Kansas Statutes 75-5180. Same; revocation or suspension of license; hearings; procedure; injunctions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-5180
- Act: means the Kansas charitable gaming act. See Kansas Statutes 75-5173
- Administrator: means the administrator of charitable gaming designated by the secretary pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-5173
- Charitable gaming: means bingo, including call bingo, and instant bingo and charitable raffles. See Kansas Statutes 75-5173
- games of bingo: means the games of call bingo and instant bingo. See Kansas Statutes 75-5173
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Lessor: means the owner, co-owner, lessor or sublessor of premises upon which a licensee is permitted to manage, operate or conduct games of bingo. See Kansas Statutes 75-5173
- Licensee: means any nonprofit organization holding a license to manage, operate or conduct games of bingo or charitable raffles pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-5173
- Person: means any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust or association. See Kansas Statutes 75-5173
- Premises: means any room, hall, building, enclosure or outdoor area used for the management, operation or conduct of a game of bingo by a licensee. See Kansas Statutes 75-5173
- Raffle: means a game of chance in which each participant buys a ticket or tickets from a nonprofit organization with each ticket providing an equal chance to win a prize and the winner being determined by a random drawing. See Kansas Statutes 75-5173
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) The administrator, after a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, may revoke or suspend any license or registration certificate issued under the provisions of this act for any of the following reasons:
(1) The licensee or registrant has obtained the license or registration certificate by giving false information in the application therefor;
(2) the licensee or registrant has violated any of the laws of the state of Kansas or provisions of this act or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto for the registration, licensing, taxing, management, conduct or operation of games of bingo or raffles; or
(3) the licensee or registrant has become ineligible to obtain a license under this act.
(b) Any action of the administrator pursuant to subsection (a) is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act. In case of the revocation of the license of any licensee or the registration of any registrant, no new license or registration shall be issued to such lessor, sublessor or organization, or any person acting for or on its behalf, for a period of six months thereafter. No revocation or suspension of a license or registration certificate shall be for a period in excess of one year if the applicant otherwise is qualified on the date the applicant makes a new application therefor.
(c) The administrator is hereby authorized to enjoin any person from managing, operating or conducting any raffle or any games of bingo, or from leasing any premises for such purposes, if such person does not possess a valid license or registration certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of the Kansas charitable gaming act. The administrator shall be entitled to have an order restraining such person from managing, operating or conducting any raffle or any games of bingo or for any other purpose contrary to the provisions of the Kansas charitable gaming act or from leasing premises for any of such purposes. No bond shall be required for any such restraining order, nor for any temporary or permanent injunction issued in such proceedings.