The purpose of this chapter to prescribe the exclusive procedure for licensing public dances in the unincorporated area of the County attended by persons 14 or more years of age but under 20 years of age.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7603 (N.S.), effective 4-13-89; amended by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07)
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
(a) "Adult" means any person 21 years of age or over.
(b) "Adult sponsoring group" means a nonprofit organization, one of whose objectives is to sponsor, regulate and control youth activities and child welfare, and which assumes full and complete responsibility for the direction of a teen-age dance.
(c) "Police officer" includes any private police officer, any peace officer, whether on-duty or off-duty, reserve deputy or special deputy, employed by any public agency or political subdivision.
(d) "Teen-ager" means any person 14 or more years of age but under 20 years of age.
(e) "Teen-age dance" means a dance attended by a teen-ager unaccompanied by his parent or guardian.
(f) "Youth service organization" includes any nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to provide moral or spiritual development, education, or recreation for teen-agers, and which is exempted from the payment of the bank and corporation tax required by sections 23701a, 23701b, 23701d, 23701e, 23701f, 23701g, 23701k, 23701l, 23701t and 23701w of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7428 (N.S.), effective 2-4-88; amended by Ord. No. 7783 (N.S.), effective 8-30-90; amended by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07)
State law reference(s)--Exemptions from bank and corporation tax, Revenue and Taxation Code, § 23701.
Unless exempt, as provided in this chapter, no person shall conduct or sponsor a teen-age dance in the unincorporated area of the County without license from the Issuing Officer. The Sheriff shall be the Issuing Officer for a license issued under this chapter. The license required by this chapter shall be obtained pursuant to sections 21.101 et seq. and the procedures described below.
(Amended by Ord. No. 5200 (N.S.), effective 8-10-78; amended by Ord. No. 7783 (N.S.), effective 8-30-90; amended by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07)
The Issuing Officer may issue the following classes of teen-age dance licenses:
(a) A Class "A" license which is issued for one calendar year.
(b) A Class "B" license which is issued for one day or one night only. This license expires at midnight on the day for which it is issued and cannot be renewed.
(Amended by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07)
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