Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 2001.454. USE OF NET PROCEEDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. (a) A licensed authorized organization shall devote to the charitable purposes of the organization its net proceeds of bingo and any rental of premises. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the net proceeds derived f…

Sec. 2001.455. USE OF PROCEEDS BY RECIPIENT. A person given bingo proceeds for a charitable purpose may not use the donation: (1) to pay for services rendered or materials purchased in connection with the conduct of bingo by the donor organization; or (2) for a purpose that would…

Sec. 2001.456. USE OF PROCEEDS BY LICENSED AUTHORIZED ORGANIZATION. A licensed authorized organization may not use the net proceeds from bingo directly or indirectly to: (1) support or oppose a candidate or slate of candidates for public office; (2) support or oppose a measure su…

Sec. 2001.457. REQUIRED DISBURSEMENTS TO CHARITY. (a) Before the end of each quarter, a licensed authorized organization shall disburse all of the organization's net proceeds from the preceding quarter, other than amounts retained under Section 2001.451, as provided by this subch…

Sec. 2001.458. ITEMS OF EXPENSE. (a) An item of expense may not be incurred or paid in connection with the conduct of bingo except an expense that is reasonable or necessary to conduct bingo, including an expense for: (1) advertising, including the cost of printing bingo gift cer…

Sec. 2001.459. EXPENSES PAID FROM BINGO ACCOUNT. (a) The following items of expense incurred or paid in connection with the conduct of bingo must be paid from an organization's bingo account: (1) advertising, including the cost of printing bingo gift certificates; (2) security du…

Sec. 2001.502. PRIZE FEE. (a) A licensed authorized organization or unit as defined by Section 2001.431 shall: (1) collect from a person who wins a cash bingo prize of more than $5 a fee in the amount of five percent of the amount of the prize; and (2) except as otherwise provide…

Sec. 2001.504. PAYMENT AND REPORTING OF FEE. (a) A fee on prizes authorized or imposed under this subchapter is due and is payable by the license holder or a person conducting bingo without a license to the commission and county or municipality, as applicable, quarterly on or bef…

Sec. 2001.505. REPORT OF EXPENSES. (a) A licensed authorized organization conducting bingo shall submit quarterly to the commission a report under oath stating: (1) the amount of the gross receipts derived from bingo; (2) each item of expense incurred or paid; (3) each item of ex…

Sec. 2001.506. RECORD OF PRIZE WINNER. The commission by rule may require a licensed authorized organization to maintain records relating to each person to whom a prize is awarded at a bingo occasion. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 2001.507. COLLECTION AND DEPOSIT OF PRIZE FEE. (a) The commission shall deposit the revenue collected from the fee on prizes imposed by Section 2001.502 to the credit of the general revenue fund. (a-1) The revenue collected by the commission from the fee on prizes imposed by…

Sec. 2001.508. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO PAY OR REPORT. (a) If a person fails to file a report of the fee on prizes as required by this chapter or fails to pay to the commission the fee on prizes imposed under this chapter when the report or payment is due, the person forfeits fiv…

Sec. 2001.509. RECOMPUTATION OF PRIZE FEE. If the commission is not satisfied with a report of the fee on prizes or the amount of the fee on prizes required to be remitted under this chapter to the state by a person, the commission may compute and determine the amount required to…

Sec. 2001.510. DETERMINATION IF NO REPORT MADE. (a) If a license holder fails to make a required report of the fee on prizes, or if a person conducts bingo without a license, the commission shall make an estimate of the prizes awarded at a bingo occasion. The commission shall mak…

Sec. 2001.511. JEOPARDY DETERMINATION. (a) If the commission believes that the collection of the fee on prizes, an amount of the fee on prizes required to be remitted to the state, or the amount of a determination will be jeopardized by delay, the commission shall make a determin…

Sec. 2001.512. APPLICATION OF TAX LAWS. (a) Subtitle B, Title 2, Tax Code, applies to the administration, collection, and enforcement of the fee on prizes imposed under Section 2001.502 except as modified by this chapter. (b) In applying the provisions of Subtitle B, Title 2, Tax…

Sec. 2001.513. DELINQUENCY: SEIZURE AND SALE. (a) At any time within three years after a person is delinquent in the payment of an amount of the fee on prizes due to the commission, the commission may collect the amount under this section. (b) The commission shall seize real or p…

Sec. 2001.514. SECURITY. (a) To secure payment due to the commission of the fee on prizes imposed under this subchapter, each license holder shall furnish to the commission: (1) a cash bond; (2) a bond from a surety company chartered or authorized to do business in this state; (3…

Sec. 2001.515. COMMISSION'S DUTIES. The commission shall perform all functions incident to the administration, collection, enforcement, and operation of the fee on prizes imposed under this subchapter for amounts due to the commission, including any necessary reconciliation of a …

Sec. 2001.551. UNLAWFUL BINGO; OFFENSE. (a) In this section, "bingo" or "game" means a specific game of chance, commonly known as bingo or lotto, in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols selected at rando…

