Title 5 — Amusements and Sports
12 chapters · 324 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 5-401 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Adjusted gross receipts" means the receipts remaining after deducting the monies paid for prizes from gross receipts. 2. "Applicant" means a person, a group of persons or an organization that submits an application to th…
A.R.S. § 5-402 Licensing authority; powers; duties
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The department of revenue is designated as the "licensing authority" of this article. The department of revenue shall be in charge of enforcement of the terms and provisions of this article and, as state licensing authority, it shall: 1. Grant or refuse licenses under this articl…
A.R.S. § 5-403 Qualification for license; renewal; transfer
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A. A person shall not conduct or assist in conducting activity for which a license is required under this article unless the person conducting the activity first obtains the specific class of license for the activity. B. A license prescribed by this article shall not be issued to…
A.R.S. § 5-403.01 License location transfers
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A licensee shall not transfer the location for which a license is issued unless the governing body of the city or town or the board of supervisors of the county to which the license is proposed to be transferred gives prior written approval after a public hearing. The licensee sh…
A.R.S. § 5-404 Application for license
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A. Each applicant for an initial license to be issued pursuant to this section shall submit to the local governing body the local governing body fee and the license fee prescribed in section 5-414 together with a written application that is in the form prescribed by the licensing…
A.R.S. § 5-405 Form of license; display
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A. Each license shall contain a statement of the name and address of the licensee, the name of the manager and the place where bingo games are to be held. B. Each license issued for the conduct of any game or games of bingo shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where any …
A.R.S. § 5-406 Persons allowed to conduct games; premises; equipment; expenses; compensation
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A. A person shall not hold, operate or conduct any game of bingo under any license issued pursuant to this article unless the person has submitted affidavits as required in section 5-404 and has received prior written approval from the licensing authority. Persons seeking to repl…
A.R.S. § 5-407 Statement of receipts; expenses; penalty
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A. On or before the twentieth day after the end of every reporting period designated for the class of the license each licensee shall file with the licensing authority on forms prescribed by the licensing authority a financial report that is signed and sworn to by the proceeds co…
A.R.S. § 5-408 Examination of books and records
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The licensing authority and its agents shall have power to examine or cause to be examined the books, records and bingo paper inventory of any licensee to which any such license is issued so far as they may relate to any transactions connected with the holding, operating and cond…
A.R.S. § 5-409 Forfeiture of license; ineligibility to apply for license; classification
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Any person who knowingly makes any false statement in any application for any license pursuant to this article or in any statement annexed to the application or fails to keep sufficient books and records to substantiate the financial reports required under section 5-407 or knowin…
A.R.S. § 5-410 Violation; classification
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Every licensee and every officer, agent or employee of the licensee and every other person or corporation who knowingly violates any provision of this article is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor unless another classification is specifically prescribed in this article. Any person w…
A.R.S. § 5-411 Credentials and authority of employees of the licensing authority
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Each employee designated by the licensing authority to investigate compliance with this chapter shall, for identification purposes, possess credentials signed by the chief administration officer of the licensing authority and countersigned by the governor. When bearing such crede…
A.R.S. § 5-412 Preemption by state of bingo taxation
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Excise taxation of bingo is preempted by the state, and a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state shall not levy an excise tax on bingo.
A.R.S. § 5-413 License classification; requirements
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A. A class A license may be issued to a person for the conduct of bingo games for which the gross receipts do not exceed $75,000 per year. A class A license shall not be issued to a person who holds a license issued pursuant to title 4 except a club license issued pursuant to sec…
A.R.S. § 5-414 Fees; tax
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The following fees and tax shall be assessed as prescribed in this article for the different license classes: Local Governing License Class Body Fee License Fee Bingo Tax A $ 5.00 $ 10.00 2.5% of adjusted gross receipts B 25.00 50.00 1.5% of gross receipts C 50.00 200.00 2.0% of …
A.R.S. § 5-415 Excessive gross receipts; change of license class
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A. If a licensee's gross receipts exceed the limit set for the licensee's class of license, the licensee: 1. Shall immediately notify the licensing authority that the limit has been exceeded. 2. Shall submit any additional documents and meet any additional requirements for the ne…