§29-22B-1602 Civil penalties applicable to limited video lottery retailers.
§29-22B-1602. Civil penalties applicable to limited video lottery retailers.
(a) For allowing persons under age twenty-one years to play video lottery games, the limited video lottery retailer shall be fined:
(1) Two hundred dollars for a first violation;
(2) One thousand dollars for a second violation; and
(3) Five thousand dollars for a third violation.
For each subsequent violation, the fine imposed by the commission shall increase by five thousand dollars.
(b) For allowing persons under age twenty-one years to be present at a video lottery terminal or in the immediate area where video lottery terminals are present, the limited video lottery retailer may be fined:
(1) One hundred dollars for a first violation;
(2) Two hundred dollars for a second violation; and
(3) Three hundred dollars for a third violation.
For each subsequent violation, the fine imposed by the commission shall increase by one hundred dollars.
(c) For allowing a person or persons to tamper in any way with, or disconnect, any data line or feature that allows the state's central control computer to communicate with each video lottery terminal in the premises, the limited video lottery retailer may be fined:
(1) One thousand dollars for a first violation;
(2) Five thousand dollars for a second violation; and
(3) Ten thousand dollars for a third violation.
For each subsequent violation, the fine imposed by the commission shall increase by ten thousand dollars.
(d) For entering the logic area of a video lottery terminal or allowing an unauthorized person or persons to enter the logic area of a video lottery terminal, or tampering in any way with the lottery security seal, any EPROM or other chip or memory device installed in the logic area, whether or not any tampering would alter any characteristic of the video lottery terminal, the limited video lottery retailer may be fined:
(1) One thousand dollars for a first violation;
(2) Five thousand dollars for a second violation; and
(3) Ten thousand dollars for a third violation.
For each subsequent violation, the fine imposed by the commission shall increase by ten thousand dollars.
(e) For failure to aim or focus a closed circuit television camera on all video lottery terminals in the premises or for failure to record all video lottery terminals during the hours of operation of the limited access adults-only facility, the limited video lottery retailer shall be fined:
(1) One hundred dollars for a first violation;
(2) One thousand dollars for a second violation; and
(3) Five thousand dollars for a third violation.
For each subsequent violation, the fine imposed by the commission shall increase by five thousand dollars.
(f) For violating the provisions of subdivision (10), subdivision (13) or subdivision (14) of section 29-22B-702 of this article, the limited video lottery retailer shall be fined:
(1) One hundred dollars for a first violation;
(2) One thousand dollars for a second violation;
(3) Five thousand dollars for a third violation.
For each subsequent violation the fine imposed by the commission shall increase by an additional five thousand dollars.