GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 863
Second Edition Engrossed 5/15/91

Short Title:  Bingo Proceeds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Privette; and Warner.
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Referred to:  Judiciary III.

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April 17, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS FROM BINGO GAMES BE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-309.11(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	All funds received in connection with a bingo game shall be placed in a separate bank account. No funds may be disbursed from this account except the exempt organization may expend proceeds for prizes, advertising, utilities, and the purchase of supplies and equipment used in playing bingo, taxes and license fees related to bingo and the payment of compensation as authorized by G.S. 14-309.7(c) and for the purposes set forth below for the remaining proceeds. Such payments shall be made by consecutively numbered checks. Any proceeds available in the account after payment of the above expenses, but in any event, not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross proceeds from the bingo game  shall inure to the exempt organization to be used for religious, charitable, civic, scientific, testing, public safety, literary, or educational purposes or for purchasing, constructing, maintaining, operating or using equipment or land or a building or improvements thereto owned by and for the exempt organization and used for civic purposes or made available by the exempt organization for use by the general public from time to time, or to foster amateur sports competition, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, provided that no proceeds shall be used or expended for social functions for the members of the exempt organization."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991 and expires June 30, 1993.