45-8-150.07
Section 45-8-150.07 Bingo games - Charitable or educational purposes of proceeds. (a) All of the net proceeds of a bingo game shall be designated and expended for charitable or educational purposes. Provided, however, in no event shall less than 10 percent of the adjusted gross proceeds be designated for charitable or educational purposes. Adjusted gross proceeds shall be defined as gross proceeds less prize payouts. Net proceeds shall include gross proceeds less reasonable expenses incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of bingo games, including all of the following bona fide expenses, in reasonable amounts: (1) The purchase or rental of equipment necessary for conducting bingo games and payment of services reasonably necessary for the repair and maintenance of equipment. (2) The payment of cash prizes or the purchase of prizes or merchandise. (3) The actual rental or mortgage payment on the location at which bingo is conducted or a pro rata share if...
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45-35-150.06
Section 45-35-150.06 Bingo games - Charitable or educational purposes of proceeds. No less than 100 percent of the net proceeds of a bingo game shall be designated and expended for charitable or educational purposes. Net proceeds means gross proceeds less reasonable expenses incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of bingo. Reasonable expenses shall not include any expenses related to advertising and any advertising done shall contain the name of the permit holder. Reasonable expenses shall include the following bona fide expenses, in reasonable amounts: (1) The purchase or rental of equipment necessary for conducting bingo and payment of services reasonably necessary for the repair and maintenance of equipment. (2) Payment of cash prizes or the purchase of prizes of merchandise. (3) Insurance on the facilities and liability coverage, as is reasonable for the operation of bingo. (4) Utilities. (5) Janitorial services. (6) The fee required for issuance...
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45-37-150.06
Section 45-37-150.06 Bingo games - Certain activities prohibited. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only qualified organizations which are properly issued permits pursuant to this article shall be allowed to operate bingo games. (b) A qualified organization shall not lend its name or allow its identity to be used by any individual, firm, association, or corporation in the operating or promoting of a bingo game in which the qualified organization is not directly and solely operating the bingo game. All equipment shall be stamped or clearly marked in letters no less than one-half inch in height and one-fourth inch in width, except for the letter ''I,'' with the name of the organization using the equipment, and it shall be unlawful to use equipment marked with the name of another organization. (c) It shall be unlawful for two or more qualified organizations to operate bingo games jointly. (d) It shall be unlawful for two or more qualified organizations to pyramid the...
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45-20-150.07
Section 45-20-150.07 Bingo games - Proceeds for charitable or educational purposes. No less than 100 percent of the net proceeds of a bingo session shall be designated and expended for charitable or educational purposes. Net proceeds means gross proceeds less reasonable expenses incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of bingo and shall include reasonable expenses for the following: (1) The purchase or rental of equipment necessary for conducting bingo and payment of services necessary for the repair and maintenance of equipment. (2) Payment of cash prizes or the purchase of prizes of merchandise. (3) Rental or mortgage payment on the location at which bingo is conducted. (4) Insurance on the facilities and liability coverage for the operation of bingo. (5) Utilities. (6) Janitorial services. (7) The fee required for issuance or reissuance of a permit to conduct bingo. (8) Other reasonable expenses incurred by the permit holder, not inconsistent with...
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45-14-150
Section 45-14-150 Nonprofit organizations to hold raffles, cake walks, and turkey shoots. The holding of raffles, cake walks, turkey shoots, and other similar contests of skill, except bingo, for charitable purposes by nonprofit organizations in Clay County shall be legal, subject to the provisions of any resolution or ordinances by the Clay County Commission or the governing bodies of the respective cities and towns, within their respective jurisdictions. The commission and governing bodies shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of raffles, cake walks, turkey shoots, and similar contests, except bingo, within their respective jurisdictions. Provided, however, no proceeds from such activities shall be payable to any officer or employee of the organization conducting the activity. (Act 90-122, p. 141, ยง1.)...
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45-8-150.03
Section 45-8-150.03 Bingo games - Permits; ordinances. (a) No qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the county governing body, or the governing bodies of the respective cities and towns, within their respective jurisdictions, issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. The permit required by this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business license which may be required by law, and no bingo game shall be operated until all required licenses have been obtained. A permit holder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b) The Calhoun County Commission, or any governing body for any municipality wholly or partially located within Calhoun County, may establish an ordinance for the operation of bingo games within its jurisdiction. Any ordinance adopted by a governing body shall be at least as restrictive of the operation of bingo games as this...
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45-37-150.18
Section 45-37-150.18 Referendum. If the vote on the constitutional amendment excepting bingo from the constitutional prohibition against lotteries in Section 65 of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, is approved by a majority of the voters casting ballots thereon in Jefferson County, it shall not be necessary for an election to be held under this article to determine whether the procedures of this article shall be operative in the county. If the amendment passes statewide, but is rejected in Jefferson County, this article shall not be effective until a favorable vote is given by the voters of the county thereon. The governing body of Jefferson County may call and provide for holding a referendum for the purpose of determining if this article shall become operative. The election shall be held and the officers appointed to hold same in the manner provided by law for holding other county elections in the county and the returns thereof tabulated and results certified as provided by law for...
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10A-3-1.04
Section 10A-3-1.04 Purposes. (a) Nonprofit corporations may be organized under this chapter for any lawful purpose or purposes, including, without being limited to, any one or more of the following purposes: (1) Charitable, (2) Benevolent, (3) Eleemosynary, (4) Educational, (5) Civic, (6) Patriotic, (7) Political, (8) Religious, (9) Social, (10) Fraternal, (11) Literary, (12) Cultural, (13) Athletic, (14) Scientific, (15) Agricultural, (16) Horticultural, (17) Animal husbandry, (18) Professional, commercial, industrial or trade association, (19) Cemetery operation and maintenance, and (20) Historical. (b) Labor unions, cooperative organizations and organizations subject to any of the provisions of the insurance laws of Alabama may not be organized under this chapter. (c) Whenever 10 or more retail merchants wish to form a nonprofit association, cooperative society, or corporation in the sense of paying interest or dividends on stock, but for mutual benefit through the application of...
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38-15-4
Section 38-15-4 Registration of certain youth residential institutions or organizations; staff training plans; rights of children; licensing and inspection of food preparation areas; access by law enforcement agencies. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall register any religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit affiliated youth residential facility, youth social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by this section, whenever children are housed at the facility or location of the program for a period of more than 24 hours. At a minimum, registered youth residential institution or organization under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Be...
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37-3-4
Section 37-3-4 Exemptions. (a) This chapter shall not be construed to apply to: (1)a. School buses or other motor vehicles which are owned by county boards of education or under contract with county boards of education, regardless of whether or not the school buses and other motor vehicles are being used exclusively for the transportation of school children and school teachers to and from school and provided the school buses and other motor vehicles do not take on passengers for fare on a certificated route. b. Motor vehicles for hire while operating wholly within the limits of a city or incorporated town or within the police jurisdiction thereof, or between two or more incorporated towns or cities whose city limits join or are contiguous or whose police jurisdictions join or are contiguous. c. Motor vehicles while used in the transportation of property when the owner of the vehicle is legally and regularly engaged in the business of selling such property and is the owner and has the...
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