101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1917

 

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. John G. Mulroe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 15/2  from Ch. 85, par. 2302
230 ILCS 15/9

    Amends the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. Changes references to "statewide associations that represent law enforcement officials" to "associations that represent law enforcement officials" in provisions concerning licensing and raffles by law enforcement agencies and statewide associations that represent law enforcement officials.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning gaming.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended by
5changing Sections 2 and 9 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2302)
7    Sec. 2. Licensing.
8    (a) The governing body of any county or municipality within
9this State may establish a system for the licensing of
10organizations to operate raffles. The governing bodies of a
11county and one or more municipalities may, pursuant to a
12written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
13of organizations to operate raffles within any area of
14contiguous territory not contained within the corporate limits
15of a municipality which is not a party to such contract. The
16governing bodies of two or more adjacent counties or two or
17more adjacent municipalities located within a county may,
18pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish a system for
19the licensing of organizations to operate raffles within the
20corporate limits of such counties or municipalities. The
21licensing authority may establish special categories of
22licenses and promulgate rules relating to the various
23categories. The licensing system shall provide for limitations

 

 

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1upon (1) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or
2merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, (2) the
3maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a
4single raffle, (3) the maximum price which may be charged for
5each raffle chance issued or sold and (4) the maximum number of
6days during which chances may be issued or sold. The licensing
7system may include a fee for each license in an amount to be
8determined by the local governing body. Licenses issued
9pursuant to this Act shall be valid for one raffle or for a
10specified number of raffles to be conducted during a specified
11period not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked
12for any violation of this Act. A local governing body shall act
13on a license application within 30 days from the date of
14application. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit
15a county or municipality from adopting rules or ordinances for
16the operation of raffles that are more restrictive than
17provided for in this Act. Except for raffles organized by law
18enforcement agencies and statewide associations that represent
19law enforcement officials as provided in Section 9 of this Act,
20the governing body of a municipality may authorize the sale of
21raffle chances only within the borders of the municipality.
22Except for raffles organized by law enforcement agencies and
23statewide associations that represent law enforcement
24officials as provided in Section 9, the governing body of the
25county may authorize the sale of raffle chances only in those
26areas which are both within the borders of the county and

 

 

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1outside the borders of any municipality.
2    (a-5) The governing body of Cook County may and any other
3county within this State shall establish a system for the
4licensing of organizations to operate poker runs. The governing
5bodies of 2 or more adjacent counties may, pursuant to a
6written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
7of organizations to operate poker runs within the corporate
8limits of such counties. The licensing authority may establish
9special categories of licenses and adopt rules relating to the
10various categories. The licensing system may include a fee not
11to exceed $25 for each license. Licenses issued pursuant to
12this Act shall be valid for one poker run or for a specified
13number of poker runs to be conducted during a specified period
14not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked for any
15violation of this Act. A local governing body shall act on a
16license application within 30 days after the date of
17application.
18    (b) Raffle licenses shall be issued only to bona fide
19religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational
20or veterans' organizations that operate without profit to their
21members and which have been in existence continuously for a
22period of 5 years immediately before making application for a
23raffle license and which have had during that entire 5-year
24period a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out their
25objects, or to a non-profit fundraising organization that the
26licensing authority determines is organized for the sole

 

 

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1purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified
2individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial
3hardship as the result of an illness, disability, accident or
4disaster, as well as law enforcement agencies and statewide
5associations that represent law enforcement officials as
6provided for in Section 9 of this Act. Poker run licenses shall
7be issued only to bona fide religious, charitable, labor,
8business, fraternal, educational, veterans', or other bona
9fide not-for-profit organizations that operate without profit
10to their members and which have been in existence continuously
11for a period of 5 years immediately before making application
12for a poker run license and which have had during that entire
135-year period a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out
14their objects. Licenses for poker runs shall be issued for the
15following purposes: (i) providing financial assistance to an
16identified individual or group of individuals suffering
17extreme financial hardship as the result of an illness,
18disability, accident, or disaster or (ii) to maintain the
19financial stability of the organization. A licensing authority
20may waive the 5-year requirement under this subsection (b) for
21a bona fide religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal,
22educational, or veterans' organization that applies for a
23license to conduct a poker run if the organization is a local
24organization that is affiliated with and chartered by a
25national or State organization that meets the 5-year
26requirement.

 

 

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1    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply.
2Non-profit: An organization or institution organized and
3conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit
4inuring to any one as a result of the operation. Charitable: An
5organization or institution organized and operated to benefit
6an indefinite number of the public. The service rendered to
7those eligible for benefits must also confer some benefit on
8the public. Educational: An organization or institution
9organized and operated to provide systematic instruction in
10useful branches of learning by methods common to schools and
11institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope
12and intensity with the course of study presented in
13tax-supported schools. Religious: Any church, congregation,
14society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
15worship. Fraternal: An organization of persons having a common
16interest, the primary interest of which is to both promote the
17welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general
18public in such a way as to lessen the burdens of government by
19caring for those that otherwise would be cared for by the
20government. Veterans: An organization or association comprised
21of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
22veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
23primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
24members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
25a way as to confer a public benefit. Labor: An organization
26composed of workers organized with the objective of betterment

 

 

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1of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit and the
2development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
3respective occupations. Business: A voluntary organization
4composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together
5to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic
6interests of a community.
7    (c) Poker runs shall be licensed by the county with
8jurisdiction over the key location. The license granted by the
9key location shall cover the entire poker run, including
10locations other than the key location. Each license issued
11shall include the name and address of each predetermined
12location.
13(Source: P.A. 99-405, eff. 8-19-15; 99-757, eff. 8-12-16;
14100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
15    (230 ILCS 15/9)
16    Sec. 9. Raffles by law enforcement agencies and statewide
17associations that represent law enforcement officials.
18    (a) As used in this Section:
19    "Key location" means the location where the raffle
20organized by a law enforcement agency or an a statewide
21association that represents law enforcement officials is
22conducted and the prize or prizes are awarded.
23    "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of this State or
24unit of local government which is vested by law or ordinance
25with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce criminal

 

 

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1laws or ordinances.
2    (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, law
3enforcement agencies and statewide associations that represent
4law enforcement officials may organize raffles under this Act.
5Raffles organized by a law enforcement agency or an a statewide
6association that represents law enforcement officials must
7only be licensed by the governing body of the county or
8municipality in which the key location for that raffle is
9located, even if raffle tickets are sold beyond the borders of
10that governing body of the county or municipality. A raffle
11organized by a law enforcement agency or an a statewide
12association that represents law enforcement officials must
13abide by any restrictions established pursuant to subsection
14(a) of Section 2 of this Act by the governing body of the
15county or municipality in which the key location is located.
16(Source: P.A. 99-757, eff. 8-12-16.)