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AR Code § 23-114-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 5 - Bingo And Raffle Accounts|§ 23-114-504. Use of net proceeds for charitable purposes

 (a) A licensed authorized organization shall devote to the charitable purposes of the licensed authorized organization its net proceeds of games of bingo and raffles.  (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the net proceeds derived from games of bingo and raffles are dedicated to the charitable purposes of the licensed authorized organization only if directed to a cause, need, or activity that is consistent with the federal tax exemption the licensed authorized organization obtained under 26 U.S.C. § 501, as in existence on January 1, 2007, and under which the organization qualifies as a nonprofit organization as defined by law. If the licensed authorized organization is not required to obtain a federal tax exemption under 26 U.S.C. § 501, as in existence on January 1, 2007, the licensed authorized organization's net proceeds are dedicated to the charitable purposes of the licensed authorized organization only if directed to a cause, need, or activity that is consistent with the purposes and objectives for which the licensed authorized organization qualifies as a licensed authorized organization.  (c)  (1) The licensed authorized organization shall make mandatory annual or more frequent disbursements from the bingo and raffle account to the general fund of the licensed authorized organization after providing for appropriate reserves and funds necessary to pay for reasonable and necessary bingo and raffle expenses.  (2) Once funds are distributed to the licensed authorized organization general fund under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, no funds shall be returned to the bingo and raffle account except by means of a loan from the licensed authorized organization's general fund to the bingo and raffle account as evidenced by a written instrument.
AR Code § 23-114-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 5 - Bingo And Raffle Accounts|§ 23-114-505. Use of proceeds by a licensed authorized organization

 A licensed authorized organization shall not use the net proceeds from games of bingo or raffles directly or indirectly to:   (1) Support or oppose a candidate or slate of candidates for public office;  (2) Support or oppose a measure submitted to a vote of the people; or  (3) Influence or attempt to influence legislation.
AR Code § 23-114-506 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 5 - Bingo And Raffle Accounts|§ 23-114-506. Items of bingo and raffle expense

 (a) Expenses that are reasonable and necessary to lawfully conduct games of bingo or raffles are allowable and include expenses incurred for:  (1) Advertising, including the cost of printing bingo and raffle gift certificates;  (2) Repairs to premises and equipment;  (3) Bingo and raffle supplies and equipment;  (4) Prizes;  (5) Stated rental or mortgage and insurance expenses;  (6) License fees; and  (7) Bookkeeping or accounting services.    (b) No person may be compensated for organizing, promoting, conducting, or otherwise administering a raffle or bingo event. Any such compensation is prohibited under this chapter and is not an allowable expense.
AR Code § 23-114-507 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 5 - Bingo And Raffle Accounts|§ 23-114-507. Expenses paid from bingo and raffle account

 The following items of expenses incurred or paid in connection with the conduct of games of bingo or raffles must be paid from a licensed authorized organization's bingo and raffle account if the licensed authorized organization is required under § 23-114-501 to maintain such an account:   (1) Advertising, including the cost of printing bingo and raffle gift certificates;  (2) Repairs to premises and equipment;  (3) Bingo and raffle supplies and equipment;  (4) Prizes;  (5) Stated rental or mortgage and insurance expenses;  (6) Bookkeeping or accounting services; and  (7) License fees.
AR Code § 23-114-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 6 - Excise Tax|§ 23-114-601. Tax levied

 (a) There is levied an excise tax of three-tenths of one cent (0.3¢) upon the sale of each bingo face sold by a licensed distributor to a licensed authorized organization in this state.  (b) Items taxed under subsection (a) of this section shall be exempt from the Arkansas Gross Receipts Act of 1941, § 26-52-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Compensating Tax Act of 1949, § 26-53-101 et seq.
AR Code § 23-114-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 6 - Excise Tax|§ 23-114-602. Payment and reporting of tax

