Current through the 2023 Legislative Sessions
Section 53-06.1-11.2 - Charitable gaming operating fund - Attorney general - State treasurer -Allocations - Transfer to the general fund1. There is created in the state treasury the charitable gaming operating fund. The fund consists of all gaming taxes, monetary fines, and interest and penalties collected under this chapter.2. Excluding moneys in the charitable gaming operating fund appropriated by the legislative assembly for administrative and operating costs associated with charitable gaming, the attorney general shall allocate remaining moneys in the charitable gaming operating fund on a quarterly basis as follows: a. Ten thousand dollars to the gambling disorder prevention and treatment fund.b. Subject to legislative appropriations, five percent of the total moneys deposited in the charitable gaming operating fund to cities and counties in proportion to the taxes collected under section 53-06.1-12 from licensed organizations conducting games within each city, for sites within city limits, or within each county, for sites outside city limits. If a city or county allocation is less than two hundred dollars, that city or county is not entitled to receive a payment for the quarter and the undistributed amount must be included in the total amount to be distributed to other cities and counties for the quarter.3. On or before June thirtieth of each odd-numbered year, the attorney general shall certify to the state treasurer the amount of accumulated funds in the charitable gaming operating fund which exceed the amount appropriated by the legislative assembly for administrative and operating costs associated with charitable gaming for the subsequent biennium. The state treasurer shall transfer the certified amount from the charitable gaming operating fund to the general fund prior to the end of each biennium.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 3 (HB 1003),§ 13, eff. 7/1/2021.Added by S.L. 2021, ch. 389 (HB 1212),§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.