Alabama § 45-37-150.05 - Bingo Games - Special Permit.

§ 45-37-150.05. Bingo Games - Special Permit.

a) Upon special application submitted by a qualified organization licensed pursuant to Section 45-37-150.03 and upon the applicant’s payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50) to the sheriff, the sheriff may issue a special permit for conducting bingo at locations and on days other than those set forth in its annual permit.

(b) A qualified organization which does not hold a permit pursuant to Section 45-37-150.03 may apply for a special permit for conducting bingo at a designated location for a special occasion. Such an applicant shall submit to the sheriff a written application prepared in accordance with and on a form prescribed by rule of the sheriff. The application shall include the information required by subsection (a) of Section 45-37-150.03, except that the applicant shall indicate the day or days on which the applicant will conduct bingo for the special occasion. Upon a determination by the sheriff that the applicant is a qualified organization and is not ineligible pursuant to Section 45-37-150.17 and upon the applicant’s payment of the fee required under this subsection to the Department of Revenue, the sheriff may issue a special permit. If the applicant will conduct bingo on only one day under the special permit, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). If the applicant will conduct bingo on more than one day under the special permit, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50).

(c) A special permit shall contain the name and address of the permitholder and shall specify the location at which the permitholder may conduct bingo, the days not exceeding two consecutive days on which the permitholder may conduct bingo, and the number of bingo games which the permitholder may conduct for the special occasion.

(d) A qualified organization licensed pursuant to subsection (b) shall not be issued more than two special permits in any one year period. A special permit is not assignable or transferable.