The Legislature, in recognition of the need charitable and public service organizations have for a practicable way of raising funds, declares its intent to grant the privilege of holding raffles to those organizations which qualify as provided in this article.
Each licensee may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of this article, or rules or regulations promulgated hereunder, to govern the conduct of raffle occasions. Any rules and regulations adopted by the licensee shall be made available for inspection at all raffle occasions held. Any such rules and […]
Prizes may be money, real or personal property or merchandise other than beer, wine, spirits or alcoholic liquor as defined in section five, article one, chapter sixty of this code. If the prizes are real or personal property or merchandise, the value assigned to them is their fair market value at the time of acquisition […]
(a) A licensee may pay a salary, the minimum of which is the federal minimum wage and the maximum of which is not more than one hundred and twenty percent of the state minimum wage to operators of charitable raffle games who are either: (1) Active members of the licensee organization and who have been […]
A licensee may allow any person to operate concessions in conjunction with raffle occasions, and to be compensated for such operation, in accordance with the following provisions: (a) The licensee organization is one which meets or holds functions other than raffle occasions on a regular basis; (b) The concession to be operated at the raffle […]
(a) The reasonable, necessary and actual expenses incurred in connection with the conduct of raffle occasions, not to exceed 40 percent of the gross proceeds collected during a license period, may be paid out of the gross proceeds of the conduct of the raffle, including, but not limited to: (1) Rent paid for the use […]
Any licensee which holds a raffle occasion as provided by this article shall maintain a separate account and separate book-keeping procedure for its raffle operations: Provided, That nothing in this article restricts a licensee from transferring moneys in the account from a raffle occasion to an account created under section sixteen, article twenty of this […]
A licensee may advertise its raffle occasions in a manner reasonably necessary to promote the occasion.
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 raffle with intent to defraud is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000, or imprisoned in […]
In addition to any other offense set forth in this code, any person who or licensee which knowingly obtains or assists another in obtaining a raffle 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.
For purposes of this article, unless specified otherwise: (a) “Charitable or public service activity or endeavor” means any bona fide activity or endeavor which directly benefits a number of people by: (1) Contributing to educational or religious purposes;
(a) Any person who knowingly violates any provisions of this article, other than the provisions of 47-21-18 or 47-21-19 of this code, or subsection (b) of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000; and, upon a second or subsequent conviction […]
(a) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to administer the provisions of this article in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. (b) The commissioner shall deny an application for a license or modification thereof if he finds that the issuance thereof would be in violation of the provisions of this […]
Each licensee holding an annual, limited or state fair license shall file with the commissioner a financial report summarizing its raffle operations within thirty days after the expiration date of the license. The time period covered by an annual report is the full license year or, at the election of a licensee receiving state or […]
Whenever a license is granted pursuant to this article, the commissioner shall cause a copy of the license to be filed and recorded with the clerk of the county commission of the county in which the raffle occasions are to be held. A copy of the application shall be made available for public inspection in […]
The county commission of any county is authorized to call a local option election for the purpose of determining the will of the voters as to whether the provisions of this article shall continue in effect in such county. A petition for a local option election shall be in the form specified in this section […]
Any person convicted of any felony, or a misdemeanor for a gambling offense, or of a violation of any provision of article twenty of this chapter, is prohibited from directly or indirectly obtaining a raffle license, conducting a raffle game, operating a concession, or leasing or providing to a licensee any premises where raffle occasions […]
A licensee may use only raffle equipment which it owns, which it borrows without compensation, or which it leases for a reasonable and customary amount.
The Legislature declares that the net proceeds of any raffle game which accrue to the West Virginia state fair are considered used for charitable or public service purposes as defined in section two of this article. Any proceeds allowed by the state fair board to be paid to or retained by persons who conduct raffle […]
The West Virginia state fair board may apply annually to the Tax Commissioner for a state fair raffle license to provide for the conduct of raffle occasions at the state fair. The license shall permit the state fair board to have one or more persons conduct raffle occasions at the state fair who have conducted […]
