Section 7-177a - Cash prizes permitted. Special checking account(a) Any sponsoring organization with a "Class No. 1", "Class No. 2", or "Class No. 4" permit that is qualified to conduct a raffle under section 7-172 or 7-185a may conduct a frog-race, duck-race or traditional raffle and may award cash prizes to participants in such a raffle in addition to those prizes authorized under section 7-177.(b) Any sponsoring organization with a "Class No. 6" permit that is qualified to conduct a raffle under section 7-172 or 7-185a may conduct a golf ball-drop raffle and may award cash prizes to participants in such a raffle in addition to those prizes authorized under section 7-177.(c) Any raffle described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall conform to the requirements of sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive. Each organization conducting a raffle described in this section shall deposit all proceeds from such raffle in a special checking account established and maintained by the organization which shall be subject to audit by the municipal official, as defined in section 7-173. Any expense incidental to the conduct of such raffle shall be paid from the gross receipts of raffle tickets and only by checks drawn from such checking account. All cash prizes awarded shall be paid from such checking account.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-177a
( P.A. 07-36, S. 5; P.A. 11-51, S. 182; 11-226, S. 2; P.A. 17-231, S. 10.)
Amended by P.A. 17-0231, S. 10 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2018.Amended by P.A. 11-0226, S. 2 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2011.Amended by P.A. 11-0051, S. 182 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2011.