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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3012 - Digital asset depository institution; formation; articles of incorporation; contents; filing requirements; capital requirements; bank holding company; powers.

8-3012.
Digital asset depository institution; formation; articles of incorporation; contents; filing requirements; capital requirements; bank holding company; powers.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (5) of this section, five or more adult persons, including at least one Nebraska resident, may form a digital asset depository institution. The incorporators shall subscribe the articles of incorporation and transmit them and the bylaws of the digital asset depository to the director as part of an application for a charter under section 8-3015.
(2) The articles of incorporation shall include the following information:
(a) The corporate name;
(b) The object for which the corporation is organized;
(c) The term of its existence, which may be perpetual;
(d) The place in Nebraska where its main office shall be physically located and its operations conducted;
(e) The amount of capital stock and the number of shares;
(f) The name and residence of each shareholder subscribing to more than ten percent of the stock and the number of shares owned by that shareholder;
(g) The number of directors and the names of those who shall manage the affairs of the corporation for the first year; and
(h) A statement that the articles of incorporation are made to enable the incorporators to avail themselves of the advantages of the laws of the state.
(3) Copies of all amended articles of incorporation and bylaws shall be filed in the same manner as the original articles of incorporation and bylaws.
(4) The incorporators shall solicit capital prior to filing an application for a charter with the director, consistent with section 8-3013. In the event an application for a charter is not filed or is denied by the director, all capital shall be promptly returned without loss.
(5) Subject to federal and state law, a bank holding company may apply to hold a digital asset depository institution.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 12;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 26.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3013 - Digital asset depository institution; capital and surplus requirements.

8-3013.
Digital asset depository institution; capital and surplus requirements.
(1) The capital stock of each digital asset depository institution chartered under the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act shall be subscribed for as paid-up stock. No digital asset depository institution shall be chartered with capital stock of less than ten million dollars.
(2) No digital asset depository institution shall commence business until the full amount of its authorized capital is subscribed and all capital stock is fully paid in. No digital asset depository institution may be chartered without a paid-up surplus fund of at least three years of estimated operating expenses in the amount disclosed pursuant to subsection (2) of section 8-3015 or in another amount required by the director.
(3) A digital asset depository institution may acquire additional capital prior to the granting of a charter and shall report this capital as an amendment to its charter application.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 13;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 27.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3014 - Financial institution; digital asset depository department; charter amendment; director; powers and duties.

8-3014.
Financial institution; digital asset depository department; charter amendment; director; powers and duties.
(1) Any financial institution, having adopted or amended its articles of incorporation to authorize the conduct of a digital asset depository business may be further chartered by the director to transact a digital asset depository business in a digital asset depository department in connection with such financial institution.
(2) The director has the authority to issue to financial institutions amendments to their charters to transact a digital asset depository business, has general supervision and control over such digital asset depository departments of financial institutions, and may require the injection of additional capital.
(3) The director, before granting to any financial institution the right to operate a digital asset depository department, shall require such financial institution to make an application for amendment of its charter, setting forth such information as the director may require.
(4) A digital asset depository department of a financial institution when chartered under subsection (1) of this section shall be separate and apart from every other department of the financial institution and shall have all the powers, duties, and obligations of a digital asset depository institution as set forth in the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act.
(5) Any financial institution authorized to transact a digital asset depository business in a digital asset depository department pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may conduct such digital asset depository business at the office of any financial institution which is a subsidiary of the same bank holding company as the authorized financial institution.
(6) A financial institution may deposit or have on deposit funds of an account controlled by the financial institution's digital asset depository department unless prohibited by applicable law.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 14;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 28.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3015 - Digital asset depository; act as; charter to operate; required; application; fee.

