SB19 (2005) Detail

(New Title) relative to qualifications to sell lottery, bingo and lucky 7 tickets.


CHAPTER 277

SB 19 – FINAL VERSION

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2005 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 19

AN ACT relative to qualifications to sell lottery, bingo, and lucky 7 tickets.

SPONSORS: Sen. D’Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Griffin, Rock 4; Rep. Craig, Hills 9

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill restricts people who have been convicted of misdemeanors involving falsehood or dishonesty from selling lottery, bingo, or lucky 7 tickets.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/17/05 0552s

25May2005… 1291h

06/29/05 2046cofc

05-0561

08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT relative to qualifications to sell lottery, bingo, and lucky 7 tickets.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

277:1 Qualifications to Sell Lottery Tickets. Amend RSA 284:21-h, II(e) to read as follows:

(e) [Persons] Owners of retail establishments who have been convicted of a felony within the previous 10 years which has not been annulled by a court, or a misdemeanor involving falsehood or dishonesty within the previous 5 years which has not been annulled by a court, shall not be allowed to sell lottery tickets in their retail establishment.

277:2 Bingo and Lucky 7; Licenses; Ticket Sales. Amend RSA 287-E:5, V(c) to read as follows:

(c) [That] Neither the applicant nor any member of the charitable organization who will [be participating in the operation of] operate the bingo games and [sale of] sell lucky 7 tickets has been convicted of a felony [or class A misdemeanor] within the previous 10 years which has not been annulled by a court, or a [class B] misdemeanor involving falsehood or dishonesty within the [past] previous 5 years which has not been annulled by a court, or has violated the statutes or rules governing charitable gambling.

277:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: July 22, 2005)

(Effective Date: July 22, 2005)