AB100, s. 4695
4Section
4695. 563.24 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1774,19
5563.24 Issuance of supplier's license. Upon receiving an application for a
6supplier's license, the
board department may require the applicant, or if the
7applicant is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, its officers,
8directors, stockholders and members, to appear and testify under oath on the
9contents of the application. If the
board department determines that the supplier's
10license applicant possesses the requisite qualifications, a license shall be issued to
11the bingo supplier. A license issued under this section shall be effective for one year
12from the first day of the month of its issuance, and may be renewed annually. If the
13application is not approved, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of
14such action. Within 10 days after receipt of such notification, the applicant may
15demand a hearing before the
board department . At the hearing, the burden of proof
16shall be on the applicant to establish his or her qualifications and the merit of the
17application. The fee, less reasonable administrative costs, shall be refunded to the
18applicant upon entry of an order denying an application after hearing, or upon
19expiration of the period during which a hearing may be demanded.
AB100, s. 4696
20Section
4696. 563.25 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1775,6
21563.25 (title)
Supplier to notify board department of changes. During
22the pendency of an application for a supplier's license, the applicant shall
23immediately notify the
board department in writing of any change in the facts set
24forth in the application, including any change in any item in the application, in the
25organization, structure or mode of operation of the supplier's business and in the
1identity of persons named or required to be named in the application or the nature
2or extent of their interests. Within 10 days after any such change which occurs after
3the issuance of the license, the change shall be reported to the
board department .
4Failure to notify the
board department of such change shall constitute sufficient
5cause for denial of a pending license application or for suspension or revocation of a
6license which has been granted.
AB100, s. 4697
7Section
4697. 563.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1775,16
8563.26 Maintenance of supplier's books and records. Each licensed
9supplier shall maintain his or her books and records in such manner as to enable the
10board department to determine the gross sales of bingo supplies and equipment to
11licensed organizations. Invoices for the sale of bingo supplies and equipment shall
12include the name and license number of the organization to which the supplies were
13sold, the date and amount of the sale and an enumeration of the items sold. Each
14licensed supplier and formerly licensed supplier shall maintain his or her books and
15records for not less than 4 years and shall make them available at reasonable times
16for examination by the
board department or its authorized representatives.
AB100, s. 4698
17Section
4698. 563.27 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1775,2018
563.27
(1) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, a person convicted of a
19felony who has not received a pardon or has not been released from parole
,
20community supervision or probation for at least 5 years.
AB100, s. 4699
21Section
4699. 563.28 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1776,2
22563.28 Suspension or restriction of a supplier's license for delinquent
23child support payments. (1) If required in a memorandum of understanding
24entered into under s. 49.857, the department shall suspend or restrict the supplier's
25license of any person who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child
1or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses
2related to the support of a child or former spouse.
AB100,1776,5
3(2) The department may not disclose the social security number of any
4applicant for a supplier's license except to the department of industry, labor and job
5development for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22.
AB100, s. 4700
6Section
4700. 563.29 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1776,97
563.29
(3) No licensed supplier shall sell or distribute to a licensed
8organization any card unless it is identified in the standard set of bingo cards
9prescribed by the
board department .
AB100, s. 4701
10Section
4701. 563.51 (29) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1776,1311
563.51
(29) (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, has never been
12convicted of a felony or, if convicted, has been pardoned or released from probation
,
13community supervision or parole for at least 5 years.
AB100, s. 4702
14Section
4702. 563.53 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1776,1615
563.53
(1) All special bingo cards shall be in a form approved by the
board 16department .
AB100, s. 4703
17Section
4703. 563.61 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1776,2418
563.61
(1) (intro.) Each licensed organization shall file with the
board 19department , on a form prescribed by the
board department, a semiannual report of
20bingo operations for each 6-month period beginning on the date on which the
21organization's license is issued. The report is due on the 60th day after the last day
22of the reporting period. The report shall be accompanied by the payment of the gross
23receipts tax due. The licensed organization shall retain a copy of the report for its
24permanent records. The report shall include:
AB100, s. 4704
25Section
4704. 563.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1777,2
1563.61
(3) If no bingo games are held on a date when a license authorizes them
2to be held, a report to that effect shall be filed with the
board department.
