5.12.040 Cardroom permit—Conditions of denial—Appeal.

(A) The chief shall deny an original or renewal of a cardroom permit application to any applicant who is disqualified for any of the following reasons:

(1) Failure of the applicant to clearly establish eligibility and qualification in accordance with this chapter;

(2) Failure of the applicant to provide the information, documentation and assurances required by this chapter or requested by the chief, or failure of the applicant to reveal any fact material to qualifications, or the supplying of information that is untrue or misleading as to a material fact pertaining to the qualification criteria;

(3) Conviction of the applicant of any felony, including a conviction by a federal court or a court in another state for a crime that would constitute a felony if committed in California;

(4) Conviction of the applicant of any misdemeanor involving dishonesty or moral turpitude within the ten-year period immediately preceding the submission of the application;

(5) Association of the applicant with criminal profiteering activity or organized crime, as defined by Penal Code Section 186.2;

(6) Contumacious defiance by the applicant of any legislative investigatory body, or other official investigatory body of any state or of the United States, when that body is engaged in the investigation of crimes relating to gambling, official corruption related to gambling activities, or criminal profiteering activity or organized crime, as defined by Penal Code Section 186.2;

(7) The applicant is less than twenty-one years of age.

(B) The action of the chief denying a cardroom permit on the basis of this section shall be subject to appeal to the city council. Notice of such appeal shall be filed with the city clerk within ten days after notice of denial of the permit. Upon failure to file notice of appeal within the ten day period, the action of the chief denying the permit shall be final and conclusive.