2006 Ohio Revised Code - [2915.09.2] 2915.092.Raffles.

[§ 2915.09.2] § 2915.092. Raffles.
 

(A) (1)  Subject to division (A)(2) of this section, a charitable organization, a public school, a chartered nonpublic school, a community school, or a veteran's organization, fraternal organization, or sporting organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and is described in subsection 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code may conduct a raffle to raise money for the organization or school and does not need a license to conduct bingo in order to conduct a raffle drawing that is not for profit. 

(2) If a charitable organization that is described in division (A)(1) of this section, but that is not also described in subsection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, conducts a raffle, the charitable organization shall distribute at least fifty per cent of the net profit from the raffle to a charitable purpose described in division (Z) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision. 

(B)  Except as provided in division (A) or (B) of this section, no person shall conduct a raffle drawing that is for profit or a raffle drawing that is not for profit. 

(C)  Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of illegal conduct of a raffle. Except as otherwise provided in this division, illegal conduct of a raffle is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division (B) of this section, illegal conduct of a raffle is a felony of the fifth degree. 
 

HISTORY: 149 v H 512. Eff 4-3-2003; 150 v H 95, § 1, eff. 7-1-03; 150 v S 146, § 1, eff. 9-23-04; 150 v H 325, § 1, eff. 9-30-04.
 

The provisions of § 3, S.B. 146 (150 v  - ), read as follows: 

SECTION 3. The versions of sections 2915.01 and 2915.092 of the Revised Code presented in this act prevail over the versions of those sections presented in Sub. H.B. 325 of the 125th General Assembly. 

The effective date is set by section 182 of H.B. 95 (150 v  - ). 

 

Effect of Amendments

150 v H 325, effective September 30, 2004, rewrote (A); inserted (B) and redesignated the remaining subsections accordingly; and corrected internal references. 150 v S 146, effective September 23, 2004, which presented the prevailing version of this section, did not include a new (B) as it was enacted in 150 v H 325, or reflect the corresponding corrections to internal references. 

H.B. 95, Acts 2003, effective July 1, 2003, rewrote the section.