Texas Occupations Code Title 13, Chapter 2002 - Charitable Raffles

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 2002.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Charitable Raffle Enabling Act. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
• Texas Section 2002.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Charitable purposes" means: (A) benefitting needy or deserving persons in this state, indefinite in number, by: (i) enhancing their opportunities for...
• Texas Section 2002.003 - Qualified Nonprofit Organization
  (a) An organization incorporated or holding a certificate of authority under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is...

SUBCHAPTER B OPERATION OF RAFFLE

• Texas Section 2002.004 - Imputed Actions Of Organization
  For purposes of this chapter, an organization performs an act if a member, officer, or agent of the organization performs the act with the consent...
• Texas Section 2002.051 - Raffle Authorized
  A qualified organization may conduct a raffle subject to the conditions imposed by this subchapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 2002.052 - Time And Frequency Restrictions
  (a) In this section, "calendar year" means a period beginning January 1 and ending on the succeeding December 31. (b) A raffle is not authorized...
• Texas Section 2002.053 - Use Of Raffle Proceeds
  All proceeds from the sale of tickets for a raffle must be spent for the charitable purposes of the qualified organization. Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 2002.054 - Restrictions On Raffle Promotion And Ticket Sales
  (a) The organization may not: (1) directly or indirectly, by the use of paid advertising, promote a raffle through a medium of mass communication, including...
• Texas Section 2002.0541 - Reverse Raffle
  (a) A qualified organization may conduct a reverse raffle as provided by this section. (b) Notwithstanding Section 2002.056(a), a refund of the purchase price of...
• Texas Section 2002.055 - Ticket Disclosures
  The following information must be printed on each raffle ticket sold or offered for sale: (1) the name of the organization conducting the raffle; (2)...
• Texas Section 2002.056 - Restrictions On Prizes
  (a) A prize offered or awarded at a raffle may not be money. (b) Except as provided by Subsections (b-1) and (c), the value of...
• Texas Section 2002.057 - Ticket Sale On University Property
  An institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, shall allow a qualified organization that is a student organization recognized by the...
• Texas Section 2002.058 - Injunctive Action Against Unauthorized Raffle
  (a) A county attorney, district attorney, criminal district attorney, or the attorney general may bring an action in county or district court for a permanent...

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