(A) Where a charitable organization that was not licensed in the
preceding year submits an application for a license to conduct instant bingo as
defined in division (AA) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code other than at a
bingo session, the license fee for the conduct of instant bingo other than at a
bingo session shall be:
(1) Fifty dollars if submitting an application for five or
fewer days in a calendar year;
(2) Two hundred dollars if submitting an
application for more than five days but no more than four weeks in a calendar
year;
(3) Four hundred fifty dollars if
submitting an application for more than four weeks but fewer than twenty-six
weeks in a calendar year;
(4) Five hundred dollars if submitting an
application for twenty-six or more weeks in a calendar year.
(B) Where a charitable organization that
was licensed in the preceding year submits an application for a license to
conduct instant bingo as defined in division (AA) of section 2915.01 of the
Revised Code other than at a bingo session during twenty-six or more weeks in a
calendar year, the license fee for the conduct of instant bingo at a bingo
session shall be based upon the gross profits received by the charitable
organization from the operation of instant bingo other than at a bingo session,
during the one-year period ending on the thirty-first day of October of the
year immediately preceding the year for which the license is sought, and that
is one of the following:
(1) Five hundred dollars,
if the total is fifty thousand dollars or less;
(2) One thousand two
hundred fifty dollars plus one-fourth per cent of the gross profit, if the
total is more than fifty thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty
thousand one dollars;
(3) Two thousand two
hundred fifty dollars plus one-half per cent of the gross profit, if the total
is more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred
thousand one dollars;
(4) Three thousand five
hundred dollars plus one per cent of the gross profit, if the total is more
than five hundred thousand dollars but less than one million one
dollars;
(5) Five thousand dollars
plus one per cent of the gross profit, if the total is one million one dollars
or more.
(C) Where a charitable organization that
was licensed in the preeding year submits an application to conduct instant
bingo as defined in division (AA) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code other
than at a bingo session during more than four weeks but fewer than twenty-six
weeks in a calendar year, the license fee shall be paid at ninety per cent of
the schedule set forth in paragraph (B) of this rule.
(D) Where a charitable organization that
was licensed in the preceding year submits an application to conduct instant
bingo as defined in division (AA) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code other
than at a bingo session during more than five but no more than four weeks in a
calendar year, the license fee shall be paid at ninety per cent of the schedule
set forth in paragraph (B) of this rule, except if the gross profits received
by the charitable organization from the operation of instant bingo other than
at a bingo session, during the one year period ending on the thirty-first day
of October for the year immediately preceding the year for which the license is
sought, is fifty thousand dollars or less, the license fee shall be two hundred
dollars.
(E) Where a charitable organization
submits an application to conduct instant bingo as defined in division (AA) of
section 2915.01 of the Revised Code other than at a bingo session during five
or fewer days in a calendar year, and the gross profits received by the
charitable organization from the operation of instant bingo at a bingo session,
during the one year period ending on the thirty-first day of October for the
year immediately preceding the year for which the license is sought, is fifty
thousand dollars or less, the license fee shall be fifty dollars.
(F) Where a charitable organization that
has been issued a license pursuant to paragraphs (D) and (E) of this rule but
that cannot conduct instant bingo other than at a bingo session at the
location, or on the day of the week or at the time, specified on the license
due to circumstances that make it impractical to do so, or that desires to
conduct instant bingo other than at a bingo session at additional locations not
identified on the license, may apply in writing at least thirty days prior to a
change in or addition of a location, day of the week, or time, and request an
amended license. As applicable, the application shall describe the causes
making it impractical for the organization to conduct bingo or instant bingo in
conformity with its license and shall indicate the location, days of the week,
and times on each of those days when it desires to conduct bingo or instant
bingo and, as applicable, shall indicate the additional locations at which it
desires to conduct instant bingo other than at a bingo session. Except as
otherwise provided in section 2915.08 of the Revised Code, the attorney general
shall issue the amended license in accordance with division (E) of section
2915.08 of the Revised Code, and the organization shall surrender its original
license to the attorney general. The attorney general may refuse to grant an
amended license according to the terms of division (B) of section 2915.08 of
the Revised Code. There shall be no application fee for amendments requested
pursuant to this rule.
