Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-3-202 - General Requirements for All Retailer License Applications
A. Only
retailers licensed in accordance with this Article may sell Lottery
products.
B. All applicants shall
provide the Director with the following to apply for a license to sell Lottery
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6. An application fee of $45.00, or if the applicant
does business as a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability
partnership, or partnership, an application fee of $67 which includes a credit
check fee.
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7. If the applicant is a business with more than one
currently licensed location, the application fee for the new location shall be
prorated at $1.25 per month from the application date until the date the other
licenses are due for renewal under
R19-3-202.04(B)(3).
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8. If
the applicant's personal information shows no history through a public records
criminal background check, the Lottery may require a completed authorized
fingerprint card and fee per A.R.S. §
41-1750(G)(2) and (J).
1. A verified application on forms
prescribed by the Director containing the following information:
a. The applicant's name, and if different,
the trade name of the business premise, address of the physical location of the
place of business, the mailing address if different, email address, primary
phone number, and secondary phone number;
b. The applicant's current transaction
privilege tax license number issued under A.R.S. §
42-5005
and federal taxpayer identification number issued by the Internal Revenue
Service and recorded on Form W-9;
c. Certification that access to the
applicant's business complies with the Americans with Disabilities
Act;
d. Marketing and sales
information on the forms provided by the Lottery. The information required
includes the number of cash registers, hours of operation, products presently
offered for sale, and the approximate daily volume of customers entering the
place of business;
e. Evidence the
applicant operates a business with other products or services unrelated to
lottery products or services concerning lotteries;
f. Financial relationship and any outstanding
debt owed to the state of Arizona, any of its political subdivisions, or the
United States government;
g.
Evidence the applicant for a license other than a charitable organization
license is financially solvent. The evidence may include either of the
following:
i. Evidence the applicant has
established business credit, has a record of meeting its business debts as they
became due for the three years immediately preceding the date of application,
and does not have outstanding legal actions, judgments, or tax liens;
or
ii. Personal guarantee, in
writing, of applicant's Lottery account signed by a guarantor and the
guarantor's spouse, if community property is being used to guarantee the
account, or by the guarantor only, if guarantor provides proof that the
guarantee is based on sole and separate property. The guarantor shall provide a
written authorization to perform a credit check. If the guarantee is based on
community property, the guarantor and guarantor's spouse shall provide written
authorization for the Lottery to perform a credit check.
h. An Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization
agreement showing a valid bank account number for the full product applicant
from which the Lottery will withdraw any amounts due.
i. Government-issued current proof of
identification including a photo.
2. If the applicant does business as a sole
proprietorship or partnership:
a. The name,
home address, and home phone number of each owner or partner, including spouse
if community property owner, unless applicant provides proof that the business
is sole property separate from the community; and
b. Written authorization and tax
identification number for the business entity and Social Security number of
each applicant in order to obtain a credit check from a credit reporting
agency.
3. If the
applicant does business as a limited liability partnership ("LLP") or a limited
liability company ("LLC"):
a. The name, home
address, email address, primary phone number, and secondary phone number of
each partner or member, or the local premise manager if the partners or members
are out of state; and
b. Written
authorization and a tax identification number to perform a credit
check.
4. If the
applicant does business as a corporation:
a.
The name, corporate address, and corporate phone number of each officer and
director, and the name, home address email address, primary phone number, and
secondary phone number of the responsible local premise manager who is the
contact representative for the applicant's corporate location in Arizona;
and
b. Written authorization and a
tax identification number to perform a credit check.
5. If the applicant does business as a
charitable organization:
a. A copy of the
organization charter or formation, documentation of current membership status
in the organization, and if applicable, the authorization of the
auxiliary;
b. The name, home
address, email address, primary phone number, and secondary phone number of
each officer and local premise manager, or if an auxiliary, of each officer and
local premise manager of the auxiliary;
c. A letter of determination issued in the
organization's name by the United States Internal Revenue Service verifying the
organization's tax-exempt status; and
d. Evidence the charitable organization has
maintained a premise within the state of Arizona for the two years immediately
preceding the date of application.
6. If the Lottery licenses an
applicant under subsection (1)(g)(ii), the guarantor shall provide a written
authorization to perform a credit check. If the guarantee is based on community
property, the guarantor and guarantor's spouse shall provide written
authorization for the Lottery to perform a credit check.
F. An applicant must demonstrate financial
solvency based on the information obtained through the application, credit
check, or pending litigation, if any, or tax liens, if any.
G. An applicant must be one of the following
to fulfill residency requirements:
1. A
resident of Arizona;
2. A
corporation incorporated in Arizona or authorized to do business in
Arizona;
3. A limited liability
company authorized to do business in Arizona in which a member or manager
resides in Arizona, or if none of the members or managers resides in Arizona,
the applicant shall provide a personal guarantor who is an Arizona
resident;
4. A partnership in which
at least one of the general partners resides in Arizona;
5. A limited liability partnership in which
at least one of the partners resides in Arizona; or
6. A charitable organization authorized to do
business in Arizona.
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