AB100, s. 4705
3Section
4705. 563.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1777,64
563.62
(1) The
board department may refuse to renew a license of an
5organization found to be delinquent in filing its financial statement or found to have
6filed an incomplete statement of bingo operations.
AB100, s. 4706
7Section
4706. 563.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1777,118
563.62
(2) If a licensed organization fails to file a financial statement of bingo
9operations within 5 days after notification by the
board department of the
10delinquency, the
board department may suspend the license, pending the filing of
11the financial statement.
AB100, s. 4707
12Section
4707. 563.62 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1777,1613
563.62
(3) If the financial statement filed by a licensed organization is not fully,
14accurately and truthfully completed, the
board department may refuse to renew a
15license or may suspend a license until such time as a statement in proper form has
16been filed.
AB100, s. 4708
17Section
4708. 563.64 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1778,418
563.64
(2) The columnar book, deposit books, canceled checks, records of share
19drafts, check books, records of share accounts, records of negotiable orders of
20withdrawal, deposit slips, bank statements and copies of financial statements of
21bingo operations and all other books and accounts shall be maintained for not less
22than 4 years and shall be available at reasonable times for examination by the
board 23department or its authorized representative. The
board department may require the
24licensed organization to obtain microfilm copies of share drafts to the extent
25necessary for examination purposes. All documents supporting the entries made in
1the books of accounts shall be kept by the licensed organization for a period of not less
2than 4 years. Such documents shall include, but are not limited to, bank statements,
3canceled checks, records of share drafts, deposit slips and invoices for all
4expenditures.
AB100, s. 4709
5Section
4709. 563.65 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1778,14
6563.65 Proper and legitimate expenditures; reimbursement and
7waiver. If a financial audit of a licensed organization shows that an expenditure of
8bingo funds was not a proper and legitimate expenditure and the
board department 9requests that the licensed organization reimburse the appropriate bingo account in
10an amount equal to the amount so expended, the licensed organization may appeal
11the request to the
board department. The
board department may waive or reduce
12the amount of any such reimbursement if the licensed organization presents
13evidence satisfactory to the
board department that the licensed organization acted
14in good faith and by mistake or inadvertently in so expending the funds.
AB100, s. 4710
15Section
4710. 563.68 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1778,1716
563.68
(2) In accordance with a plan of expenditure approved in advance by the
17board department.
AB100, s. 4711
18Section
4711. 563.72 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1779,5
19563.72 Inspection for enforcement. Any peace officer or district attorney,
20within their respective jurisdictions, or an authorized employe of the
board 21department, may, at all reasonable hours, enter the premises where a bingo occasion
22is being conducted and examine the books, papers and records of the licensed
23organization to determine if all proper taxes or fees imposed have been paid. Any
24refusal to permit such examination of the premises by the licensed organization, its
25agent or an employe or the person in charge of the premises to which the bingo license
1relates, constitutes sufficient grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license,
2and is punishable under s. 563.73 (2). In addition, such refusal constitutes sufficient
3grounds for any peace officer or other persons authorized under this section within
4their respective jurisdictions or authority to employ whatever reasonable action is
5necessary to conduct inspections permitted by this section.
AB100, s. 4712
6Section
4712. 563.73 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1779,167
563.73
(4) The department of justice, the
board department or the district
8attorney of a county of an actual or potential violation, after informing the
9department of justice, may commence an action in the circuit court in the name of
10the state to restrain any violation of any provision of this chapter. The court may,
11prior to entry of final judgment, make such an order or judgment as necessary to
12restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts or practices
13involved in the violation, provided proof thereof is submitted to the court. The
14department of justice may subpoena persons, require the production of books and
15other documents and request the
board department to exercise its authority to aid
16in the investigation of alleged violations of this section.
