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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) An applicant for a license to conduct bingo must file with the commission an application on a form prescribed by the commission.
(b) The application must include:
(1) the name and address of the applicant;
(2) the names and addresses of the applicant's officers and directors;
(3) the address of the premises where and the time when the applicant intends to conduct bingo under the license sought;
(4) the name and address of the licensed commercial lessor of the premises, if the applicant intends to lease premises to conduct bingo from a person other than an authorized organization;
(5) a statement that the net proceeds of bingo will go to one or more of the authorized charitable purposes under this chapter;
(6) a designation of the applicant organization's bingo chairperson under whom bingo will be conducted accompanied by a statement signed by the chairperson stating that the chairperson will be responsible for the conduct of bingo under the terms of the license and this chapter;
(7) sufficient facts relating to the applicant's incorporation and organization to enable the commission to determine whether the applicant is an authorized organization;
(8) a copy of the applicant organization's most recently filed Internal Revenue Service Form 990, if applicable;
(9) a letter of good standing from the applicant organization's parent organization, if the organization receives an exemption from federal income taxes as a member of a group of organizations;
(10) copies of the applicant organization's organizing instruments, including any bylaws, constitution, charter, and articles of incorporation;
(11) verification of the applicant organization's good standing with the secretary of state if the organization is organized under the law of this state; and
(12) information necessary to conduct criminal background checks on the applicant organization's officers and directors.
(c) A copy of the Internal Revenue Service letter that approves an applicant's exemption from taxation under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, is adequate evidence of the person's tax-exempt status. A letter of good standing from a parent organization that holds an exemption from taxation under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for both the parent organization and its affiliate is adequate evidence of the affiliate organization's tax-exempt status.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 2001.102. License Application - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/occupations-code/occ-sect-2001-102/
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