(A) Licenses shall be issued only to bona fide religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational, veterans' organizations, as defined in § 110.15, or other bona fide not-for-profit organizations which operate without a 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 had during that entire five-year period engaged in carrying out their objectives; or to a non-profit fundraising organization organized for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardships as the result of an illness, disability, accident, or disaster or to any law enforcement agencies or associations that represent law enforcement officials.
(B) The following are ineligible for any license under this subchapter:
(1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony;
(2) Any person who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter;
(3) Any person who is not of good moral character;
(4) Any firm or corporation in which a person defined in subsections (B)(1), (B)(2), or (B)(3) above has a proprietary, equitable or credit interest, or in which the person is active or employed;
(5) Any organization in which a person defined in subsections (B)(1), (B)(2), or (B)(3) above is an officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not; and
(6) Any organization in which a person defined in subsections (B)(1), (B)(2), or (B)(3) above is to participate in the management or operation of a raffle as defined in the Illinois Raffles Act.
(1977 Code, § 3:6-13) (Ord. passed 11-13-2001; Ord. 20-0419, passed 3-10-2020; Ord. 20-0419, passed 3-10-2020)