8-3015.
Digital asset depository; act as; charter to operate; required; application; fee.
(1) No corporation shall act as a digital asset depository without first obtaining a charter to operate from the director under the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act.
(2) The incorporators under section 8-3012 shall apply to the director for a charter. The application shall contain the digital asset depository institution's articles of incorporation, bylaws, a detailed business plan, a comprehensive estimate of operating expenses for the first three years of operation, a complete proposal for compliance with the provisions of the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act, evidence of the capital and surplus required under section 8-3013, and any investors or owners holding ten percent or more equity in the digital asset depository institution. The director may prescribe the form of application.
(3) A financial institution may apply to the director for a charter to operate a digital asset depository business as a department. The application shall contain a detailed business plan, a comprehensive estimate of operating expenses for the first three years of operation, and a complete proposal for compliance with the provisions of the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act. The director may prescribe the form of application.
(4) Each application for a charter shall be accompanied by an application fee of fifty thousand dollars.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 15;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 29.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3016 - Application for charter; notice; hearing; director; department; powers and duties.

8-3016.
Application for charter; notice; hearing; director; department; powers and duties.
(1) After a substantially complete application for a digital asset depository institution charter or a digital asset depository department charter has been submitted, the director shall notify the applicants in writing within thirty calendar days of any deficiency in the required information or that the application has been accepted for filing. When the director is satisfied that all required information has been furnished, the director shall establish a time and place for a public hearing which shall be conducted not less than sixty days, nor more than one hundred twenty days, after notice from the director to the applicants that the application is in order.
(2) Within thirty days after receipt of notice of the time and place of the public hearing, the department shall cause notice of filing of the application and the hearing to be published at the applicant's expense in a newspaper of general circulation within the county where the proposed digital asset depository is to be located. Publication shall be made at least once a week for three consecutive weeks before the hearing, stating the proposed location of the digital asset depository, the names of the applicants for a charter, the nature of the activities to be conducted by the proposed digital asset depository, and other information required by rule and regulation. The director shall electronically send notice of the hearing to state and national banks, federal savings and loan associations, state and federal credit unions, and other financial institutions in the state, federal agencies, and financial industry trade groups.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 16;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 30.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3017 - Application for charter; hearing; how conducted.

8-3017.
Application for charter; hearing; how conducted.
The hearing required by section 8-3016 shall be conducted under the Administrative Procedure Act and shall comply with the requirements of the act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 17;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 31.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
Cross References
Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3018 - Application for charter; director; investigation and examination.

8-3018.
Application for charter; director; investigation and examination.
Upon receiving an application for a charter to become a digital asset depository institution or for a charter to operate a digital asset depository department, the applicable fee, and other information required by the director, the director shall make a careful investigation and examination of the following:
(1) The character, reputation, criminal record, financial standing, and ability of the shareholders owning ten percent or more equity in the applicant;
(2) The character, financial responsibility, criminal background, banking or other financial experience, and business qualifications of those proposed as officers and directors;
(3) Whether the applicant or any of its officers, directors, or shareholders owning ten percent or more equity in the applicant have ever been convicted of any (i) misdemeanor involving any aspect of a digital asset depository business or any business of a similar nature or (ii) felony;
(4) Whether the applicant or any of its officers, directors, or shareholders owning ten percent or more equity in the applicant have ever been permanently or temporarily enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice involving any aspect of a digital asset depository business or any business of a similar nature;
(5) A criminal history record information check of the applicant, its officers, directors, and shareholders owning ten percent or more equity in the applicant. The direct cost of the criminal history record information check shall be paid by the applicant; and
(6) The application for a charter, including the adequacy and plausibility of the business plan of the digital asset depository, the benefits to the customers, and whether the applicant has offered a complete proposal for compliance with the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 18;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 32.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3020 - Conditions to commence business; compliance required; failure to commence business; effect.

8-3020.
Conditions to commence business; compliance required; failure to commence business; effect.
(1) If an application is approved, a charter shall not be issued and the digital asset depository shall not commence business before satisfaction of all conditions precedent contained in the director's order or conditional order.
(2) If an approved digital asset depository fails to commence business in good faith within twelve months after the issuance of a charter, the charter shall expire. The director, for good cause and upon an application filed prior to the expiration of the twelve-month period, may extend the time within which the digital asset depository may open for business.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 20;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 34.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3021 - Appeal.

8-3021.
Appeal.
Any decision of the department or director in approving, conditionally approving, or denying a charter for a digital asset depository is appealable in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 21;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 35.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
Cross References
Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3023 - Reports; director; powers; examination by department; when; assessments and costs; insurance or bond required.

