5.32.060 Employee work permits.
Cardroom employees must obtain a work permit from the chief of police. “Cardroom employees,” for the purposes of this chapter, are defined as dealers, overseers and others directly connected with the operation and supervision of the card tables, and excluding waitresses, bartenders, culinary workers and others not directly connected with such operation and supervision. Applications for such work permits shall be submitted under oath and shall contain a statement of the past criminal record, if any, of the applicant and such information as may be deemed necessary by the chief of police to determine whether the applicant is a proper person to be issued a cardroom work permit. The application shall also be accompanied by fingerprints and a recent photograph of the applicant. The chief of police shall deny to such applicant a work permit if:
A. Such applicant has previously been convicted of a 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; or
B. Conviction of the applicant for any misdemeanor involving dishonesty or moral turpitude within the ten-year period immediately preceding the submission of the application, unless the applicant has been granted relief pursuant to Section 1203.4, 11203.4a or 1203.45 of the Penal Code; provided, however, that the granting of relief pursuant to Section 1203.4, 1203.4a or 1203.45 of the Penal Code shall not constitute a limitation on the discretion of the chief of police to consider the factors set forth in Section 19847 or affect the applicant’s burden under Section 19848 of the Business and Professions Code; or
C. Association of the applicant with criminal profiteering activity or organized crime, as defined by Section 186.2 of the Penal Code; or
D. Contumacious defiance by the applicant of any legislative investigatory body, or other official investigatory body of any state or of the United States, when the 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 in Section 186.2 of the Penal Code; or
E. The applicant is less than twenty-one years of age.
F. The Division of Gambling Control of the Department of Justice, State of California, may object to the issuance of a work permit for any cause deemed reasonable by the Division. If the Division objects to the issuance of the work permit, the work permit shall be denied. Any person whose application for a work permit has been denied because of an objection by the Division may apply to the California Gambling Control Commission for an evidentiary hearing in accordance with regulations of the Commission.
Each application for a work permit shall be accompanied by an annual nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the city council and the work permit shall be valid for a period of one year from date of issuance. The application fee shall not be returned in the event such work permit is refused, revoked or suspended as hereinafter provided. Only one such work permit shall be required each year, even though the holder of such work permit may change his or her place of employment within the city. (Ord. 99-20 § 1, 1999)