A. Any person seeking, to conduct or operate a raffle shall file an application therefore with the Commissioner on forms provided by the Commissioner. Said application shall contain the following information:
1. The name, address and type of organization;
2. The length of existence of the organization and, if incorporated, the date and state of
incorporation;
3. The name, address, telephone number, and date of birth of the organization’s presiding officer, secretary, raffles manager, and any other members responsible for the conduct and operation of the raffle;
4. The aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise to be awarded by the licensee in a single raffle;
5. The maximum retail value of each prize to be awarded by the licensee in a single raffle;
6. The maximum price which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold;
7. The maximum number of raffle chances to be issued;
8. The area or areas in which raffle chances will be sold or issued;
9. The time period during which raffle chances will be issued or sold;
10. The date, time, and location at which winning chances will be determined;
11. A sworn statement attesting that the applicant organization is a bona fide religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational or veterans’ organization that operates without profit to its members and has been in existence continuously for a period of 5 years immediately before making application for a raffle license and which has had during that entire 5–year period a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out their objects or as a non-profit fundraising organization, is organized for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as a result of an illness, disability, accident or disaster, as well as law enforcement agencies and statewide associations that represent law enforcement officials as provided for by Section 9 of the Raffles and Poker Runs Act, effective, August 19, 2015 and as hereafter amended, signed by the presiding officer and secretary of that organization;
12. A certificate signed by the presiding officer of the applicant organization attesting to the fact that the information contained in the application is true and correct;
13. A statement as to whether a license has been obtained by another unit of local government for the same raffle, and if so, whether a fidelity bond has been posted and in what amount; and
14. No cash prize in excess of $_____ (the amount reflected on each application) may be awarded; (A specific maximum dollar amount must be stated in the blank space; maximum amount should not exceed aggregate retail value of prizes for which proper license fee was paid.)
15. A sworn statement attesting that the applicant organization has no officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not, nor any person that is to participate in the management or operation of the raffle whose felony conviction will impair the person’s ability to engage in the licensed position signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of that organization excluding: juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors as defined in Section 5-105 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5-130 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or as hereafter amended; 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 nature of the offense required the individual to be tried as an adult; records of arrest not followed by a conviction; convictions overturned by a higher court; and convictions or arrests that have been sealed or expunged.
16. A sworn statement attesting that the applicant organization has no officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not, nor any person that is to participate in the management or operation of the raffle who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of that organization.
17. A sworn statement attesting that the applicant organization has no officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not, nor any person that is to participate in the management or operation of the raffle who is not of good moral character.
B. 1. A fee of $5.00 shall be charged by the County of McHenry and paid to the Commissioner at the time of application for a raffle license.
2. Said application fees are non-refundable even should the application be rejected by the Commissioner or the Law & Government/Liquor Committee.
(Ord. O-201505-12-020, § VII, passed 5-5-2015; Ord. 7470, passed 3-19-2019)