Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-408

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Organization license - Application

Official statutory text

A. Any organization desiring to conduct a charity game in this

state shall apply to the ABLE Commission for an organization

license. An organization license shall only be issued to an

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organization and shall be used by that organization only. A

business entity shall not be qualified under any conditions to hold

or use an organization license.

B. An organization shall be limited to only one license and to

doing business at only one location.

C. An organization shall use only disposable bingo faces

purchased from a licensed distributor. Only one game shall be

played on each bingo face; provided, nothing in this section shall

be construed to exclude progressive games.

D. Only an organization or an employee or manager of an

organization shall conduct a charity game for which a charge is

made. Compensation may be paid to an organization or other person

for conducting a charity game. Compensation for conducting charity

games shall be paid in accordance with minimum wage provisions of

federal law, and shall not exceed two times the amount of the

minimum wage specified pursuant to federal law.

E. An initial application for an organization license shall be

sworn and attested to by a principal officer of the applicant

organization and shall include:

1. A certified copy of the document from the U.S. Internal

Revenue Service which grants the applicant tax-exempt status and the

federal identification number;

2. A certified copy of the articles of incorporation and

certificate of incorporation of the organization;

3. A copy of the bylaws of the organization;

4. A copy of the minutes of the meeting of the organization at

which the governing body was elected and the terms of office of each

member of the governing body;

5. A copy of the minutes of the meeting of the governing body

of the organization at which the application for the license was

authorized;

6. The name and address of a person authorized to receive

service of process on behalf of the organization;

7. The address of the location where the charity games will be

conducted; and

8. Such other information deemed necessary by the Commission to

assure eligibility for a license.

F. A renewal application shall only include any changes in the

information required to be submitted with the initial application.

G. An organization license shall be placed within public view

at all times in a conspicuous place at the location where the

charity game is being conducted.

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