8-3023.
Reports; director; powers; examination by department; when; assessments and costs; insurance or bond required.
(1) The director may call for reports verified under oath from a digital asset depository at any time as necessary to inform the director of the condition of the digital asset depository. Such reports shall be available to the public.
(2) All reports required of a digital asset depository by the director and all materials relating to examinations of a digital asset depository shall be subject to the provisions of sections 8-103 and 8-108.
(3) Every digital asset depository is subject to examination by the department to determine the condition and resources of a digital asset depository, the mode of managing digital asset depository affairs and conducting business, the actions of officers and directors in the investment and disposition of funds, the safety and prudence of digital asset depository management, compliance with the requirements of the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act, and such other matters as the director may require.
(4) A digital asset depository shall pay an assessment in a sum to be determined by the director in accordance with section 8-601 and approved by the Governor and the costs of any examination or investigation as provided in sections 8-108 and 8-606.
(5) A digital asset depository shall maintain appropriate insurance or a bond covering the operational risks of the digital asset depository, which shall include coverage for directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions liability, information technology infrastructure and activities liability, and business operations, as determined by the director.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 23;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 37.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3024 - Digital asset business activities authorized.

8-3024.
Digital asset business activities authorized.
A digital asset depository is authorized to carry on one or more of the following digital asset business activities:
(1) Provide digital asset and cryptocurrency custody services. Such custody services shall not be provided for a digital asset or cryptocurrency unless the digital asset or cryptocurrency was:
(a) Initially offered for public trade more than six months prior to the date of the custody services; or
(b) Created or issued by any bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or building and loan association organized under the laws of this state or organized under the laws of the United States to do business in this state;
(2) Issue stablecoins and hold deposits at a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured financial institution which has a main-chartered office in this state, any branch thereof in this state, or any branch of the financial institution which maintained a main-chartered office in this state prior to becoming a branch of such financial institution that serves as reserves for stablecoins; and
(3) Use independent node verification networks and stablecoins for payment activities.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 24;
Laws 2022, LB707, § 30.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3025 - Charter; suspend or revoke; grounds.

8-3025.
Charter; suspend or revoke; grounds.
The director may suspend or revoke the charter of a digital asset depository if, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, the director determines that:
(1) The digital asset depository has failed or refused to comply with an order issued under section 8-1,136, 8-2504, or 8-2743;
(2) The application for a charter contained a materially false statement, misrepresentation, or omission; or
(3) An officer, a director, or an agent of the digital asset depository, in connection with an application for a charter, an examination, a report, or other document filed with the director, knowingly made a materially false statement, misrepresentation, or omission to the department, the director, or the duly authorized agent of the department or director.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 25;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 38.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3026 - Charter; surrendered, suspended, or revoked; effect.

8-3026.
Charter; surrendered, suspended, or revoked; effect.
If the charter of a digital asset depository is surrendered, suspended, or revoked, the digital asset depository shall continue to be subject to the provisions of the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act during any liquidation or conservatorship.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 26;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 39.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3027 - Failure, unsafe or unsound condition, or endangerment of customers' interests; director; conduct liquidation or appoint receiver.

8-3027.
Failure, unsafe or unsound condition, or endangerment of customers' interests; director; conduct liquidation or appoint receiver.
(1) If the director finds that a digital asset depository has failed, is operating in an unsafe or unsound condition, or is endangering the interests of customers, and the failure, unsafe or unsound condition, or endangerment has not been remedied within the time prescribed under section 8-1,117 or as directed by order of the director issued pursuant to section 8-1,136, 8-2504, or 8-2743, the director shall conduct a liquidation or appoint a receiver as provided by sections 8-198, 8-1,100, and 8-1,102.
(2) For purposes of this section:
(a) Failed or failure means, consistent with an order or rules and regulations of the director, a circumstance when a digital asset depository has not:
(i) Complied with the requirements of section 8-3009;
(ii) Maintained capital and surplus as required by section 8-3013; or
(iii) Paid, in the manner commonly accepted by business practices, its legal obligations to customers on demand or to discharge any promissory notes, or other indebtedness when due; and
(b) Unsafe or unsound condition means, consistent with an order or rules and regulations of the director, a circumstance relating to a digital asset depository which is likely to:
(i) Cause the failure of the digital asset depository;
(ii) Cause a substantial dissipation of assets or earnings;
(iii) Substantially disrupt the services provided by the digital asset depository to customers; or
(iv) Otherwise substantially prejudice the interests of customers of the digital asset depository.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 27.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3029 - Reports; failure to submit as prescribed; fee.