Sec. 2001.552. FRAUDULENT AWARD OF PRIZES; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly participates in the award of a prize to a bingo player in a manner that disregards, to any extent, the random selection of numbers or symbols. (b) An offense under this sec…

Sec. 2001.553. UNLICENSED SALES; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if a person sells or attempts to induce the sale of bingo equipment, supplies, or automated bingo services to a licensed authorized organization and the person is not licensed to do so. (b) Repealed by Acts…

Sec. 2001.554. OTHER OFFENSES; REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) A person commits an offense and the person's license is subject to revocation under this chapter if the person: (1) makes a false statement or material omission in an application for a license under this chapter; (2) fails…

Sec. 2001.555. EXEMPTION FROM PROSECUTION. (a) A person lawfully conducting or participating in bingo or permitting the conduct of bingo on premises owned or leased by the person under a license issued under this chapter is not subject to prosecution or conviction for a violation…

Sec. 2001.556. PRICE FIXING PROHIBITED. (a) A manufacturer, distributor, or supplier may not by express or implied agreement with another manufacturer or distributor fix the price at which bingo equipment or supplies used or intended to be used in connection with bingo conducted …

Sec. 2001.557. INSPECTION OF PREMISES. (a) The department, its officers or agents, or a state, municipal, or county peace officer may enter and inspect the contents of premises where: (1) bingo is being conducted or intended to be conducted; or (2) equipment used or intended for …

Sec. 2001.558. INJUNCTION; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If the commission, the appropriate governing body, or the attorney general has reason to believe that this chapter has been or is about to be violated, the commission, the governing body, or the attorney general may petition a court f…

Sec. 2001.559. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE. The commission may suspend or revoke a license under Section 2001.355, impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter M, or both, depending on the severity of the violation. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 2001.560. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) The governing body of the appropriate political subdivision or the attorney general may: (1) examine or cause to be examined the records of an authorized organization that is or has been licensed to conduct bin…

Sec. 2001.561. PENAL CODE APPLICATION. Section 47.08, Penal Code, applies to a prosecution for a violation of this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. SUBCHAPTER M. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY

Sec. 2001.601. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The commission may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted by the commission under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 2001.602. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs may be considered a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. (b) In determining the amount of the penalt…

Sec. 2001.603. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. (a) If, after investigating a possible violation and the facts surrounding that possible violation, the director determines that a violation has occurred, the director may issue a violation report stating the facts on which the conc…

Sec. 2001.604. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a) Not later than the 20th day after the date the person receives the notice, the person may: (1) accept the recommendation of the director, including the recommended administrative penalty; or (2) make a written request fo…

Sec. 2001.605. HEARING. (a) If the person timely requests a hearing or does not respond to the notice in the time provided by Section 2001.604(a), the director shall set a hearing and give notice of the hearing to the person. (b) The hearings examiner shall make findings of fact …

Sec. 2001.606. DECISION BY DIRECTOR. (a) Based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law and the recommendations of the hearings examiner, the director by order: (1) may find that a violation has occurred and may impose an administrative penalty; or (2) may find that a viola…

Sec. 2001.607. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the order becomes final, the person shall: (1) pay the administrative penalty; (2) pay the penalty and file a petition for judicial review contesting the finding that…

Sec. 2001.608. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the director may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the penalty. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept.…

Sec. 2001.609. DETERMINATION BY COURT. (a) If the court sustains the finding that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount. (b) If the court does not sustain the finding th…

Sec. 2001.610. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If, after judicial review, the administrative penalty is reduced or not upheld by the court, the court shall, after the judgment becomes final: (1) order the appropriate amount, plus accrued interest, be remitted to the perso…

Sec. 2001.611. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. A proceeding under this subchapter is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. SUBCHAPTER N. ELECTIONS

Sec. 2001.651. ORDERING ELECTION. The governing body of a county, justice precinct, or municipality: (1) shall order and hold an election under this chapter in the appropriate political subdivision if the governing body is presented with a petition for an election that meets the …

Sec. 2001.652. PETITION. (a) A petition for an election to legalize bingo under this chapter must have a statement substantially as follows preceding the space reserved for signatures on each page: "This petition is to require that an election be held in (name of political subdiv…

Sec. 2001.653. VERIFICATION OF PETITION. (a) Not later than the fifth day after the date the governing body receives a petition for an election, the governing body shall submit the petition for verification to the county clerk if the petition is applicable to a county or justice …

Sec. 2001.654. DATE OF ELECTION. (a) If the officer responsible for certifying a petition determines that a petition is valid, the governing body shall: (1) order that an election be held in the appropriate political subdivision on a date not later than the 60th day after the dat…

Sec. 2001.655. BALLOT PROPOSITION. (a) In an election to legalize bingo under this chapter in a political subdivision, the ballot shall be prepared to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Legalizing bingo games for charitable purposes as authorized by the Bingo Ena…