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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-12-56. Issuance of annual one-day license to nonprofit, tax-exempt school; application.
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heading_path: CRIMES AND OFFENSES / OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS / GAMBLING AND RELATED OFFENSES / BINGO
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-12-56. Issuance of annual one-day license to nonprofit, tax-exempt school; application.

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this part, the Secretary of State upon receiving written application therefor shall be authorized to issue a one-time license to a nonprofit, tax-exempt school which will allow it to operate a bingo game one day annually. In such cases, the Secretary of State shall have the power to waive the license fee provided for in Code Section 16-12-53, to waive the annual report provided for in Code Section 16-12-59, and otherwise promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this Code section.

## History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 1164, § 11; Ga. L. 1980, p. 422, § 11; Ga. L. 2021, p. 394, § 6/HB 410.