8-3029.
Reports; failure to submit as prescribed; fee.
If a digital asset depository fails to submit any report required by the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act or by order or rules and regulations of the director within the prescribed period, the director may impose and collect a fee of five thousand dollars for each day the report is overdue, as established by order of the director. The fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Banking and Finance Settlement Cash Fund.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 29.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 8 - Banks and Banking › 8-3030 - Digital asset depository; officer, director, employee, or agent; removal; grounds.

8-3030.
Digital asset depository; officer, director, employee, or agent; removal; grounds.
Each officer, director, employee, or agent of a digital asset depository, following written notice from the director, is subject to removal upon order of the director if such officer, director, employee, or agent knowingly, willfully, or negligently:
(1) Fails to perform any duty required by the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act or other applicable law;
(2) Fails to conform to any order or rules and regulations of the director; or
(3) Endangers the interest of a customer or the safety and soundness of the digital asset depository.
Source
Laws 2021, LB649, § 30;
Laws 2023, LB92, § 41.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-1,103 - Invalidity of acts; effect.

9-1,103.
Invalidity of acts; effect.
If any provision of the Nebraska Bingo Act, the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, the Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, or the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act or the application of such acts to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the acts or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 3.
Cross References
Nebraska Bingo Act, see section 9-201.
Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, see section 9-601.
Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, see section 9-401.
Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, see section 9-301.
Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, see section 9-501.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-1,106 - Tribal-state compact governing gaming; Governor; powers.

9-1,106.
Tribal-state compact governing gaming; Governor; powers.
(1) Upon request of an Indian tribe having jurisdiction over Indian lands in Nebraska, the Governor or his or her designated representative or representatives shall, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2710 of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, negotiate with such Indian tribe in good faith for the purpose of entering into a tribal-state compact governing the conduct of Class III gaming as defined in the act. A compact which is negotiated pursuant to this section shall be executed by the Governor without ratification by the Legislature.
(2) It shall be the policy of this state that any compact negotiated pursuant to this section shall (a) protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and (b) promote tribal economic development, tribal self-sufficiency, and strong tribal government.
(3) Such compact negotiations shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of 25 U.S.C. 2710 of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 231, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-201 - Act, how cited.

9-201.
Act, how cited.
Sections 9-201 to 9-266 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Bingo Act.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 50;
Laws 1979, LB 164, § 18;
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 34;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 46;
Laws 1985, LB 486, § 2;
Laws 1985, LB 408, § 17;
R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-173;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 2;
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 1;
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 3;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 4;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 3;
Laws 2002, LB 545, § 2;
Laws 2003, LB 429, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-202 - Purpose and intent.

9-202.
Purpose and intent.
(1) The purpose of the Nebraska Bingo Act is to protect the health and welfare of the public, to protect the economic welfare and interest in the fair play of bingo, to insure that the gross receipts derived from the conduct of bingo are accurately reported in order that their revenue-raising potential be fully exposed, to insure that the profits of bingo are used for lawful purposes, and to prevent the purposes for which the profits of bingo are to be used from being subverted by improper elements. Bingo shall be played and conducted only by those methods permitted by the act or by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the act. No other form, means of selection, or method of play shall be authorized or permitted.
(2) The purpose of the act is also to completely and fairly regulate each level of the marketing, conducting, and playing of bingo to insure fairness, quality, and compliance with the Constitution of Nebraska. To accomplish such purpose, the regulation and licensure of manufacturers and distributors of bingo equipment, nonprofit organizations, utilization-of-funds members, gaming managers, commercial lessors, and any other person involved in the marketing, conducting, and promoting of bingo are necessary.
(3) The intent of the act is that if facilities or equipment used for bingo occasions regulated by the act are leased or rented pursuant to the act (a) they shall be leased or rented at not more than their fair market value, (b) no lease or rental agreement shall provide a means for providing or obtaining a percentage of the receipts or a portion of the profits from the bingo operation, and (c) rental or lease agreements entered into for facilities shall be separate and apart from lease and rental agreements for bingo equipment.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 1;
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 1;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 1;
Laws 1985, LB 408, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-124;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 3;
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 4;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-203 - Definitions, where found.