AB100, s. 4713
17Section
4713. 563.90 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1779,25
18563.90 Qualified organizations. Any local religious, charitable, service,
19fraternal or veterans organization or any organization to which contributions are
20deductible for federal income tax purposes or state income or franchise tax purposes,
21which has been in existence for one year immediately preceding its application for
22a license or which is chartered by a state or national organization which has been in
23existence for at least 3 years, may conduct a raffle upon receiving a license for the
24raffle event from the
board department. No other person may conduct a raffle in this
25state.
AB100, s. 4714
1Section
4714. 563.92 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1780,62
563.92
(1m) The
board department may issue a Class A license for the conduct
3of a raffle in which some or all of the tickets for that raffle are sold on days other than
4the same day as the raffle drawing. The
board department may issue a Class B
5license for the conduct of a raffle in which all of the tickets for that raffle are sold on
6the same day as the raffle drawing.
AB100, s. 4715
7Section
4715. 563.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1780,128
563.92
(2) The fee for a raffle license shall be $25 and shall be remitted with
9the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12 months and may be renewed as
10provided in s. 563.98 (1g). The
board department shall issue the license within 30
11days after the filing of an application if the applicant qualifies under s. 563.90 and
12has not exceeded the limits of s. 563.91.
AB100, s. 4716
13Section
4716. 563.92 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1780,1614
563.92
(4) Proceedings to suspend or revoke a license to conduct raffles shall
15be initiated by the
board department pursuant to the rules promulgated under s.
16563.05 (4).
AB100, s. 4717
17Section
4717. 563.93 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1780,1818
563.93
(1) (a) The number of the license issued by the
board department.
AB100, s. 4718
19Section
4718. 563.935 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1781,220
563.935
(6) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the purchaser of a ticket must be
21present at the drawing to win a prize, unless the purchaser gives the ticket to another
22person who may claim the prize on behalf of the purchaser, but only if that other
23person is present at the drawing. If the purchaser of the ticket gives the ticket to
24another person to claim a prize on behalf of the purchaser, the organization
1conducting the raffle and the
commission
department shall not be held responsible
2or liable in any dispute regarding the ownership of the ticket.
AB100, s. 4719
3Section
4719. 563.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1781,14
4563.95 Denial of application; hearing. Within 30 days after receiving
5written notification of a denial by the
board department of a license to conduct a
6raffle, an applicant may demand in writing a hearing before the
board department 7upon the applicant's qualifications and the merit of the application. At the hearing,
8the burden of proof shall be on the applicant to establish eligibility for a license. If,
9after the hearing, the
board department enters an order denying the application, the
10order shall set forth in detail the reasons for the denial. Upon entry of such an order
11or upon expiration of the 30-day period during which a hearing may be demanded,
12the applicant's license fee shall be refunded. If the
board department approves the
13application, the
board department shall issue the license within 14 days after
14approval.
AB100, s. 4720
15Section
4720. 563.97 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1781,20
16563.97 Records. Each organization licensed to conduct raffles shall maintain
17a list of the names and addresses of all persons winning prizes with a retail value of
18$100 or more, and the prizes won, for at least 12 months after each raffle is conducted.
19The list shall be available at reasonable times for public examination and shall be
20provided to the
board department upon request.
AB100, s. 4721
21Section
4721. 563.98 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1782,222
563.98
(1) (intro.) Each organization licensed under this subchapter shall, on
23or before the last day of the 12th month beginning after the date on which the license
24is issued and on or before that same date in each subsequent year, report the
1following information in writing to the
board department regarding the raffles which
2it has conducted:
AB100, s. 4722
3Section
4722. 563.98 (1c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1782,64
563.98
(1c) Upon request of any organization that conducts a raffle during the
5month in which the report under sub. (1) is due, the
board department may extend
6by not more than 30 days the deadline for submitting the report.
