A. Any organization which holds an unexpired license to conduct a bingo game issued pursuant to the provisions of Sections 995.1 through 995.15 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes is authorized to continue conducting such licensed game until the expiration date of said license. Any organization which holds an unexpired license to conduct a bingo game issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, Section 401 et seq. of this title, prior to the effective date of this act is authorized to continue conducting such licensed game until the expiration date of said license.

1. Any such licensee continuing to conduct bingo games pursuant to the license issued by a district court clerk shall submit the information required in Section 408 of this title by March 1, 1993.

2. Upon expiration of the license issued by the district court clerk, the organization shall submit a new application and pay the appropriate fees as required for organizations which did not have a license to conduct bingo games on December 1, 1992.

3. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to guarantee the issuance of an organization license to the organization upon the expiration of the license issued by a district court clerk.

B. Applicants for an organization license or a distributor license which have charity game equipment may submit a full and complete inventory of such equipment in the form of a sworn affidavit of the total amount of charity game equipment in each tax category in the possession of the applicant to the Oklahoma Tax Commission on or before December 31, 1992.

1. Before December 31, 1992, and upon receipt of said sworn affidavit of inventory, the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall provide the applicant with a stamp or seal, in a manner to be determined by the Oklahoma Tax Commission for marking the charity game equipment which will be exempt from the tax provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act.

2. After December 31, 1992, all charity game equipment shall be subject to the taxes and contraband provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act.

C. On or after July 1, 1993, the ABLE Commission shall promulgate such emergency rules as deemed necessary for implementation and enforcement of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act. The ABLE Commission shall promulgate permanent rules necessary for implementation and enforcement of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act for submission to the Legislature at the beginning of the next regular legislative session.

D. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall immediately deliver to the ABLE Commission all books, papers, records, computer tapes and other property of the Oklahoma Tax Commission which pertain to the licensing and enforcement of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 328, § 28, eff. Dec. 1, 1992, and adopted by State Question No. 650, Legislative Referendum No. 294, at election held Nov. 3, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 305, § 15, eff. July 1, 1993.