230 ILCS 15/0.01
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. (Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14; 99-405, eff. 8-19-15.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 230 ILCS 15 — Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
Illinois · statute · 230 ILCS 15 · 11 active provisions
Provisions
230 ILCS 15/1
Definitions
Definitions. For the purposes of this Act the terms defined in this Section have the meanings given them. "Fire protection agency" means: (1) an agency of this State, unit of local government, or intergovernmental mutual aid entity that is vested by law or intergovernmental agreement with the duty and authority to prov…
230 ILCS 15/2
Licensing
Licensing. (a) The governing body of any county or municipality within this State may establish a system for the licensing of organizations to operate raffles. The governing bodies of a county and one or more municipalities may, pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing of organizatio…
230 ILCS 15/3
License; application; issuance; restrictions; persons ineligible
License; application; issuance; restrictions; persons ineligible. Licenses issued by the governing body of any county or municipality are subject to the following restrictions: (1) No person, firm, or corporation shall conduct raffles or chances or poker runs without having first obtained a license therefor pursuant to…
230 ILCS 15/3.1
Applicant convictions
Applicant convictions. (a) The licensing authority shall not require applicants to report the following information and shall not consider the following criminal history records in connection with an application for licensure: (1) Juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors as defined in Section 5-105 of the Juvenile C…
230 ILCS 15/4
Conduct of raffles and poker runs
Conduct of raffles and poker runs. (a) The conducting of raffles and poker runs is subject to the following restrictions: (1) The entire net proceeds of any raffle or poker run must be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct that game. (2) No person except a bona fide directo…
230 ILCS 15/5
Manager; bond
Manager; bond. All management, operation, and conduct of raffles shall be under the supervision of a single manager designated by the organization. The manager shall give a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the licensing authority in favor of the organization conditioned upon his honesty in the performance of hi…
230 ILCS 15/6
Records
Records. (a) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles and chances or poker run events shall keep records of its gross receipts, expenses and net proceeds for each single gathering or occasion at which winning chances in a raffle or winning hands or scores in a poker run are determined. All deductions from gross re…
230 ILCS 15/7
Sentence
Sentence.) Violation of any provision of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 81-1365.)
230 ILCS 15/8
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the conducting or operating of any gambling scheme, enterprise, activity or device other than raffles or poker runs as provided for herein
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the conducting or operating of any gambling scheme, enterprise, activity or device other than raffles or poker runs as provided for herein. (Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14.)
230 ILCS 15/8.1
Political committees
Political committees. (a) For the purposes of this Section, the terms defined in this subsection have the meanings given them. "Net proceeds" means the gross receipts from the conduct of raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, license fees, and other reasonable operating expenses incurred as a result of oper…