as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to gambling; reducing the minimum age to 1.3 participate in bingo games in certain circumstances; 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 349.2127, 1.5 subdivision 8. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 349.2127, 1.8 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 1.9 Subd. 8. [MINIMUM AGE.] (a) A person under the age of 18 1.10 years may not buy a pull-tab, tipboard ticket, paddlewheel 1.11 ticket, or raffle ticket, or a chance to participate in a bingo 1.12 game other than: 1.13 (1) a bingo game exempt or excluded from licensing; or 1.14 (2) a bingo game conducted by a church or a school if 1.15 accompanied by a parent or guardian. 1.16 Violation of this paragraph is a misdemeanor. 1.17 (b) A licensed organization or employee may not allow a 1.18 person under age 18 to participate in lawful gambling in 1.19 violation of paragraph (a). Violation of this paragraph is a 1.20 misdemeanor. 1.21 (c) In a prosecution under paragraph (b), it is a defense 1.22 for the defendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence 1.23 that the defendant reasonably and in good faith relied upon 1.24 representations of proof of age authorized in section 340A.503, 1.25 subdivision 6, paragraph (a).