Raffle License Application
Adopted January 9, 2008
1. Each application is valid for one raffle type only. For example, if you wish to regularly
conduct a 50/50 raffle at your monthly membership meeting and have an annual
fundraising raffle you will need to fill out two (2) raffle license applications.
2. A raffle license shall only be issued to a religious, charitable, labor, non-profit business,
fraternal, educational, veterans organization which operate without profit and have been
existence continuously for five years, or to a non-profit fundraising organization that the
licensing authority (County Board) determines is organized for the sole purpose of
providing financial assistance to an individual or group suffering extreme financial
hardship as the result of an illness, disability, accident, or disaster. The five-year rule
mentioned above does not apply under these circumstances.
3. All raffles require approval of the County Board. The deadline to submit a raffle
application is the date of the Administrative and Legislative Committee each month and
those dated in 2008 are as follows:
January 7 May 5 August 25
February 4 June 2 September 29
March 3 June 30 November 3
March 31 August 4 December 1
Raffle applications submitted after the above dates will be reviewed at the next respective
meeting. Applications should be delivered to the office of the Boone County Clerk, 601
North Main Street, Suite 202, Belvidere.
4. A Fidelity Bond, with the seal of a notary public, must accompany each raffle
application.
5. A fee of $20.00 shall be collected from the applicant, with checks payable to the Boone
County Treasurer.
6. Each individual license shall be valid for no longer than one (1) year from the date of approval by the Boone County Board.
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