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Can you summarize 53 CTGS 278c?
Offenses Against Public Policy - Secs. 53-255 to 53-345a > Seizure of gambling devices. Penalties for possession, sale, etc., of gambling devices or records. Exceptions.
Short Summary
This legal document governs the seizure of gambling devices and penalties for possession, sale, etc., of gambling devices or records in the state of Connecticut. All gambling devices found in a place known or suspected to be a gambling premise are subject to seizure by any peace officer. The court may order the confiscated gambling devices to be destroyed or disposed of to a charitable or educational institution or a governmental agency or institution. Any person who knowingly owns, manufactures, possesses, buys, sells, rents, leases, stores, repairs or transports any gambling device, or offers or solicits any interest therein, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. However, firms or corporations engaged in the business of manufacturing gambling devices for use outside of the state with approval from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection are exempted. Possession, sale, etc., of gambling records is also subject to penalties, with guilty parties being charged with a class B misdemeanor.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who knowingly owns, manufactures, possesses, buys, sells, rents, leases, stores, repairs or transports any gambling device, or offers or solicits any interest therein
What does it govern?
Seizure of gambling devices
What are exemptions?
Firms or corporations engaged in the business of manufacturing gambling devices for use outside of the state with approval from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection
What are the Penalties?
Guilty of a class A misdemeanor for possession, sale, etc., of gambling devices; Guilty of a class B misdemeanor for possession, sale, etc., of gambling records
Jurisdiction
Connecticut