9-203.
Definitions, where found.
For purposes of the Nebraska Bingo Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 9-204 to 9-225.02 shall be used.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 2;
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 2;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 2;
Laws 1985, LB 408, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-125;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 4;
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 2;
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 5;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 5;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 5;
Laws 2003, LB 3, § 1;
Laws 2003, LB 429, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-204 - Bingo, defined.

9-204.
Bingo, defined.
(1) Bingo shall mean that form of gambling in which:
(a) The winning numbers are determined by random selection from a pool of seventy-five or ninety numbered designators; and
(b) A player marks by physically daubing or covering or, automatically or manually with the aid of a bingo card monitoring device, enters or otherwise conceals those randomly selected numbers which match on a bingo card that the player has purchased or leased only at the time and place of the bingo occasion.
(2) Bingo shall not mean or include:
(a) Any scheme which uses any mechanical gaming device, computer gaming device, electronic gaming device, or video gaming device which has the capability of awarding something of value, free games redeemable for something of value, or tickets or stubs redeemable for something of value;
(b) Any activity which is authorized or regulated under the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, the Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, the Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, the State Lottery Act, section 9-701, or Chapter 2, article 12; or
(c) Any activity which is prohibited under Chapter 28, article 11.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 4;
Laws 1982, LB 602A, § 1;
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1983), § 9-127;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 5;
Laws 1991, LB 849, § 44;
Laws 1993, LB 138, § 2;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 6;
Laws 2003, LB 429, § 3;
Laws 2023, LB775, § 2.
Effective Date: September 2, 2023
Cross References
Nebraska County and City Lottery Act, see section 9-601.
Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act, see section 9-401.
Nebraska Pickle Card Lottery Act, see section 9-301.
Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act, see section 9-501.
State Lottery Act, see section 9-801.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-204.01 - Bingo card, defined.

9-204.01.
Bingo card, defined.
Bingo card shall mean:
(1) In the case of seventy-five-number bingo, a disposable paper bingo card, a facsimile of a bingo card electronically displayed on a bingo card monitoring device, or a reusable hard bingo card or shutter card, which has letters and numbers preprinted or predetermined by a manufacturer and which:
(a) Contains five columns with five squares in each column;
(b) Identifies the five columns from left to right by the letters B-I-N-G-O; and
(c) Contains in each square, except for the center square identified as "free", one number from a pool of seventy-five numbers; or
(2) In the case of ninety-number bingo, a disposable paper bingo card or facsimile of a bingo card electronically displayed on a bingo card monitoring device which has numbers preprinted or predetermined by a manufacturer and which:
(a) Contains six faces with each face containing twenty-seven squares arranged in nine columns of three squares each; and
(b) Contains in fifteen squares of each face a number from one to ninety which is not repeated on the same card.
The department may approve variations to the card formats described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section if such variations result in a bingo game which is conducted in a manner that is consistent with section 9-204.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 7;
Laws 2000, LB 1086, § 3;
Laws 2003, LB 429, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-204.02 - Bingo chairperson, defined.

9-204.02.
Bingo chairperson, defined.
Bingo chairperson shall mean one individual member of a licensed organization who is designated as responsible for overseeing the organization's bingo activities.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-204.03 - Bingo equipment, defined.

9-204.03.
Bingo equipment, defined.
Bingo equipment shall mean all devices, machines, and parts used in and which are an integral part of the conduct of bingo, including, but not limited to, bingo cards, disposable paper bingo cards, bingo balls, bingo blower devices, and computerized accounting systems.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 9;
Laws 2002, LB 545, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-204.04 - Bingo card monitoring device, defined.

