What are the raffle laws of each state?

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What are the raffle laws of each state? | Raffle FAQ

Raffle License or Application The application for the raffle license may be required by the state, county or city government. Sometimes organizations must file with the state and local government so it is always wise to contact all government agencies. Most applications require a fee. Raffle Requirements Each state also has different requirements about the organizations that are allowed to hold a raffle and the manner in which it is conducted. For example according to the laws of Colorado, the organization must have been in existence for five years before an application for a bingo/raffle license can be made. Some state raffle laws limit the number of raffles that a tax-exempt organization can hold. Other states have other very specific laws about the value of prizes given away, the format of tickets and other aspects of the raffle. Advance Planning for Raffles Not-for-profit organizations should also keep in mind that some registering agencies require that permits be applied for in advance. For example in Iowa the department requests that applicants allow up to 30 days for processing the application. The following is a list of raffle laws by state (where available).
Location Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Legal? No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes State Law Ala. Code 13A-12-20 Alaska Stat. 05.15.010 Ariz. Rev. Stat 13-331 Arkansas Code, 23-114-101, et seq. Cal. Penal Code 320.5; Cal. Code Regs. tit 11, 410-426 Colo. Rev. Stat. 12-9-101, et seq. Conn. Gen. Stat. 7-170 to 7-186 10-100-102 Del. Code Regs. Fla. Stat. 849.0935 Ga. Code Ann. 16-12-22 Haw. Rev. Stat. 712-1220 Idaho Code Ann. 67-77 230 Ill. Comp. Stat. 15/8.1 68 Ind. Admin. Code 21-1-01 through 21-7-14 Iowa Code 99B.6 Kan. Stat. Ann. 21-4302 Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. 239.500-570,995 La. Rev. Stat. Ann. 4:701-740; 27-402 Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17 331 Md. Code Title 13 Gaming Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271 7A Mich. Comp. Laws 432.101 et seq. Minn. Stat. 349.11 to 349.23 Miss. Code Ann. 97-33-50 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. 313.005 to 313.080 Mont. Code Ann. 23-5-413; Mont. Admin. R. 23-16-2602 Neb. Rev. Stat. 9-1,101 et seq. Nev. Rev. Stat. 462-064; 462-130 to 462-200 N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 287-A:1 to 287-A:11 N.J. Rev. Stat. Ann. 5:8-50 to 5:8N.M. Stat. Ann. 60-2F-1 to 60-2F-26 N.Y. Rac. Wag. Law 185 to 195r N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-309.15; 105130.11 et seq. N. D. Cent. Code 53-06.1 Oh. Rev. Code. Ann. 2915.092 Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, 401 to 427
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Oregon Yes Pennsylvania Yes Rhode Island Yes South Carolina No South Dakota Yes Tennessee Yes Texas Yes Utah No Vermont Yes Virginia Yes Washington Yes Washington, D.C. Yes West Virginia Yes Wisconsin Yes Wyoming Yes

Or. Rev. Stat. 464-250 to -995 and Or. Admin. R. 137-025-0020 to -0310 10 Pa. Code 311 to 327 R.I. Gen. Laws 11-19-1 et seq.; 41-3-1 et seq. S.C. Code Ann. 16-19-10 et seq. S.D. Const. 25;S.D. Codified Laws 22-25-23 et seq. Tenn. Code Ann. 3-17-101 et seq. Tex. Occ. Code Ann. 2002 Utah Const. Art. 4, Sec. 27 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13 2143 Va. Code Ann. 15.2-912.2; 18.2-334.2; 18.2-340-16 et seq. Wash. Rev. Code. Ann. 9.46.0311 D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, 1500 et seq. W. Va. Code R. 47-21-1 et seq. Wis. Stat. Ann. 563-90 et seq. Wyo. Code R. 6-7-101

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