Effective - 28 Aug 1996
313.020. Application for license, contents — false statement on application, penalty — renewal, information required — abbreviated license, application contents. — 1. The application form for licensure under sections 313.005 to 313.080 shall be prescribed by the commission and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and address of the organization;
(2) A copy of the document from the United States Internal Revenue Service which grants the applicant tax-exempt status and the federal identification number;
(3) A statement that the organization has been in continuing existence in this state for five years immediately preceding the making of the application and that it has had during that period a bona fide membership of at least twenty persons;
(4) A statement as to whether the organization has had any previous application refused, revoked or suspended;
(5) A statement of the purpose for which the bingo proceeds will be used;
(6) A copy of the articles of incorporation and certificate of incorporation of the organization, if applicable;
(7) A sworn statement signed by the chief officer and the secretary of the organization verifying that the statements contained in the application are true;
(8) The name and address of a person authorized to receive service of process on behalf of the organization;
(9) Such other information deemed necessary by the commission.
2. The commission shall issue an abbreviated license for conducting bingo pull-tab card games to any organization which submits an application on a form prescribed by the director and which satisfies the director that such organization meets the requirements for an abbreviated license pursuant to the provisions of section 313.010. The application for an abbreviated license shall contain only the following information:
(1) The name and address of the organization;
(2) A statement that the organization satisfies the requirements established by section 313.010, for an abbreviated license, and all other applicable requirements for conducting bingo games pursuant to the provisions of sections 313.005 to 313.085;
(3) The location where the bingo pull-tab game will occur;
(4) The approximate date when the bingo pull-tab game will occur;
(5) The signature of the chief officer or secretary of the organization verifying that the statements contained in the application are true.
3. A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an application is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall not ever again be considered for application by the commission, nor shall such person ever again assist in any manner with the management, conduct or operation of any game.
4. A renewal application shall only include any changes in the information required to be submitted with the initial application.
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(L. 1981 H.B. 322 § 4, A.L. 1993 S.B. 10 & 11, A.L. 1994 S.B. 427, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1159)