§47-21A-4. Who may hold online raffles; application for license; licenses not transferable.

(a) Except as provided in §47-21A-3 of this code, only persons who are residents of this state and who are active members of any charitable or public service organization which has been in existence in this state for at least two years prior to filing an application for an online raffle license issued pursuant to §47-21A-5 and §47-21A-6 of the code may hold online raffle occasions in accordance with the provisions of this article and only during the time it holds a valid license.

(b) The charitable or public service organization applies for an online raffle license to the Tax Commissioner and shall be on a form supplied by him or her. The application shall contain the information required by §47-21A-8 of the code and any other information which the commissioner considers necessary. An online raffle may not be held and online raffle tickets may not be sold pursuant to this article until the online raffle application has been approved by the Tax Commissioner and the license has been received by the applicant: Provided, That an online raffle occasion may not be held and online raffle tickets may not be sold until a 60-day filing period, which is that time period between the receipt of that application by the Tax Commissioner and the first online raffle occasion, has expired: Provided, however, That the Tax Commissioner shall send the applicant its license within five days after the application is approved. If the 60-day filing period has expired and the application has not been denied and the online raffle license has not been received by the applicant, the applicant may consider the application approved and begin to sell tickets for the online raffle or hold the online raffle occasion. The Tax Commissioner shall send the applicant its license within five days after the expiration of the filing period if the application has not been otherwise denied.

(c) An online raffle license issued pursuant to this article may not be transferred.