raffle laws for OK ....... this is from the state by laws ... as from what i read we can unless we are not up to date on registering as non profit ... <br><p class="tight-top">A. A lottery is any scheme for the disposal or
distribution of property by chance among persons who have paid, or
promised, or agreed to pay any valuable consideration for the chance of
obtaining such property, or a portion of it, or for any share of or
interest in such property, upon any agreement, understanding or
expectation that it is to be distributed or disposed of by a lot or
chance, whether called a lottery, a raffle, or a gift enterprise, or by
whatever name the same may be known. "Valuable consideration" shall be
construed to mean money or goods of actual pecuniary value. Provided, it
shall not be a violation of the lottery or gambling laws of this state
for:</p>
<p>1. A bona fide resident merchant or merchants of a city or town,
acting in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce or Commercial Club of
this state thereof, to issue free of charge numbered tickets on sales
of merchandise, the corresponding stub of one or more of which tickets
to be drawn or chosen by lot by a representative or representatives of
said Chamber of Commerce or of said Commercial Club in the manner set
forth on said tickets, the numbered stub or stubs so drawn to entitle
the holder of the corresponding numbered issued ticket to a valuable
prize donated by said merchant;</p>
<p>2. A bona fide community chest welfare fund on a military post or
reservation to issue numbered tickets in conjunction with voluntary
contributions to said fund, the corresponding stub or stubs of one or
more of said tickets to be drawn by lot under the supervision of a
military commander, the stub or stubs so drawn entitling the ticket
holder to a prize of some value. Provided however, that no person shall
sell tickets or receive contributions to said fund off the military
reservation; or</p>
<p>3. a. A qualified organization to raise funds by issuing numbered
tickets in conjunction with voluntary contributions to the qualified
organization, the corresponding stub or stubs of one or more of the
tickets to be drawn by lot under the supervision of an official of the
qualified organization, the stub or stubs so drawn entitling the ticket
holder to a prize. As used in this paragraph, "qualified organization"
means:</p>
<p>(1) a church,</p>
<p>(2) a public or private school accredited by the State Department
of Education or registered by the State Board of Education for purposes
of participating in federal programs,</p>
<p>(3) a student group or organization affiliated with a public or
private school qualified pursuant to division (2) of this subparagraph,</p>
<p>(4) a parent-teacher association or organization affiliated with a
public or private school qualified pursuant to division (2) of this
subparagraph,</p>
<p>(5) fire departments,</p>
<p>(6) police departments,</p>
<p>(7) organizations that are exempt from taxation pursuant to the
provisions of subsection (c) of Section 501 of the United States
Internal Revenue Code, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq., or</p>
<p><u>(8) an "organization" as such term is defined in paragraph 20 of Section 402 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes.</u></p>
<p>b. Any raffle conducted by a qualified organization shall be
conducted by members of the qualified organization without compensation
to any member. The organization shall not hire or contract with any
person or business association, corporation, partnership, limited
partnership or limited liability company to conduct a raffle, to sell
raffle tickets or to solicit contributions in connection with a raffle
on behalf of the organization.</p>
<p>B. If the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act ceases to have the force
and effect of law pursuant to Section 36 of the Oklahoma Education
Lottery Act, the provisions of paragraph 3 of subsection A of this
section shall cease to have the force and effect of law.</p><u>paragraph 20 of Section 402 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes</u><br><br><i>20. "Organization" means a religious, charitable, labor, fraternal, educational, or other type of association or any branch, lodge, chapter, or auxiliary of such association which:<br>
a. operates without profit to its members,<br>b. has been in existence and been operating as a nonprofit organization for not less than two (2) years prior to applying for an organization license,<br>c. is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (19) of subsection (c) of Section 501 or paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 509 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 501(c) et seq. or Section 509(a)(1), and<br>
d. formulates bylaws which clearly identify and establish:<br>(1) method of electing officers and their duties,<br>(2) method by which members are elected, initiated or admitted,<br>(3) the rights and privileges of each member,<br>
(4) that each member has one vote, and<br>(5) that membership rights are personal to the member and not assignable;<br></i><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Margaret Decker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:m.p.decker@att.net">m.p.decker@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial">Before we get carried away, unless the laws of
the State of Oklahoma have changed since I looked last, raffles are illegal in
this state.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Baroness
Margarite</font></div></blockquote></div>
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