9-204.04.
Bingo card monitoring device, defined.
Bingo card monitoring device shall mean a technological aid which allows a bingo player to automatically or manually enter bingo numbers as they are announced at a bingo occasion and which enters or otherwise conceals those numbers on bingo cards which are electronically stored in and displayed on the device. A bingo card monitoring device shall not mean or include any device (1) into which currency, coins, or tokens may be inserted or from which currency, coins, tokens, or any receipt for monetary value can be dispensed or (2) which, once provided to a bingo player, is capable of communicating with any other bingo card monitoring device or any other form of electronic device or computer, except that such device may communicate with its host system.
Source
Laws 2003, LB 429, § 5;
Laws 2023, LB775, § 3.
Effective Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-205 - Bingo occasion, defined.

9-205.
Bingo occasion, defined.
Bingo occasion shall mean a single gathering or session at which a bingo game or series of successive bingo games are played.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 5;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 4;
R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-128;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-206 - Bingo supplies, defined.

9-206.
Bingo supplies, defined.
Bingo supplies shall mean any items other than bingo equipment which may be used by a player to assist in the playing of bingo, including, but not limited to, daubers, chips, and glue sticks.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 6;
R.S.1943, (1983), § 9-129;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 7;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-207 - Cancel, defined.

9-207.
Cancel, defined.
Cancel shall mean to discontinue all rights and privileges to hold a license or permit for up to three years.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 12;
Laws 1985, LB 408, § 6;
R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-140.08;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 8;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-207.01 - Commercial lessor, defined.

9-207.01.
Commercial lessor, defined.
Commercial lessor shall mean a person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or organization which owns or is a lessee of premises which are offered for leasing to a licensed organization on which bingo is or will be conducted.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 3;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 6;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 107.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-208 - Department, defined.

9-208.
Department, defined.
Department shall mean the Department of Revenue.
Source
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 19;
R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-140.12;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-209 - Distributor, defined.

9-209.
Distributor, defined.
Distributor shall mean any person who purchases or otherwise obtains bingo equipment from a licensed manufacturer to sell, lease, distribute, or otherwise provide in this state to a licensed organization or licensed commercial lessor for use in a bingo occasion regulated by the Nebraska Bingo Act.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 8;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 14;
R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-140.04;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 10;
Laws 1988, LB 929, § 1;
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 6;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-209.01 - Gaming manager, defined.

9-209.01.
Gaming manager, defined.
Gaming manager shall mean any person who is licensed by a Class II bingo licensee to be responsible for the supervision and operation of all gaming activities authorized and regulated under Chapter 9 which are conducted at the bingo occasions of a Class II bingo licensee.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 4;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-209.02 - Excursion or dinner train, defined.

9-209.02.
Excursion or dinner train, defined.
Excursion or dinner train shall mean a train which has all of its passengers board and depart from the same location and is operated for trips of short duration for sightseeing, dining, entertainment, or other recreational purposes.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-210 - Gross receipts, defined.

9-210.
Gross receipts, defined.
Gross receipts shall mean the total receipts received from admissions to the premises where bingo is conducted, when such admissions are directly related to the participation in bingo, and from the sale, rental, or use of all bingo cards.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 9;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 5;
R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-132;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 11;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-212 - License, defined.

9-212.
License, defined.
License shall mean any license to conduct bingo as provided in section 9-233, any license for a utilization-of-funds member as provided in section 9-232.01, any manufacturer's license as provided in section 9-255.09, any distributor's license as provided in section 9-255.07, any gaming manager's license as provided in section 9-232.01, or any commercial lessor's license as provided in section 9-255.06.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 14;
R.S.1943, (1983), § 9-140.10;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 13;
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 6;
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 7;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-213 - Licensed organization, defined.

9-213.
Licensed organization, defined.
Licensed organization shall mean a nonprofit organization or volunteer fire company or volunteer first-aid, rescue, ambulance, or emergency squad licensed to conduct bingo under the Nebraska Bingo Act.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 10;
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 4;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 6;
R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-133;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 14;
Laws 2002, LB 545, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-214 - Limited period bingo, defined.

