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§47-20-30. Severability

If, for any reason, any section, sentence, clause, phrase or provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other sections, sentences, clauses, phrases or provisions or their application to any other person or circumstance, and to this end […]

§47-20-16. Records; Commissioner Audit

Any licensee which holds a bingo occasion as provided by this article shall maintain a separate checking account and separate bookkeeping procedure for its bingo operations: Provided, That nothing in this article restricts a licensee from transferring moneys in the account from a bingo occasion to an account created under section sixteen, article twenty-one of […]

§47-20-17. Advertising

A licensee may advertise its bingo occasions in a manner reasonably necessary to promote the occasion: Provided, That a licensee may not hire any person, as defined in section two of this article, to develop or conduct an advertising campaign to promote any bingo occasion.

§47-20-18. Fraud; Penalties

In addition to any other offense set forth in this code, any person who or licensee which knowingly conducts or participates in a fraudulently or deceptively conducted bingo game with intent to defraud is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than $10,000, or […]

§47-20-19. Obtaining License Fraudulently; Penalty

In addition to any other offense set forth in this code, any individual, association, organization or corporation which knowingly obtains or assists another in obtaining a bingo license under false, deceptive or fraudulent pretenses is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than $10,000.

§47-20-20. Violation of Provisions; Penalties

Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this article other than sections eighteen and nineteen is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than $1,000. Any individual who knowingly violates the provisions of this article other than sections eighteen and nineteen is guilty […]

§47-20-6a. Super Bingo License

Any charitable or public service organization may, upon payment of a $5,000 license fee, apply to the Tax Commissioner for issuance of an annual super bingo license. All revenue from the license fee shall be deposited in the special revenue account established under the authority of section two-a, article nine, chapter eleven of this code […]

§47-20-7. Information Required in Application

An application for a bingo license shall include the following information: (a) Name of the applicant and name and headquarter's address of any state or national organization of which it is a local branch or lodge; (b) The address and telephone number of the applicant organization, if any. If the applicant organization has no telephone, […]

§47-20-8. Amendment of License

If circumstances beyond the control of the licensee organization prohibit it from holding any bingo occasion in accordance with the information provided by it in its license application form, the licensee organization may request approval by the commissioner to: (a) Modify the holding of one or more bingo occasions held pursuant to an annual license […]