Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 1637 - Raffles; nonprofit organizations; limited licenses

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1. Bailey  93rd           2. Childers  13th          3. Benefield  96th
4. Powell  23rd


House Comm: Ind        /                Senate Comm: C Aff      /                                   
House Vote: Yeas 163   Nays 0           Senate Vote: Yeas 48  Nays 0                                
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               House          Action         Senate                                                 
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              2/8/96   Read 1st Time         3/6/96                                                 
              2/9/96   Read 2nd Time         3/12/96                                                
              2/26/96  Favorably Reported    3/8/96                                                 
              Sub      Committee Amend/Sub                                                          
              3/5/96   Read 3rd Time         3/15/96                                                
              3/5/96   Passed/Adopted        3/15/96                                                
              CS       Comm/Floor Amend/Sub                                                         
              3/25/96  Sent to Governor                                                             
              4/9/96   Signed by Governor                                                           
              853      Act/Veto Number                                                              
              7/1/96   Effective Date                                                               
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Code Sections amended: 16-12-22.1                                                                   


HB 1637                                           LC 18 7483S






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Code Section 16-12-22.1 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to raffles operated by
  1- 3  nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, so as to change certain
  1- 4  provisions regarding annual fees; to change certain
  1- 5  provisions regarding special limited licenses to conduct
  1- 6  raffles; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Code Section 16-12-22.1 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1- 9  Annotated, relating to raffles operated by nonprofit,
  1-10  tax-exempt organizations, is amended by striking paragraph
  1-11  (1) of subsection (d) and inserting in its place a new
  1-12  paragraph (1) to read as follows:

  1-13      "(d)(1) Any nonprofit, tax-exempt organization desiring
  1-14      to obtain a license to operate raffles shall make
  1-15      application to the sheriff on forms prescribed by the
  1-16      sheriff. and shall pay The sheriff may require the
  1-17      payment of an annual fee of not to exceed $100.00.  No
  1-18      license shall be issued to any nonprofit, tax-exempt
  1-19      organization unless the organization has been in
  1-20      existence for 24 months immediately prior to the
  1-21      issuance of the license.  The license will expire at
  1-22      12:00 Midnight on December 31 following the granting of
  1-23      the license.  Renewal applications for each calendar
  1-24      year shall be filed with the sheriff prior to January 1
  1-25      of each year and shall be on a form prescribed by the
  1-26      sheriff."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-27  Said Code section is further amended by striking subsection
  1-28  (g) and inserting in its place a new subsection (g) to read
  1-29  as follows:

  1-30    "(g) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Code
  1-31    section, the sheriff, upon receiving written evidence of



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                                                 LC 18 7483S

  2- 1    the bona fide nonprofit, tax-exempt status of the
  2- 2    applicant organization, application therefor, shall be
  2- 3    authorized to issue a special limited license to a
  2- 4    nonprofit, tax-exempt organization which will allow it to
  2- 5    operate up to three raffles during a calendar year. Each
  2- 6    such single raffle shall be conducted in its entirety
  2- 7    during a period not to exceed 30 days. In such cases, the
  2- 8    sheriff shall waive the application and license fee
  2- 9    provided for in subsection (d) of this Code section and
  2-10    the annual report provided for in subsection (j) of this
  2-11    Code section."

                         SECTION 3.

  2-12  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2-13  repealed.

































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