gaming terminal permit has been issued and which is lawfully operated within a licensed establishment, in accordance with the provisions of § 268-3 of this Code.
A person who, at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate, more than 5% of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than residence within the City.
Any person who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter.
A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the passage of this chapter or shall have forfeited bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation.
Any law enforcing public official, any City Manager, any Mayor, Alderman, or member of the City Council or commission, or any President or member of a county board, and no such official shall be interested in any way, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture for sale, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor.
A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as proscribed by any part of Subsection (a)(3) through (a)(10) of Section 28-1, or as proscribed by Section 28-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, approved July 28, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended as contained in Illinois Compiled Statutes 1961, Chapter 38, Section 28-1, 28-3[1] or as proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions.
Editor's Note: See 720 ILCS 5/28-1 and 720 ILCS 5/28-3.
A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 20% of the stock of such corporation has been issued a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp for the current tax period.
A licensee may rent a premises on which to determine the winning chance or chances in a raffle only from an organization which is also licensed under this chapter.
No person under the age of 18 years may participate in the conducting of raffles or chances. A person under the age of 18 years may be within the area where winning chances are being determined only when accompanied by his/her parents or guardian.
A license authorizes the licensee to conduct raffles as defined in this chapter. Each such license is valid for one raffle or for a specified number of raffles to be conducted during a specified period not to exceed one year.
All raffle tickets which are sold off the premises upon which the raffle is to be held shall contain the license number issued by the City.
The aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded by the licensee in a single raffle. In no event shall the aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise exceed the sum of $250,000 in a single raffle,
[Amended 7-17-2001 by Ord. No. 5436]
The maximum retail value of each prize awarded by the licensee in a single raffle. In no event shall the aggregate retail value of any prize or merchandise exceed the sum of $250,000 in a single raffle.
The maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold by the licensee, provided that the licensee shall submit to the City Manager or his/her designated representative the aggregate retail value of all of the prizes or merchandise to be awarded, the total number of chances which may be issued or sold and the projected net proceeds as defined by this chapter which shall be the basis in determining the maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance. Upon receipt of all of the foregoing information, the City Manager or his/her designated representative shall review and approve the maximum price for each raffle chance, or in the event the City Manager or his/her designated representative does not approve the price-per-raffle chance, he/she shall communicate the reason for such denial to the person applying for the license within 10 days of receipt of application for the proposed license.
The maximum number of days during which chances may be issued or sold.
Except as is provided in Subsection C(3), the City Manager or his/her designated representative shall have 30 days in which to approve or disapprove the license applied for. In the event the City Manager or his/her designated representative shall fail to take action within the thirty-day period, in the event they would disapprove the license applied for, or in the event they would fail to approve the maximum price charged for each raffle chance pursuant to Subsection C(3), the applicant shall have the right upon written receipt to appeal that decision to the Mayor and City Council at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting. The Mayor and City Council shall have the right to review the application and approve or deny issuance of the license applied for.
The City Manager or his/her designated representative may revoke any licenses issued by the City if it is determined that the licensee has violated any provision of this chapter.
Operation and conduct of raffles shall be under the supervision of a single raffles manager designated by the person or organization making application for a license. The manager shall give a fidelity bond in an amount not less than the anticipated gross receipts for each raffle. The bond shall be in favor of the organization and conditioned upon his/her honesty in the performance of duties. The bond shall also provide that notice be given in writing to the City of Crystal Lake not less than 30 days prior to its cancellation. The City Manager or his/her designated representative is authorized to waive the requirement for a bond by including a waiver provision in the license issued, provided that the license containing such waiver provision shall be granted only by unanimous vote of the members of the licensed organization.
Each organization licensed to conduct raffles and changes shall keep records of its gross receipts, expenses and net proceeds for each single gathering or occasion at which winning chances are determined. All deductions from gross receipts for each single gathering or occasion shall be documented with receipts or other records indicating the amount, a description of the purchased item or service or other reason for the deduction, and the recipient. The distribution of net proceeds shall be itemized as to payee, purpose, amount and date of payment.
Gross receipts from the operation of raffles programs shall be segregated from other revenues of the organization, including bingo gross receipts, if bingo games are also conducted by the same nonprofit organization pursuant to a license therefor issued by the Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois, and placed in a separate account. Each organization shall have separate records of its raffles. The person who accounts for gross receipts, expenses and net proceeds from the operation of raffles shall not be the same person who accounts for other revenues of the organization.
Each organization licensed to conduct raffles shall report monthly to its membership, and to the City of Crystal Lake, its gross receipts, expenses and net proceeds from raffles, and the distribution of net proceeds itemized as required in this section.