(a) Any qualified organization desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games shall make application to the sheriff on forms prescribed by the sheriff and shall pay an annual fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). No permit shall be issued to any qualified organization unless such organization has been in existence for 24 months immediately prior to the issuance of the permit. The permit shall expire at midnight on September 30th following the granting of the permit. Renewal application for each calendar year shall be filed with the sheriff prior to October 1st of each year and shall be on a form prescribed by the sheriff. Each application for a permit and each application for renewal of a permit shall contain the following information:
Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-37-150.03
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) The name and home address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, association, or other similar legal entity, the names and home addresses of each of the officers of the organization as well as the names and addresses of the directors, or other persons similarly situated, of the organization.(2) The names and home addresses of each of the persons who will be operating or promoting the bingo game.(3) The names and home addresses of any persons, organizations, or other legal entities that will act as surety for the applicant, or to whom the applicant is financially indebted, or to whom any financial obligation is owed by the applicant.(4) The location at which the applicant will conduct the bingo games.(5) A statement showing the convictions, if any, for criminal offenses, other than minor traffic offenses, of each of the persons listed in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).(6) Any other necessary and reasonable information which the sheriff may require.(b) The sheriff shall refuse to grant a bingo permit to any applicant who fails to fully provide the information required by this section.
