(a) It is lawful forany nonprofit organization or association, recognized by the Department ofRevenue as tax‑exempt pursuant to G.S. 105‑130.11(a), or for anybona fide branch, chapter, or affiliate of such organization, and for anygovernment entity within the State, to conduct raffles in accordance with thissection. Any person who conducts a raffle in violation of any provision of thissection shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Upon conviction that personshall not conduct a raffle for a period of one year. It is lawful toparticipate in a raffle conducted pursuant to this section. It shall notconstitute a violation of State law to advertise a raffle conducted inaccordance with this section. A raffle conducted pursuant to this section isnot "gambling".
(b) For purposes ofthis section "raffle" means a game in which the prize is won byrandom drawing of the name or number of one or more persons purchasing chances.
(c) Raffles shall belimited to two per nonprofit organization per year.
(d) Except as providedin subsection (g) of this section, the maximum cash prize that may be offeredor paid for any one raffle is one hundred twenty‑five thousand dollars($125,000) and if merchandise is used as a prize, and it is not redeemable forcash, the maximum fair market value of that prize may be one hundred twenty‑fivethousand dollars ($125,000). The total cash prizes offered or paid by anynonprofit organization or association may not exceed one hundred twenty‑fivethousand dollars ($125,000) in any calendar year. The total fair market valueof all prizes offered by any nonprofit organization or association, either incash or in merchandise that is not redeemable for cash, may not exceed onehundred twenty‑five thousand dollars ($125,000) in any calendar year.
(e) Raffles shall notbe conducted in conjunction with bingo.
(f) As used in thissubsection, "net proceeds of a raffle" means the receipts less thecost of prizes awarded. No less than ninety percent (90%) of the net proceedsof a raffle shall be used by the nonprofit organization or association forcharitable, religious, educational, civic, or other nonprofit purposes. None ofthe net proceeds of the raffle may be used to pay any person to conduct theraffle, or to rent a building where the tickets are received or sold or thedrawing is conducted.
(g) Real property maybe offered as a prize in a raffle. The maximum appraised value of real propertythat may be offered for any one raffle is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).The total appraised value of all real estate prizes offered by any nonprofitorganization or association may not exceed five hundred thousand dollars($500,000) in any calendar year. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1107, s. 11; 1993, c.219, s. 1; c. 539, s. 215; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997‑10, s.1; 2005‑276, s. 17.31; 2005‑345, s. 31; 2006‑264, s. 3(a);2009‑49, s. 1.)
(a) It is lawful forany nonprofit organization or association, recognized by the Department ofRevenue as tax‑exempt pursuant to G.S. 105‑130.11(a), or for anybona fide branch, chapter, or affiliate of such organization, and for anygovernment entity within the State, to conduct raffles in accordance with thissection. Any person who conducts a raffle in violation of any provision of thissection shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Upon conviction that personshall not conduct a raffle for a period of one year. It is lawful toparticipate in a raffle conducted pursuant to this section. It shall notconstitute a violation of State law to advertise a raffle conducted inaccordance with this section. A raffle conducted pursuant to this section isnot "gambling".
(b) For purposes ofthis section "raffle" means a game in which the prize is won byrandom drawing of the name or number of one or more persons purchasing chances.
(c) Raffles shall belimited to two per nonprofit organization per year.
(d) Except as providedin subsection (g) of this section, the maximum cash prize that may be offeredor paid for any one raffle is one hundred twenty‑five thousand dollars($125,000) and if merchandise is used as a prize, and it is not redeemable forcash, the maximum fair market value of that prize may be one hundred twenty‑fivethousand dollars ($125,000). The total cash prizes offered or paid by anynonprofit organization or association may not exceed one hundred twenty‑fivethousand dollars ($125,000) in any calendar year. The total fair market valueof all prizes offered by any nonprofit organization or association, either incash or in merchandise that is not redeemable for cash, may not exceed onehundred twenty‑five thousand dollars ($125,000) in any calendar year.
(e) Raffles shall notbe conducted in conjunction with bingo.
(f) As used in thissubsection, "net proceeds of a raffle" means the receipts less thecost of prizes awarded. No less than ninety percent (90%) of the net proceedsof a raffle shall be used by the nonprofit organization or association forcharitable, religious, educational, civic, or other nonprofit purposes. None ofthe net proceeds of the raffle may be used to pay any person to conduct theraffle, or to rent a building where the tickets are received or sold or thedrawing is conducted.
(g) Real property maybe offered as a prize in a raffle. The maximum appraised value of real propertythat may be offered for any one raffle is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).The total appraised value of all real estate prizes offered by any nonprofitorganization or association may not exceed five hundred thousand dollars($500,000) in any calendar year. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1107, s. 11; 1993, c.219, s. 1; c. 539, s. 215; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997‑10, s.1; 2005‑276, s. 17.31; 2005‑345, s. 31; 2006‑264, s. 3(a);2009‑49, s. 1.)
(a) It is lawful forany nonprofit organization or association, recognized by the Department ofRevenue as tax‑exempt pursuant to G.S. 105‑130.11(a), or for anybona fide branch, chapter, or affiliate of such organization, and for anygovernment entity within the State, to conduct raffles in accordance with thissection. Any person who conducts a raffle in violation of any provision of thissection shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Upon conviction that personshall not conduct a raffle for a period of one year. It is lawful toparticipate in a raffle conducted pursuant to this section. It shall notconstitute a violation of State law to advertise a raffle conducted inaccordance with this section. A raffle conducted pursuant to this section isnot "gambling".
(b) For purposes ofthis section "raffle" means a game in which the prize is won byrandom drawing of the name or number of one or more persons purchasing chances.
(c) Raffles shall belimited to two per nonprofit organization per year.
(d) Except as providedin subsection (g) of this section, the maximum cash prize that may be offeredor paid for any one raffle is one hundred twenty‑five thousand dollars($125,000) and if merchandise is used as a prize, and it is not redeemable forcash, the maximum fair market value of that prize may be one hundred twenty‑fivethousand dollars ($125,000). The total cash prizes offered or paid by anynonprofit organization or association may not exceed one hundred twenty‑fivethousand dollars ($125,000) in any calendar year. The total fair market valueof all prizes offered by any nonprofit organization or association, either incash or in merchandise that is not redeemable for cash, may not exceed onehundred twenty‑five thousand dollars ($125,000) in any calendar year.
(e) Raffles shall notbe conducted in conjunction with bingo.
(f) As used in thissubsection, "net proceeds of a raffle" means the receipts less thecost of prizes awarded. No less than ninety percent (90%) of the net proceedsof a raffle shall be used by the nonprofit organization or association forcharitable, religious, educational, civic, or other nonprofit purposes. None ofthe net proceeds of the raffle may be used to pay any person to conduct theraffle, or to rent a building where the tickets are received or sold or thedrawing is conducted.
(g) Real property maybe offered as a prize in a raffle. The maximum appraised value of real propertythat may be offered for any one raffle is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).The total appraised value of all real estate prizes offered by any nonprofitorganization or association may not exceed five hundred thousand dollars($500,000) in any calendar year. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1107, s. 11; 1993, c.219, s. 1; c. 539, s. 215; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997‑10, s.1; 2005‑276, s. 17.31; 2005‑345, s. 31; 2006‑264, s. 3(a);2009‑49, s. 1.)
