San Jose Police Department, CA
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Effective July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
San Jose Police Department – Division of Gaming Control
(All payments are due upon intake)
| Fee Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Appeal Hearing Deposit | The amount of anticipated costs, as determined by the City Attorney on a case-by-case basis, including, but not limited to, the fee charged by the hearing officer and any other associated costs of recording the hearing. |
| Cardroom License Application Fee Deposit
Note: The amounts will be specified in a guideline Schedule of Costs and Charges that will be published, maintained, and updated by the Administrator of Gaming Control. |
Cost of application processing, investigation, and holding the licensing hearing before the Police Chief, billed at top salary step, including benefits and overhead plus any actual costs such as, but not limited to, transportation, travel and lodging for any City employees. An application for a license shall be accompanied by the deposit of a sum of money that, in the judgment of the Administrator, will be adequate to pay the anticipated costs and charges incurred in the investigation and processing of the application. Any portion of the deposit received from an applicant, cardroom permittee, or funding source that exceeds the actual costs and charges incurred in the investigation, processing of the application, and licensing hearing shall be refunded by the Administrator upon completion of the relevant proceedings. |
| Cardroom Permit | $1,000 per year |
| Cardroom Permit Amendment Fee | $5,000 per amendment |
| Cardroom Regulation Fee | $1,077,536 per Cardroom per year |
| Professional Service Fee for Consultant Hired for Financial and Compliance Review and Oversight by Administrator | Actual cost to the City of professional services performed in connection with an independent financial audit or review or a compliance audit or review of a permitted Cardroom |
| Work Permit Fees - New (Civilian Administration) | $401 per employee initial issue, plus fees for two (2) sets of fingerprint cards, plus current State and FBI fingerprinting fees |
| Work Permit Fees - New (Sworn Administration) | $615 per employee initial issue, plus fees for two (2) sets of fingerprint cards, plus current State and FBI fingerprinting fees |
| Work Permit Fees - Renewal (Civilian Administration) | $401 per employee plus fees for two (2) sets of fingerprint cards, plus current State and FBI fingerprinting fees |
| Work Permit Fees - Renewal (Sworn Administration) | $515 per employee plus fee for two (2) sets of fingerprint cards, plus current State and FBI fingerprinting fees |
| Work Permit Fees - Employee / Transfer Fee | $301 Per Transfer |
| Fingerprints | $55 per fingerprint session (in addition to any fee charged by the State Department of Justice) |
For the complete text of Title 16, refer to the San Jose Municipal Code.