 (a) The excise tax levied under this subchapter is due and payable by distributors that sold bingo faces to licensed authorized organizations in this state. The tax shall be reported and paid to the Department of Finance and Administration monthly on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month of sale.  (b) The report shall be filed under oath on forms prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.  (c) The secretary shall adopt any rules necessary for the proper reporting and payment of the tax.
AR Code § 23-114-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 6 - Excise Tax|§ 23-114-603. Information to be reported

 (a) The excise tax report required under § 23-114-602 shall include the following information:  (1) The total number of bingo faces sold to all licensed authorized organizations in this state; and  (2) Any other information that the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration determines is necessary to properly administer the excise tax levied by this subchapter.    (b) A taxpayer shall maintain records to substantiate the contents of each report.
AR Code § 23-114-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 6 - Excise Tax|§ 23-114-605. Collection and disbursement of excise tax and license fees

 The Department of Finance and Administration shall deposit the revenue collected from the license fees levied under §§ 23-114-302 and 23-114-307, and the excise tax levied in § 23-114-601 to the credit of the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund.
AR Code § 23-114-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 6 - Excise Tax|§ 23-114-606. Nonfiler tax assessments

 (a) If a distributor fails to file an excise tax report required under this chapter, the Department of Finance and Administration shall make an excise tax assessment for the period or periods for which the distributor failed to report.  (b) The estimate shall be based on any information covering any period possessed by the department.  (c) On the basis of the department's estimate, the department shall compute and determine the amount of excise tax required to be paid along with any applicable interest and penalties authorized under the Arkansas Tax Procedure Act, § 26-18-101 et seq.
AR Code § 23-114-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 7 - Enforcement|§ 23-114-701. Revocation of license — Licensed authorized organization

 The license issued to an authorized organization is subject to revocation under this chapter if the organization:   (1) Makes a false statement or material omission in an application for a license under this chapter;  (2) Fails to maintain records that fully and accurately record each transaction connected with:  (A) Conducting raffles or games of bingo; and  (B) Leasing of premises to be used for raffles or games of bingo;    (3) Falsifies or makes a false entry in a book or record if the entry relates in any way to the promotion, operation, or administration of raffles or games of bingo;  (4) Diverts or pays a portion of the proceeds from a raffle or a game of bingo to a person except in furtherance of one (1) or more of the lawful purposes set forth in this chapter; or  (5) Violates this chapter or a term of a license issued under this chapter in any other way.
AR Code § 23-114-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 7 - Enforcement|§ 23-114-702. Revocation of license — Distributors and manufacturers

 The license issued to a distributor or manufacturer is subject to revocation under this chapter if the licensee:   (1) Makes a false statement or material omission in an application for a license under this chapter;  (2) Fails to maintain records that fully and accurately record all transactions connected with the distribution of bingo equipment;  (3) Falsifies or makes a false entry in a book or record if the entry relates in any way to the distribution of bingo equipment; or  (4) Violates this chapter or a term of a license issued under this chapter in any other way.
AR Code § 23-114-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 7 - Enforcement|§ 23-114-703. Inspection of premises

 The Department of Finance and Administration may enter and inspect the premises where:   (1) A raffle or a game of bingo is being conducted or intended to be conducted; or  (2) Equipment used or intended for use in a raffle or a game of bingo is located.
AR Code § 23-114-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 7 - Enforcement|§ 23-114-704. Injunction

 (a) If the Department of Finance and Administration has reason to believe that this chapter has been violated, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may petition a court for injunctive relief to restrain the violation.  (b)  (1) Venue for an action seeking injunctive relief against a licensed distributor or a licensed manufacturer is in Pulaski County, Arkansas.  (2) Venue for an action seeking injunctive relief against a licensed authorized organization is in the county where the licensed authorized organization resides.    (c) If the court finds that this chapter has been violated, the court shall restrain the violation by issuing:  (1) A temporary restraining order;  (2) After due notice and hearing, a temporary injunction; and  (3) After a final trial, a permanent injunction.
AR Code § 23-114-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 7 - Enforcement|§ 23-114-705. Examination of records

