Section 60-2F-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 26 of this act may be cited as the “New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act”. History: Laws 2009, ch. 81, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 81, § 31 made the act effective July 1, 2009.
Section 60-2F-10 – Application for licenses or permits.
A. Each applicant for a license or permit to be issued under the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act shall file with the board a written application in the form prescribed by the board, duly executed and verified and containing: (1) the name and address of the applicant; (2) if not an individual, sufficient facts […]
Section 60-2F-11 – Standards for granting a license or permit.
A. An application for a bingo license shall not be granted unless the applicant is a qualified organization and is authorized to do business in New Mexico. B. An application for a manufacturer’s license or a distributor’s license shall not be granted unless the applicant is qualified to do business in New Mexico. C. An […]
Section 60-2F-12 – Licenses and permits; specific requirements.
A. A license issued pursuant to the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act shall be valid for three years and may be renewed for successive three-year terms. B. A permit issued pursuant to the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act shall be valid for three years from the date of issuance and may be renewed […]
Section 60-2F-13 – Fees for licenses and permits; disposition of revenue.
A. Fees for licenses and permits issued pursuant to the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act shall be established by board rule but shall not exceed the following amounts: (1) bingo license, five hundred dollars ($500) for the initial license and five hundred dollars ($500) for each renewal; (2) manufacturer’s license, five hundred dollars ($500) […]
Section 60-2F-14 – Forfeiture of license; ineligibility to apply for license or permit.
Any person who makes a material false statement in an application for a license or permit to be issued pursuant to the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act or in any statement submitted with the application, fails to keep sufficient books and records to substantiate the quarterly reports required under Section 19 [60-2F-19 NMSA 1978] […]
Section 60-2F-15 – Persons permitted to conduct bingo games; premises.
A. The officers of a bingo licensee shall designate a bingo manager to be in charge and primarily responsible for the conduct of all games of bingo. The bingo manager shall supervise all bingo activities on the occasion for which the bingo manager is in charge. The bingo manager shall be familiar with the provisions […]
Section 60-2F-15.1 – Persons permitted to conduct pull-tab games; premises.
A. Only a veterans’ or fraternal organization or a 501(c)(3) organization that is a bingo licensee may operate pull-tab dispensers when the organization is not concurrently operating a bingo occasion. B. The bingo licensee shall designate a bingo manager to be in charge and primarily responsible for the conduct of all games of pull-tabs. The […]
Section 60-2F-16 – Display of license.
Each license issued pursuant to the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act shall contain a statement of the name and address of the licensee, date of issuance and date of expiration. Any such license issued for the conduct of any games of bingo or pull-tab shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where the games […]
Section 60-2F-17 – Equipment.
A. No bingo or pull-tab game shall be conducted with any equipment except that which is purchased or leased from a licensed distributor or manufacturer or another bingo licensee. B. The equipment used in the playing of a bingo or pull-tab game and the method of play shall be such that each bingo card or […]
Section 60-2F-18 – Conduct of games of chance.
A. For games of bingo: (1) a bingo licensee may hold, operate or conduct no more than two hundred sixty occasions in any twelve-month period; (2) occasions shall not be conducted more than six times in any one calendar week, with no occasion lasting more than four hours and not more than three occasions conducted […]
Section 60-2F-19 – Quarterly reports required; accounting requirements.
A. On or before April 25, July 25, October 25 and January 25, the game accountant shall file with the board, upon forms prescribed by the board, a duly verified statement covering the preceding calendar quarter showing the amount of the gross receipts derived during that period from games of chance, the total amount of […]
Section 60-2F-2 – Purpose.
The purpose of the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act is to authorize and regulate certain games of chance by licensed nonprofit organizations. History: Laws 2009, ch. 81, § 2. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 81, § 31 made the act effective July 1, 2009.
Section 60-2F-20 – Expenses; compensation.
A. No item of expense shall be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating or conducting of a game of chance held, operated or conducted pursuant to a bingo license except bona fide expenses in reasonable amounts for goods, wares and merchandise furnished or services rendered reasonably necessary for the holding, operating or […]
Section 60-2F-21 – Tax imposition.
A. A bingo and raffle tax equal to one-half percent of the gross receipts of any game of chance held, operated or conducted for or by a qualified organization shall be imposed on the qualified organization. B. No other state or local gross receipts tax shall apply to a qualified organization’s receipts generated by a […]
Section 60-2F-22 – Violation of act.
A. Unless exempted pursuant to Section 26 [60-2F-26 NMSA 1978] of the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act, it is a violation of that act for a qualified organization to hold a game of bingo or pull-tabs for profit or gain in any manner unless the person has been issued a bingo license by the […]
Section 60-2F-23 – Enforcement hearings.
A. A license or permit shall not be revoked or suspended without just cause. B. The board shall make appropriate investigations to: (1) determine whether there has been any violation of the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act or of any regulations adopted pursuant to that act; (2) determine any facts, conditions, practices or matters […]
Section 60-2F-24 – Appeals.
A. The decision of the board in denying, suspending or revoking any license or permit issued pursuant to the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act or imposing any fine shall be subject to review. A licensee or permittee aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions […]
Section 60-2F-25 – Duty to enforce act; criminal penalties.
A. It is the duty of all law enforcement officers to enforce the provisions of the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act. It is the duty of the district attorney of the county in which a violation is committed to prosecute such violation of that act in the manner and form as is now provided […]
Section 60-2F-26 – Exemptions.
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, nothing in the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act shall be construed to apply to: (1) a drawing or a prize at a fair or fiesta held in New Mexico under the sponsorship or authority of the state or any of its political subdivisions, or […]