§ 12-34 PLAYING OF MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE BY PERSONS UNDER 16 PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION; POSTING OF SIGNS.

   (a)   No minor child under the age of sixteen years, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, shall be permitted to play any mechanical amusement device; provided, that such minor child shall not be prohibited from operating and playing any pool table, equipped as a mechanical amusement device, if suitable proof of age, such as Michigan driver’s license or nondriver’s identification shall be presented upon demand.

   (b)   Any person owning, controlling or having general supervision of any premises in which a mechanical amusement device is located shall not permit any minor child under the age of sixteen years to play such machines unless such child shall be accompanied by parent or legal guardian.

   (c)   At any place within the City of Flint where a mechanical amusement device is located there shall be conspicuously posted a sign no smaller than one square foot in area, containing the warning: “It is unlawful for persons under sixteen years of age to play these machines unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian,” such sign shall be located within ten (10) feet of any mechanical amusement device, unless it can be demonstrated impractical to do so, at which point the sign(s) may be posted in some other conspicuous place. If more than five (5) devices are located in any building an additional sign containing the language set forth above shall be required to be posted in close proximity to such additional machines. Additional signs shall be required to be posted as the number of mechanical amusement devices increases in the same ratio of one to five. Failure to post signs as set forth above shall be a violation of this article.

   (d)   Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Such conviction may result in the revocation of a license as indicated in §§ 12-32 and 12-35 hereof.

(Ord. 599, passed 10-8-1945; Ord. 1839, passed 5-10-1965; Ord. 2249, passed 3-15-1971; Ord. 2831, passed 4-26-1982)

§ 12-35 PENALTIES.

   The following penalties shall apply to any individual, partnership, club, association, company or corporation found to be in violation of the requirements set forth in this article:

   (a)   A finding of a violation of this article in the District Court may result in a fine not to exceed five hundred ($500.00) dollars and/or other penalty to be determined by the court.

   (b)   Upon a first determination of, or a single instance of, a violation or conviction as set forth in § 12-32 hereof, the City Council may choose to suspend the license granted under the provisions of this article for a period of time ranging from six (6) months to one (1) year.

   (c)   Upon a second determination of a violation or conviction, or upon a first determination of multiple violations or convictions as set forth in § 12-32 hereof, the City Council may choose to suspend the license granted under the provisions of this article for a period of time ranging from six (6) months to two (2) years, or the Council may choose to revoke the license.

(Ord. 599, passed 10-8-1945; Ord. 2831, passed 4-26-1982; Ord. 2936, passed 1-28-1985)

§ 12-36 USE OF MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE WHICH CONTAINS PAYOFF DEVICE PROHIBITED.

   No operator shall install or permit the use of a mechanical amusement device which contains an automatic payoff device for the return of slugs, money, coins, checks, tokens, or merchandise which provides for such payoff by any other manner.

(Ord. 599, passed 10-8-1945; Ord. 1671, passed 5-7-1962; Ord. 2831, passed 4-26-1982)

§ 12-37 DESTRUCTION OF MACHINES USED IN VIOLATION.

   Any machine, apparatus, contrivance or device which shall have been made use of in violation of the terms of this ordinance may be seized and destroyed in compliance with the terms and provisions in the statutes of this State of Michigan relating to gaming devices.

(Ord. 599, passed 10-8-1945)

ARTICLE V. COIN-OPERATED LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING FACILITIES

§ 12-38 “PUBLIC COIN-OPERATED LAUNDRY OR DRY CLEANING OPERATION” DEFINED.

   PUBLIC COIN-OPERATED LAUNDRY or DRY CLEANING OPERATION. A public establishment or place of business conducted for the purpose of washing, cleaning, drying and laundering clothes and other washable materials and dry cleaning clothing and other materials in a customer-operated laundry and cleaning equipment.

(Ord. 1741, passed 9-30-1963)

§ 12-39 LICENSE — REQUIRED.

   No person, co-partnership, firm or corporation shall operate a public coin-operated facility as defined herein within the corporate limits of the City of Flint without first having obtained a license therefor from the City Clerk.

(Ord. 1741, passed 9-30-1963)