Current Status Bill Number:3970 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970410 Primary Sponsor:J. Smith All Sponsors:J. Smith Drafted Document Number:gjk\20426sd.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Coin-operated devices, coin-push type machine subject to license tax; Gambling
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House 19970410 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-2720, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LICENSES FOR COIN-OPERATED DEVICES OR MACHINES, SO AS TO FURTHER DESCRIBE CERTAIN MACHINES WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO A LICENSE TAX OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PER MACHINE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-21-2720(A)(2) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Part II, Section 10B, Act 501 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"(2) a machine for the playing of amusements or video games, without free play feature, or machines of the crane type or coin-push type operated by a slot in which is deposited a coin or thing of value and a machine for the playing of games or amusements, which has a free play feature, operated by a slot in which is deposited a coin or thing of value, and the machine is of the nonpayout pin table type with levers or 'flippers' operated by the player by which the course of the balls may be altered or changed. A machine required to be licensed under this item is exempt from the license fee if an admissions tax is imposed."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.