(A) Application for raffle licenses shall be made to the Director of Finance in writing on a form provided for that purpose. Application forms shall be made available by the Director of Finance at Village Hall.
(B) The application for a license must specify the area or areas within the village 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 location or locations at which winning chances will be determined. The application shall also contain a sworn statement attesting to the not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee organization, signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of that organization.
(C) The application shall contain such other information as necessary to determine eligibility.
(D) The application shall not require applicants to report the following information and the Village President shall not consider the following criminal history records in connection with an application for licensure:
(1) Juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors as defined in Section 5-105 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, subject to restrictions set for in Section 5-130 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
(2) Law enforcement records, court records, and conviction records of an individual who was 17 years old at the time of the offense and before January 1, 2014, unless the entire nature of the offense required the individual to be tried as an adult;
(3) Records of arrest not followed by a conviction;
(4) Convictions overturned by a higher court; and
(5) Convictions or arrests that have been sealed or expunged.
(E) No later than May 1 of each year, the village must prepare, publicly announce, and publish a report of summary statistical information relating to new and renewal license applications during the preceding calendar year. Each report shall show, at a minimum:
(1) The number of applicants for a new or renewal license under this chapter within the previous calendar year;
(2) The number of applicants for a new or renewal license under this chapter within the previous calendar year who had any criminal conviction;
(3) The number of applicants for a new or renewal license under this chapter in the previous calendar year who were granted a license;
(4) The number of applicants for a new or renewal license with a criminal conviction who were granted a license under this chapter within the previous calendar year;
(5) The number of applicants for a new or renewal license under this chapter within the previous calendar year who were denied a license; and
(6) The number of applicants for a new or renewal license with a criminal conviction who were denied a license under this chapter in the previous calendar year in whole or in part because of a prior conviction.
(Ord. 1084, passed 2-7-2018)