AB100, s. 4723
7Section
4723. 563.98 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1782,128
563.98
(1m) Any organization that reports to the
board department under sub.
9(1) and that had total receipts from the conduct of raffles of more than $50,000 during
10the reporting period shall include in its report a list of the names and addresses of
11all persons winning prizes with a retail value of $100 or more, and the prizes won,
12during the reporting period.
AB100, s. 4724
13Section
4724. 563.98 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1782,1714
563.98
(2) If a copy of the financial report is not filed or is not fully, accurately
15and truthfully completed, or if the fee specified in sub. (1g) is not paid, the
board 16department may refuse to renew a license or may suspend a license until the report
17in proper form has been filed or the fee is paid.
AB100, s. 4725
18Section
4725. 564.02 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1782,1919
564.02
(1) (ac) "Department" means the department of administration.
AB100, s. 4726
20Section
4726. 564.02 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1782,2221
564.02
(1) (ag) "Division of gaming" means the division of gaming in the
22department.
AB100, s. 4727
23Section
4727. 564.02 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1782,2424
564.02
(1m) The department may do any of the following:
AB100,1783,2
1(a) Provide all of the security services for the crane game operations under this
2chapter.
AB100,1783,43
(b) Monitor the regulatory compliance of crane game operations under this
4chapter.
AB100,1783,55
(c) Audit the crane game operations under this chapter.
AB100,1783,66
(d) Investigate suspected violations of this chapter.
AB100,1783,87
(e) Report suspected gaming-related criminal activity to the division of
8criminal investigation in the department of justice for investigation by that division.
AB100,1783,119
(f) If the division of criminal investigation in the department of justice chooses
10not to investigate a report under par. (e), coordinate an investigation of the suspected
11criminal activity with local law enforcement officials and district attorneys.
AB100, s. 4728
12Section
4728. 564.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1783,1813
564.02
(2) (a) No person in this state who owns a crane game may set up for
14the purposes of play, permit a crane game to be set up for the purposes of play or
15collect the proceeds of a crane game which is set up for the purposes of play unless
16the person is registered by the
board department and unless an identification
17number issued by the
board department is affixed to each such crane game owned
18by the person.
AB100, s. 4729
19Section
4729. 564.02 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1783,2220
564.02
(2) (b) (intro.) Every person specified under par. (a) shall file with the
21board department, on application forms prescribed by the
board department and
22signed by the person, all of the following information:
AB100, s. 4730
23Section
4730. 564.02 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1784,224
564.02
(2) (d) Upon receipt of the application and fee under pars. (b) and (c),
25the
board department shall, if the
board department considers the applicant
1qualified, issue a certificate of registration for the applicant and an identification
2number for each crane game for which registration is requested.
AB100, s. 4731
3Section
4731. 564.02 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1784,64
564.02
(2) (e) The registration issued under par. (d) shall remain in effect
5unless it is canceled by the
board department with the advice and consent of the
6department of justice or unless it is withdrawn by the registered person.
AB100, s. 4732
7Section
4732. 564.02 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1784,108
564.02
(2) (f) Every person registered under this section shall notify the
board 9department of any change in the information required to be furnished by the person
10under par. (b), within 10 days following the change.
AB100, s. 4733
11Section
4733. 564.02 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1784,1412
564.02
(2) (g) The
board department shall
deposit credit all moneys received
13by the
board department under this subsection
in to the appropriation account under
14s.
20.197 (1) 20.505 (8) (j).
AB100, s. 4734
15Section
4734. 564.02 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
16read:
AB100,1784,2217
564.02
(2m) Conflicts of interest. (intro.) No employe in the division of
18gaming who performs any duty related to crane games or the executive assistant or
19the secretary or deputy secretary of administration and no member of such a person's
20immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may, while that person is employed in
21such a capacity or for 2 years following the termination of his or her employment with
22the department, do any of the following:
AB100, s. 4735
23Section
4735. 564.02 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: