HB 1064 — GSC Clarifying Bingo License Statute.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 H 21 HOUSE BILL 1064 Committee Substitute Favorable 6/9/20 Short Title:

Representative Davis.

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Judiciary, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House May 8, 2020 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE BINGO LICENSE STATUTE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE GENERAL STATUTES COMMISSION,COMMISSION. AND TO MAKE ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

(a) An exempt organization may shall not operate a bingo game at a location without a license.ApplicationforabingolicenseshallbemadetotheStateBureauofInvestigationAlcohollicense. Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety on a form prescribed by the Bureau.

Division.Application for a bingo license shall be made to the State Bureau of Investigation on a form prescribed bythe Bureau.

The BureauBureaushall Division shall charge an annual application fee ofoftwo two hundred dollars ($200.00) to defray the cost of issuing bingo licenses and handling bingo audit reports.

This The license shall expireone yearafterthegrantingofthelicense.Thislicenseissuanceandmayberenewed yearly, annually if the applicant pays the application fee and files an audit with the Bureau Division pursuant to G.S.

*H1064-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (c) In order for an exempt organization to have a member familiar with the operation of bingo present on the premises at all times when bingo is being played and for this member to be *H1064-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 responsible for the receiving, reporting reporting, and depositing of all revenues received, the exempt organization may pay one member for conducting a bingo game.

(e) An exempt organization that wants to conduct only an annual or semiannual bingo game may apply to the State Bureau of Investigation Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety for a limited occasion permit.

The State Bureau of Investigation Division may require such any information as is reasonable and necessary to determine that the bingo game is conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Part but maymayPart. Part.

The DivisionBureau shall not require more information than previouslypreviouslyspecified specified in this section for application of a regular license.

The application shall be made to the Bureau Division on prescribed forms at least 30 days prior to the scheduled date of the bingo game.

14-309.11(b), the exempt organization shall file with the licensing agency DivisionBureau and local law-enforcement a report on prescribed forms no later than 30 days following the conduct of the bingo game for which the permit was obtained.

The Page 2 House Bill 1064-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 forms shall not require more information than specified in G.S.

Any licensed exempt organization may donate or loan its equipment or use of its premises to an exempt organization which that has secured a limited occasion permit provided such as long as the Page 2 House Bill 1064-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 arrangement is disclosed in the limited occasion permit application and is approved by the State Bureau of Investigation.

Division.Bureau.

Except as stated above, provided in this subsection, all provisions of this Part shall apply to any an exempt organization operating a bingo game under this provision.subsection." SECTIONSECTION2. 2.

G.S.

14-309.11 reads as rewritten:

"§ 14-309.11.

Accounting and use of proceeds.

… (b) An audit of the account required by subsection (a) of this section shall be prepared annually for the period of January 1 through December 31 or otherwise as directed by the State Bureau of Investigation Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety and shall be filed with the State Bureau of Investigation Division and the local law-enforcement agency at a time directed by the State Bureau of Investigation.

Division.

The audit shall be prepared on a form approved by the State Bureau of Investigation Division and shall include the following information:

(1) The number of bingo games conducted or sponsored by the exempt organization;

(2) The location and date at which each bingo game was conducted and the prize awarded;

(3) The gross receipts of each bingo game;

(4) The cost or amount of any prize given at each bingo game;

(5) The amount paid in prizes at each session;

(6) The net return to the exempt organization;

and (7) The disbursements from the separate account and the purpose of those disbursements, including the date of each transaction and the name and address of each payee.

… (d) All books, papers, records and documents relevant to determining whether an organization has acted or is acting in compliance with this section shall be open to inspection by the law-enforcement agency or its designee, or the district attorney or his designee, or the State Bureau of Investigation Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety at reasonable times and during reasonable hours." SECTION 3.

G.S.

14-309.14 reads as rewritten:

"§ 14-309.14.

Beach bingo.

Nothing in this Article shall apply to "beach bingo" games except for the following subdivisions:

… (5) A person shall not operate a beach bingo game at any location without first obtaining a license as provided by this subdivision.

Any person operating a beach bingo game without a license is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.