New Jersey § 5:8-103

§ 5:8-103.

The governing body of the municipality shall make an investigation of the qualifications

of each applicant and the merits of each application, with due expedition after the

filing of the application, and if it shall determine that the applicant is duly qualified

to hold, operate and conduct amusement games under the provisions of this act governing

the issuance of licenses to hold, operate and conduct amusement games and the rules

and regulations governing the holding, operation and conduct thereof in the municipality;

that the individual applicant and the officers, directors and stockholders of any

corporation holding 5% or more of the capital stock of any corporate applicant, as

well as the partners or members, as the case may be, of any partnership, association

or organization applicant, are persons of good moral character and have never been

convicted of a crime or that such a disqualification has been removed by the commissioner;

that such amusement games are to be held, operated and conducted in accordance with

the provisions of this act and in accordance with the rules and regulations governing

the holding, operation and conduct thereof and if the governing body is satisfied

that the prize or prizes to be offered and given in any single game shall be of merchandise

only of a retail value not in excess of $15.00 and that no such prize or prizes will

be redeemed or redeemable, directly or indirectly, for money, it shall issue a license

to the applicant for the holding, operation and conduct of said amusement games applied

for, accordingly, upon payment of a license fee or fees to be fixed by the governing

body by ordinance taking into consideration the number of days or period upon or during

which the licensee shall be authorized to operate or conduct the games, the number

of units employed therein, the number of places, the number of specific kinds of games

to be conducted and the number of persons who may become players of the games at any

one time, but in no case less than $10.00 for any one license for a period of 1 year

or for a lesser term. Any person who would be disqualified from holding a license under this act by reason

of a conviction for a crime may apply to the commissioner for removal of the disqualification. Such application may be made upon the expiration of a period of 5 years from the

date of conviction or, if the applicant had been confined under sentence imposed as

a result of the conviction, from the date of unrevoked release from that confinement. If the commissioner shall find that the applicant has conducted himself in a law

abiding manner since his conviction or release from confinement and that the association

of the applicant will not be contrary to the public interest, the commissioner shall

remove such disqualification. Whenever any change shall occur in the facts as set forth in any application for license,

the licensee shall file with the municipal governing body and the commissioner a notice

in writing of such change within 10 days after the occurrence thereof, and said notice

of change shall thereupon become part of said application. No license for the holding, operation and conduct of any game or games of amusement

shall be issued under this act which shall be effective for a period of more than

1 year.