§ 23-114-303 - License application -- Authorized organizations. - Arkansas Statutes

23-114-303. License application -- Authorized organizations.

(a) An applicant for an authorized organization license shall file a written verified application with the Department of Finance and Administration on a form prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration.

(b) The license application shall include:

(1) The name and address of the applicant;

(2) A designation and address of the premises intended to be used for a raffle or bingo session;

(3) The name and address of the person or persons within the authorized organization who will be responsible for organizing, conducting, and otherwise administering the raffle or bingo sessions;

(4) If the premises upon which a raffle or bingo session will be conducted has been leased by the authorized organization, a copy of the lease agreement; and

(5) A statement that the applicant complies with the conditions for eligibility for the license.

(c) The responsible person within an authorized organization shall meet the following requirements:

(1) The responsible person shall not have been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or no contest to:

(A) Any felony by any court in the State of Arkansas; or

(B) Any similar offense by a court in another state or of any similar offense by a military or federal court;

(2) (A) In order to determine a responsible person's suitability to organize, conduct, and administer raffles and bingo sessions, the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration may require that the responsible person be fingerprinted and the fingerprints forwarded for a criminal background check through the Department of Arkansas State Police.

(B) After the completion of the criminal background check through the Department of Arkansas State Police, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Department of Arkansas State Police to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check; and

(3) The responsible person shall sign a release that allows the Department of Arkansas State Police to release:

(A) An Arkansas noncriminal justice background check to the Department of Finance and Administration; and

(B) A fingerprint card of the applicant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to allow a federal fingerprint-based background check to be performed.

(d) (1) Before the renewal of an annual license, the licensed authorized organization shall report the following information:

(A) The amount of the total gross receipts derived from games of bingo and raffles;

(B) The net proceeds derived from games of bingo and raffles;

(C) The use to which the proceeds have been or are to be applied; and

(D) If requested by the director, a list of expenses paid or incurred.

(2) A licensed authorized organization shall maintain records to substantiate the contents of the report required by this subsection.