Title 12174 · Code of Ordinances

Sec. 692.501. - Major violations.

Citation: Jacksonville, FL Code of Ordinances § 692.501.

Section: 692.501.

A person who, knowingly and wilfully: (a) Uses any room, house, building, boat, vehicle, structure or place owned or leased by him, which room, house, building, boat, vehicle, structure or place is either: (1) Not included in an approved application for a class C license and covered by a current and valid class C license issued under this Chapter; or (2) Not covered by a licensed organization and being at the time used to conduct a bingo game for its own benefits; For the conduct of a bingo game by a person not holding a current and valid class A or class B license issued under this Chapter, or acquiesces in or consents to this use; (b) Conducts a bingo game without at the time having a current and valid class A or class B license issued under this Chapter; (c) Gives, offers or distributes any service or thing of value to encourage or entice participation in the play of any bingo game, contrary to the prohibition of Section 692.302 (c); (d) Being at the time a licensed organization, permits its name to be used in connection with a bingo game that is conducted by any other person, contrary to the prohibition of Section 692.303 (a), or acquiesces in such use; (e) Leases, subleases, assigns or rents a premises for the conduct of bingo, or agrees to the use of any premises for the conduct of bingo, without at the time having a current and valid class C license issued under this Chapter; (f) Being at the time a lessor, conducts, assists or participates in the conduct of bingo, or renders any service or offers, distributes or gives anything of value to anyone conducting, assisting or participating in the conduct of bingo or to any member of a licensed organization, contrary to the prohibition of Section 692.304 (b); Shall, upon conviction of a first offense, be guilty of a class D offense. A person convicted of a second offense under this Section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment of not more than six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense under this Section, after having been twice convicted already, shall, for each such conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000 or to imprisonment of not more than one year, or to both a fine and imprisonment. For violations that are of a continuing nature, each day that the violation continues shall be a separate offense. (Ord. 78-1324-661, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1) Note— Former § 405.501.