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Email: Chapter 47, Article 21A, Section 3

§47-21A-3. Authorizing the conduct of certain online raffles without a license.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article to the contrary, any charitable or public service organization which has been in existence in this state for at least one year may conduct online raffles without compliance with the licensing provisions of this article: Provided, That any prize awarded in any single online raffle in an online raffle occasion may not exceed in $4,000 value: Provided, however, That the cumulative gross proceeds derived from the conduct of online raffle occasions by the charitable or public service organization may not exceed $15,000 during any calendar year: Provided further, That the charitable or public service are not subject to the record keeping provisions of §47-21A-14 of the code but shall maintain a separate accounting for the operation of online raffles. All records required by this section shall be maintained for at least three calendar years and shall be available for reasonable inspection by the commissioner.