SB 14 - Gaming Equipment - manufacturing, selling, transporting

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A bill to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to gambling, so as to authorize manufacturing, processing, selling, possessing, and transporting gaming equipment, devices, and other materials for use in jurisdictions where those equipment and devices are legal.

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SB 14  97                                             SB14/AP 
 
      SENATE BILL 14 
 
      By:  Senator Tysinger of the 41st 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of 
  1- 2  the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to 
  1- 3  gambling, so as to authorize manufacturing, processing, 
  1- 4  selling, possessing, and transporting gaming equipment, 
  1- 5  devices, and other materials for use in jurisdictions where 
  1- 6  those equipment and devices are legal; to provide for an 
  1- 7  effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other 
  1- 8  purposes. 
 
  1- 9       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-10                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-11  Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the 
  1-12  Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to gambling, is 
  1-13  amended by striking in its entirety subsection (a) of Code 
  1-14  Section 16-12-35, relating to applicability of that part, 
  1-15  and inserting in its place the following: 
 
  1-16    "(a) Any other laws to the contrary notwithstanding, this 
  1-17    part shall not be applicable to the manufacturing, 
  1-18    processing, selling, possessing, or transporting of any 
  1-19    printed materials, equipment, devices, or other materials 
  1-20    used or designated for use in a legally authorized lottery 
  1-21    nor shall it be applicable to the manufacturing, 
  1-22    processing, selling, possessing, or transporting of any 
  1-23    gaming equipment, devices, or other materials used or 
  1-24    designated for use only in jurisdictions in which the use 
  1-25    of such items is legal.  This part shall in no way 
  1-26    prohibit communications between persons in this state and 
  1-27    persons involved with such legal lotteries or gaming 
  1-28    devices relative to such printed materials, equipment, 
  1-29    devices, or other materials or prohibit demonstrations of 
  1-30    same within this state." 
 
  1-31                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-32  This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1997. 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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