 To verify compliance with this chapter, the Department of Finance and Administration may audit and examine the books, papers, records, equipment, and place of business of a:   (1) Licensed authorized organization;  (2) Distributor licensed under this chapter; or  (3) Manufacturer licensed under this chapter.
AR Code § 23-114-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 114 - Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act|Subchapter 7 - Enforcement|§ 23-114-706. Complaints

 If a person suspects a violation of this chapter, he or she may file a complaint concerning a licensed authorized organization with the Department of Finance and Administration.
AR Code § 23-115-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-115-101. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act”.
AR Code § 23-115-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-115-102. Legislative intent

 It is found and declared by the General Assembly that:   (1) Net proceeds of lotteries conducted under this chapter shall be used to:  (A) Fund and provide for scholarships and grants to citizens of the State of Arkansas enrolled in public and private nonprofit two-year and four-year colleges and universities located within the state; and  (B) Supplement, not supplant, nonlottery educational resources;    (2) Lotteries shall be operated and managed in a manner that:  (A) Provides continuing entertainment to the public;  (B) Maximizes revenues for scholarships; and  (C) Ensures that the lotteries are operated with integrity, dignity, and adequate internal controls and free of political influence; and    (3) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall be accountable to the General Assembly and to the public through a system of audits and reports.
AR Code § 23-115-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-115-104. Fiscal impact statement

 (a) The author of a bill filed in the House of Representatives or the Senate shall have a fiscal impact statement prepared if the bill:  (1) Amends this chapter; or  (2) Will impose a new or increased cost to:  (A) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery; or  (B) A lottery.      (b) The author of the bill shall file the fiscal impact statement with the chair of the committee to which the bill is referred:  (1) At least three (3) days before the bill may be called up for final action in the committee during a regular session of the General Assembly;  (2) At least three (3) days before the bill may be called up for final action in the committee during a fiscal session of the General Assembly; and  (3) At least one (1) day before the bill may be called up for final action in the committee during an extraordinary session of the General Assembly.    (c)  (1) A fiscal impact statement under this section shall be developed by the Bureau of Legislative Research within the guidelines adopted by the Legislative Council.  (2) The Division of Higher Education or the office, as applicable, shall assist in the preparation of the fiscal impact statement.    (d)  (1)  (A) If a bill requiring a fiscal impact statement under this section is called up for final passage in the House of Representatives or the Senate and a fiscal impact statement has not been provided by the author of the bill or by the committee to which the bill was referred, any member of the House of Representatives or the Senate may object to the bill's being called up for final passage until a fiscal impact statement is prepared and made available on the desk of each member of the House of Representatives or the Senate at least one (1) day before the bill's being called up for final passage.  (B) An affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of a quorum present and voting shall override the objection.    (2) If an objection is made without override, the presiding officer of the House of Representatives or the Senate shall cause the bill to be referred to the bureau for the preparation of a fiscal impact statement that shall be filed with the presiding officer of the House of Representatives or the Senate not later than five (5) days from the date of the request.
AR Code § 23-115-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 2 - Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-201. Office of the Arkansas Lottery — Creation — Venue

 (a) There is created within the Management Services Division of the Department of Finance and Administration the Office of the Arkansas Lottery to establish and oversee the operation of one (1) or more lotteries under this chapter.  (b) The office is a self-supporting and revenue-raising agency of the state.  (c) The office shall reimburse other governmental entities that provide goods or services to the office.
AR Code § 23-115-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 2 - Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-204. Lottery Retailer Advisory Board

 (a)  (1) The Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall appoint a Lottery Retailer Advisory Board to be composed of ten (10) retailers.  (2) In making appointments to the board, the director may consider a broad spectrum of geographical, racial, gender, and business characteristics of retailers.  (3) The board shall advise the Office of the Arkansas Lottery on retail aspects of lotteries and present the concerns of retailers throughout the state.    (b)  (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, each member appointed to the board shall serve a term of two (2) years.  (2)  (A) Five (5) of the initial appointees shall serve initial terms of one (1) year.  (B) The initial appointees shall draw lots to determine which five (5) members shall serve a one-year term.    (3) A member of the board shall not serve more than six (6) terms.    (c)  (1) The board shall provide by rule for its operating procedures.  (2) Members shall serve without compensation or reimbursement of expenses.  (3) The board may report to the office and the Legislative Council in writing at any time.  (4) The director may invite the board to make an oral presentation to the office at any time.    (d) The following shall not be appointed as a member of the board:  (1) A member of the immediate family of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration;  (2) A member of the immediate family of the director; or  (3) A member of the immediate family of an employee of the office.
AR Code § 23-115-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 2 - Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-208. Sovereign immunity

