Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-426
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Bingo faces, game sets, or breakopen ticket cards declared
Official statutory text
contraband - Confiscation, forfeiture, and destruction.
A. On and after January 1, 1993, any bingo faces, U-PIK-EM
bingo game sets, or breakopen ticket cards that are not purchased
from a licensed distributor are declared to be contraband, unless
such items are:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3A. Amusements and Sports Page 143
1. Purchased by an exempt organization, exempt hospital,
nursing home, residential care facility, senior citizens' center,
retirement center or convalescent facility;
2. Purchased by a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation;
or
3. Sold or given by a licensed organization to another licensed
organization, an exempt organization, or exempt hospital, nursing
home, residential care facility, senior citizens' center, retirement
center or convalescent facility, if written permission is obtained
from the Director of the ABLE Commission and proper notification is
given to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
B. On and after January 1, 1993, any bingo faces, U-PIK-EM
bingo game sets, or breakopen ticket cards sold or offered for sale
by a business entity which is not a licensed distributor is declared
to be contraband.
C. Any bingo faces, U-PIK-EM bingo game sets, or breakopen
ticket cards which were not in the possession of an organization or
business entity on December 31, 1992, on which the taxes have not
been paid are declared to be contraband unless the items are being
transported through this state from another state to be sold or
distributed in another state.
D. On and after January 1, 1993, any bingo faces, U-PIK-EM
bingo game sets, or breakopen ticket cards in the possession of an
organization or business entity which has not been licensed or
obtained an exemption pursuant to the Oklahoma Charity Games Act,
Section 401 et seq. of this title, shall be declared contraband.
E. Such contraband shall be subject to confiscation,
forfeiture, and destruction in the following manner:
1. The Commission, its agent, or the district attorney of the
county wherein the alleged contraband is located shall seize any
such item and maintain it for safekeeping pending a final
adjudication of the legality of the sale or purchase;
2. The Commission, its agent, or the district attorney seizing
the alleged contraband shall apply to the district court for an
order forfeiting the alleged contraband and directing its
destruction;
3. The court clerk shall give the owner of the alleged
contraband fourteen (14) calendar days' written notice of the
hearing on the request for the order for destruction; and
4. Upon obtaining an order from the court ordering destruction,
the Commission or the district attorney shall destroy the contraband
in the manner they deem most appropriate.
A. On and after January 1, 1993, any bingo faces, U-PIK-EM
bingo game sets, or breakopen ticket cards that are not purchased
from a licensed distributor are declared to be contraband, unless
such items are:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3A. Amusements and Sports Page 143
1. Purchased by an exempt organization, exempt hospital,
nursing home, residential care facility, senior citizens' center,
retirement center or convalescent facility;
2. Purchased by a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation;
or
3. Sold or given by a licensed organization to another licensed
organization, an exempt organization, or exempt hospital, nursing
home, residential care facility, senior citizens' center, retirement
center or convalescent facility, if written permission is obtained
from the Director of the ABLE Commission and proper notification is
given to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
B. On and after January 1, 1993, any bingo faces, U-PIK-EM
bingo game sets, or breakopen ticket cards sold or offered for sale
by a business entity which is not a licensed distributor is declared
to be contraband.
C. Any bingo faces, U-PIK-EM bingo game sets, or breakopen
ticket cards which were not in the possession of an organization or
business entity on December 31, 1992, on which the taxes have not
been paid are declared to be contraband unless the items are being
transported through this state from another state to be sold or
distributed in another state.
D. On and after January 1, 1993, any bingo faces, U-PIK-EM
bingo game sets, or breakopen ticket cards in the possession of an
organization or business entity which has not been licensed or
obtained an exemption pursuant to the Oklahoma Charity Games Act,
Section 401 et seq. of this title, shall be declared contraband.
E. Such contraband shall be subject to confiscation,
forfeiture, and destruction in the following manner:
1. The Commission, its agent, or the district attorney of the
county wherein the alleged contraband is located shall seize any
such item and maintain it for safekeeping pending a final
adjudication of the legality of the sale or purchase;
2. The Commission, its agent, or the district attorney seizing
the alleged contraband shall apply to the district court for an
order forfeiting the alleged contraband and directing its
destruction;
3. The court clerk shall give the owner of the alleged
contraband fourteen (14) calendar days' written notice of the
hearing on the request for the order for destruction; and
4. Upon obtaining an order from the court ordering destruction,
the Commission or the district attorney shall destroy the contraband
in the manner they deem most appropriate.
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