Bill Text: PA HB554 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for prohibited acts and penalties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 25-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-23 - Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT [HB554 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB554-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 603
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 554 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY CLYMER, BAKER, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GINGRICH, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, MILLER, MURT, OBERLANDER, PEIFER, PHILLIPS, QUINN, RAPP, ROHRER, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN AND TRUE, FEBRUARY 23, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, FEBRUARY 23, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, further providing for prohibited acts and
penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1518(a) of Title 4 is amended by adding a
paragraph and subsection (b) is amended to read:
§ 1518. Prohibited acts; penalties.
(a) Criminal offenses.--
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(14) It shall be unlawful for a licensee to serve liquor
or malt or brewed beverages in the area of a licensed
facility in which slot machines are operated.
(b) Criminal penalties and fines.--
(1) (i) A person that commits a first offense in
violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4902, 4903 or 4904 in
connection with providing information or making any
statement, whether written or oral, to the board, the
bureau, the department, the Pennsylvania State Police,
the Office of Attorney General or a district attorney as
required by this part commits an offense to be graded in
accordance with the applicable section violated. A person
that is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of
18 Pa.C.S. § 4902, 4903 or 4904 in connection with
providing information or making any statement, whether
written or oral, to the board, the bureau, the
department, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Office of
Attorney General or a district attorney as required by
this part commits a felony of the second degree.
(ii) A person that violates subsection (a)(2)
through [(12)] (14) commits a misdemeanor of the first
degree. A person that is convicted of a second or
subsequent violation of subsection (a)(2) through [(12)]
(14) commits a felony of the second degree.
(2) (i) For a first violation of subsection (a)(1)
through [(12)] (14), a person shall be sentenced to pay a
fine of:
(A) not less than $75,000 nor more than $150,000
if the person is an individual;
(B) not less than $300,000 nor more than
$600,000 if the person is a licensed gaming entity;
or
(C) not less than $150,000 nor more than
$300,000 if the person is a licensed manufacturer or
supplier.
(ii) For a second or subsequent violation of
subsection (a)(1) through [(12)] (14), a person shall be
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sentenced to pay a fine of:
(A) not less than $150,000 nor more than
$300,000 if the person is an individual;
(B) not less than $600,000 nor more than
$1,200,000 if the person is a licensed gaming entity;
or
(C) not less than $300,000 nor more than
$600,000 if the person is a licensed manufacturer or
supplier.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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