 (a) This chapter does not waive the sovereign immunity of the State of Arkansas.  (b)  (1) A claim in contract or in tort against the Office of the Arkansas Lottery or its employees shall be presented to the office.  (2) The office shall promulgate rules concerning the consideration of claims in contract or in tort presented to the office, including without limitation rules concerning the conduct of hearings on claims in contract or in tort.    (c)  (1) A claimant may appeal the decision of the office under subsection (b) of this section to the Arkansas State Claims Commission.  (2) The claimant may:  (A) Within forty (40) days after the decision is rendered, file with the commission a notice of appeal of the decision of the office;  (B) Within forty (40) days after the decision is rendered, file with the office a motion for reconsideration requesting the office to reconsider its decision; and  (C) Within twenty (20) days after the office's reconsideration or denial of the motion for reconsideration, file with the commission a notice of appeal of the decision of the office.    (3) When the office notifies parties of a decision of the office, it shall advise the parties of the right of appeal.    (d)  (1)  (A) Except as provided in subdivisions (d)(2)-(4) of this section, appeals of claims in contract or in tort against the office or its employees shall be conducted by the commission in the same manner as a claim under § 19-10-201 et seq.  (B) The commission shall consider an appeal de novo.    (2) A decision of the commission relating to a claim in contract or in tort against the office or its employees shall not be appealed to the General Assembly.  (3)  (A) A valid claim in any amount against the office shall not be referred to the General Assembly for an appropriation.  (B) The Clerk of the Arkansas State Claims Commission shall notify the office of the amount of the valid claim.  (C) Upon receipt of notification from the clerk, the office shall deliver a check to the clerk, who shall deposit the sum as a nonrevenue receipt into the Miscellaneous Revolving Fund from which he or she shall disburse the amount of the claim to the claimant.    (4) Written reports under § 19-10-212 shall be filed with the Legislative Council.
AR Code § 23-115-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 2 - Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-209. Appealing administrative orders of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery

 (a) A retailer, a vendor, or an applicant for a contract or a retailer license aggrieved by an administrative order of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery may appeal that decision to Pulaski County Circuit Court.  (b) The circuit court shall hear appeals from administrative orders of the office, and based upon the record of the proceedings before the office, may reverse the administrative order of the office only if the person appealing the administrative order proves the administrative order to be:  (1) Clearly erroneous;  (2) Procured by fraud;  (3) A result of substantial misconduct by the office; or  (4) Contrary to the United States Constitution, the Arkansas Constitution, or this chapter.    (c) The circuit court may remand an appeal to the office to conduct further hearings.  (d)  (1) A person who appeals the award of a contract, including without limitation a major procurement contract, is liable for all costs of appeal and defense if the appeal is denied or the contract award upheld.  (2) If upon the motion of the office the circuit court finds the appeal to have been frivolous, the cost of appeal and defense shall include without limitation the following expenses of the office resulting from institution of the appeal:  (A) Court costs;  (B) Bond;  (C) Legal fees; and  (D) Loss of income.    (3) A person appealing the award of a contract may be entitled to the reasonable costs incurred in connection with the contract solicitation, including without limitation bid preparation costs.
AR Code § 23-115-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 2 - Office of the Arkansas Lottery|§ 23-115-211. Certain sections inapplicable

 In addition to any provision of law expressly exempting the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, the following sections shall not apply to the office:   (1) Section 19-1-301 et seq.;  (2) Section 19-4-1802;  (3) Section 19-5-206;  (4) Section 22-9-103;  (5) Section 22-9-104; and  (6) Section 25-27-104.