9-214.
Limited period bingo, defined.
Limited period bingo shall mean a bingo occasion, authorized by the department to be conducted, which is in addition to a licensed organization's regularly scheduled bingo occasions.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 11;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 7;
R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-134;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 15;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-214.01 - Manufacturer, defined.

9-214.01.
Manufacturer, defined.
(1) Manufacturer shall mean any person who assembles, produces, makes, or prints any bingo equipment.
(2) Manufacturer shall not mean or include a licensed distributor who places, finishes, or configures disposable paper bingo cards, which have been produced by a licensed manufacturer, into a looseleaf or book form or some other format for distribution to an organization licensed to conduct bingo.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 767, § 8;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 8;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 18;
Laws 2002, LB 545, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-215 - Member, defined.

9-215.
Member, defined.
Member shall mean a person who has qualified for and been admitted to membership in a licensed organization pursuant to its bylaws, articles of incorporation, charter, rules, or other written statement for purposes other than conducting activities under the Nebraska Bingo Act. Member shall not include social or honorary members.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 408, § 11;
R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-140.16;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 16;
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-216 - Premises, defined.

9-216.
Premises, defined.
Premises shall mean a building, a distinct portion of a building, or a railroad coach car of an excursion or dinner train in which bingo is being played and shall not include any area of land surrounding the building or excursion or dinner train.
No premises shall be subdivided to provide multiple premises where games of bingo are managed, operated, or conducted whether or not such premises have different mailing addresses or legal descriptions.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 12;
R.S.1943, (1983), § 9-135;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 17;
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 8;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-217 - Profit, defined.

9-217.
Profit, defined.
Profit shall mean the gross receipts collected from one or more bingo games, less reasonable sums necessarily and actually expended for prizes, taxes, license and permit fees, bingo equipment, the cost of renting or leasing a premises for the conduct of bingo, and other allowable expenses.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 351, § 13;
Laws 1979, LB 164, § 2;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 8;
R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-136;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 18;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 20.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-217.01 - Qualifying nonprofit organization, defined.

9-217.01.
Qualifying nonprofit organization, defined.
(1) Qualifying nonprofit organization, for the purpose of special event bingo, shall mean a nonprofit organization:
(a) Which holds a certificate of exemption under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code or the major activities of which, exclusive of conducting gaming activities regulated under Chapter 9, are conducted for charitable or community betterment purposes; and
(b) Which has been in existence in this state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding its application for a permit.
(2) Qualifying nonprofit organization shall not mean or include any organization which holds a license pursuant to the Nebraska Bingo Act.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 21;
Laws 1995, LB 574, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-220 - Revoke, defined.

9-220.
Revoke, defined.
Revoke shall mean to permanently void and recall all rights and privileges of an organization or a person to obtain a license or a permit.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 13;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 17;
Laws 1985, LB 408, § 7;
R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-140.09;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 21;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-224 - Special event bingo, defined.

9-224.
Special event bingo, defined.
Special event bingo shall mean the conduct of bingo as provided in section 9-230.01 by a qualifying nonprofit organization in conjunction with a special event.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-225 - Suspend, defined.

9-225.
Suspend, defined.
Suspend shall mean to cause a temporary interruption of all rights and privileges of a license or the renewal thereof and all rights and privileges to obtain a permit.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 11;
Laws 1985, LB 408, § 5;
R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-140.07;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 26;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 24.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-225.01 - Utilization-of-funds member, defined.

9-225.01.
Utilization-of-funds member, defined.
Utilization-of-funds member shall mean a member of the organization who shall be responsible for the proper utilization of the gross receipts derived from the conduct of bingo by the licensed organization.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 25.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-225.02 - Volunteer fire company or volunteer first-aid, rescue, ambulance, or emergency squad, defined.

9-225.02.
Volunteer fire company or volunteer first-aid, rescue, ambulance, or emergency squad, defined.
Volunteer fire company or volunteer first-aid, rescue, ambulance, or emergency squad shall mean a volunteer association or organization serving any city, village, county, township, or rural or suburban fire protection district in Nebraska by providing fire protection or emergency response services for the purpose of protecting human life, health, or property.
Source
Laws 2002, LB 545, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-226.01 - Denial of application; procedure.

