{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-309.25","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-309.25","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Part:\n(1)\tExempt organization. - An organization that has been in continuous existence for at least five years and that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.\n(2)\tGame night. - A specific event at which games of chance are played and prizes are awarded by raffle and that is sponsored by or on behalf of an exempt organization for the primary purpose of raising funds for the exempt organization or is sponsored by an employer or trade association pursuant to G.S. 14-309.34.\n(3)\tLocal law enforcement agency. - Any county or municipal law enforcement agency that has territorial and subject matter jurisdiction over the location at which the game night is being held.\n(4)\tQualified facility. - As defined in G.S. 18B-1000. (2019-13, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER XI. GENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS.","Article 37. Lotteries, Gaming, Bingo and Raffles.","Part 4. Game Nights."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-309.25.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"a25d4cfbcc8426c42d6ac8f92a84754af7e5b81e0805775a9dedd5cbb511f60f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-309.20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-309.26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}