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Can you summarize GACO 50-27-78?
General Provisions > Payment and collection of annual permit fee; permit stickers; treatment of fees; penalty for defacing sticker.
Short Summary
This legal document governs the payment and collection of annual permit fees for bona fide coin operated amusement machines in Georgia. Owners of such machines, who offer others the opportunity to play for a charge, are required to pay an annual permit fee for each machine. The fee amounts are $25.00 for each Class A machine and $125.00 for each Class B machine. Upon payment, the corporation issues a sticker for each machine, which must be securely attached. The sticker serves as evidence of fee payment. Owners are allowed to transfer stickers between machines of the same class and from location to location, as long as all machines available for public play have the correct class sticker. The permit sticker does not list the owner’s name but has a control number for monitoring purposes. The corporation may provide a duplicate permit sticker if the original is lost, stolen, or destroyed, but a sworn, written statement is required. The document also specifies that permit stickers are only required for machines in commercial use available to the public. Defacing or removing a sticker without authorization is a misdemeanor offense. No refund or credit is allowed for owners who cease exhibiting or displaying machines before the end of the permit period.
Whom does it apply to?
Owners of bona fide coin operated amusement machines who offer others the opportunity to play for a charge.
What does it govern?
Payment and collection of annual permit fee; permit stickers; treatment of fees; penalty for defacing sticker.
What are exemptions?
Owners holding a coin operated amusement machine solely for personal use or resale are exempt from paying the annual permit fee.
What are the Penalties?
Defacing or removing a sticker without authorization is a misdemeanor offense.
Jurisdiction
Georgia