9-226.01.
Denial of application; procedure.
(1) Before any application is denied pursuant to section 9-226, the department shall notify the applicant in writing by mail of the department's intention to deny the application and the reasons for the denial. Such notice shall inform the applicant of his or her right to request an administrative hearing for the purpose of reconsideration of the intended denial of the application. The date the notice is mailed shall be deemed to be the date of service of notice to the applicant.
(2) A request for hearing by the applicant shall be in writing and shall be filed with the department within thirty days after the service of notice to the applicant of the department's intended denial of the application. If a request for hearing is not filed within the thirty-day period, the application denial shall become final at the expiration of such period.
(3) If a request for hearing is filed within the thirty-day period, the Tax Commissioner shall grant the applicant a hearing and shall, at least ten days before the hearing, serve notice upon the applicant by mail of the time, date, and place of the hearing. Such proceedings shall be considered contested cases pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 12;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 27;
Laws 2002, LB 545, § 9;
Laws 2012, LB727, § 2.
Cross References
Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
Annotations
Administrative bodies have only that authority specifically conferred upon them by statute or by construction necessary to achieve the purpose of the relevant act, and as such, the Department of Revenue is not statutorily authorized to grant motions for summary judgment. Southeast Rur. Vol. Fire Dept. v. Neb. Dept. of Rev., 251 Neb. 852, 560 N.W.2d 436 (1997).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-226.02 - Administrative fines; disposition; collection.

9-226.02.
Administrative fines; disposition; collection.
(1) All money collected by the department as an administrative fine shall be remitted on a monthly basis to the State Treasurer for credit to the permanent school fund.
(2) Any administrative fine levied under section 9-226 and unpaid shall constitute a debt to the State of Nebraska which may be collected by lien foreclosure or sued for and recovered in any proper form of action, in the name of the State of Nebraska, in the district court of the county in which the violator resides or owns property.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 11;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 28.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-228 - Hearing; required; when; notice.

9-228.
Hearing; required; when; notice.
Before the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation, the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of any license or permit, or the levying of any administrative fine pursuant to section 9-226, the department shall set the matter for hearing. Such suspension, revocation, or cancellation proceedings or proceedings to levy an administrative fine shall be considered contested cases pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
At least ten days before the hearing, the department shall (1) in the case of suspension, revocation, or cancellation proceedings or proceedings to levy an administrative fine, serve notice upon the licensee, permittee, or violator by personal service or mail of the time, date, and place of any hearing or (2) in the case of adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation, issue a public notice of the time, date, and place of such hearing.
This section shall not apply to an order of suspension by the Tax Commissioner prior to a hearing as provided in section 9-227.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 53;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 59;
Laws 1985, LB 408, § 37;
R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-188;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 29;
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 14;
Laws 1991, LB 427, § 13;
Laws 1994, LB 694, § 30;
Laws 1995, LB 344, § 4;
Laws 2012, LB727, § 3.
Cross References
Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 9 - Bingo and Other Gambling › 9-229 - Proceeding before department; service; security; appeal.

9-229.
Proceeding before department; service; security; appeal.
(1) A copy of the order or decision of the department in any proceeding before it, certified under the seal of the department, shall be served upon each party of record to the proceeding before the department. Service upon any attorney of record for any such party shall be deemed to be service upon such party. Each party appearing before the department shall enter his or her appearance and indicate to the department his or her address for the service of a copy of any order, decision, or notice. The mailing of any copy of any order or decision or of any notice in the proceeding to such party at such address shall be deemed to be service upon such party.
(2) At the time of making an appearance before the department, each party shall deposit in cash or furnish a sufficient security for costs in an amount the department deems adequate to cover all costs liable to accrue, including costs for (a) reporting the testimony to be adduced, (b) making up a complete transcript of the hearing, and (c) extending reporter's original notes in typewriting.
(3) Any decision of the department in any proceeding before it may be appealed, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 259, § 54;
Laws 1984, LB 949, § 60;
Laws 1985, LB 408, § 38;
R.S.Supp.,1985, § 9-189;
Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 30;
Laws 1988, LB 352, § 14;
Laws 1988, LB 295, § 15.
Cross References
Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.