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Gambling devices, gambling, etc - 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5513

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     § 5513.  Gambling devices, gambling, etc.
        (a)  Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of
     the first degree if he:
            (1)  intentionally or knowingly makes, assembles, sets
        up, maintains, sells, lends, leases, gives away, or offers
        for sale, loan, lease or gift, any punch board, drawing card,
        slot machine or any device to be used for gambling purposes,
        except playing cards;
            (2)  allows persons to collect and assemble for the
        purpose of unlawful gambling at any place under his control;
            (3)  solicits or invites any person to visit any unlawful
        gambling place for the purpose of gambling; or
            (4)  being the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of any
        premises, knowingly permits or suffers the same, or any part
        thereof, to be used for the purpose of unlawful gambling.
        (b)  Confiscation of gambling devices.--Any gambling device
     possessed or used in violation of the provisions of subsection
     (a) of this section shall be seized and forfeited to the
     Commonwealth. All provisions of law relating to the seizure,
     summary and judicial forfeiture, and condemnation of
     intoxicating liquor shall apply to seizures and forfeitures
     under the provisions of this section.
        (c)  Antique slot machines.--
            (1)  A slot machine shall be established as an antique
        slot machine if the defendant shows by a preponderance of the
        evidence that it was manufactured at least 25 years before
        the current year and that it was not used or attempted to be
        used for any unlawful purposes. Notwithstanding subsection
        (b), no antique slot machine seized from any defendant shall
        be destroyed or otherwise altered until the defendant is
        given an opportunity to establish that the slot machine is an
        antique slot machine. After a final court determination that
        the slot machine is an antique slot machine, the slot machine
        shall be returned pursuant to the provisions of law providing
        for the return of property; otherwise, the slot machine shall
        be destroyed.
            (2)  It is the purpose of this subsection to protect the
        collection and restoration of antique slot machines not
        presently utilized for gambling purposes.
        (d)  Shipbuilding business.--Notwithstanding any other
     provisions of this section, a person may construct, deliver,
     convert or repair a vessel that is equipped with gambling
     devices if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
            (1)  The work performed on the vessel is ordered by a
        customer who uses or possesses the vessel outside of this
        Commonwealth in a locality where the use or possession of the
        gambling devices on the vessel is lawful.
            (2)  The work performed on the vessel that is equipped
        with gambling devices is performed at a shipbuilding or
        repair yard located within a port facility under the
        jurisdiction of any port authority organized under the act of
        December 6, 1972 (P.L.1392, No.298), known as the Third Class
        City Port Authority Act.
            (3)  The person provides the Office of Attorney General,
        prior to the importation of the gambling devices into this
        Commonwealth, records that account for the gambling devices,
        including the identification number affixed to each gambling
        device by the manufacturer, and that identify the location
        where the gambling devices will be stored prior to the
        installation of the gambling devices on the vessel.
            (4)  The person stores the gambling devices at a secured
        location and permits any person authorized to enforce the
        gambling laws to inspect the location where the gambling
        devices are stored and records relating to the storage of the
        gambling devices.
            (5)  If the person removes used gambling devices from a
        vessel, the person shall provide the Office of Attorney
        General of Pennsylvania with an inventory of the used
        gambling devices prior to their removal from the vessel. The
        inventory shall include the identification number affixed to
        each gambling device by the manufacturer.
            (6)  The person submits documentation to the Office of
        Attorney General of Pennsylvania no later than 30 days after
        the date of delivery that the vessel equipped with gambling
        devices has been delivered to the customer who ordered the
        work performed on the vessel.
            (7)  The person does not sell a gambling device to any
        other person except to a customer who shall use or possess
        the gambling device outside of this Commonwealth in a
        locality where the use or possession of the gambling device
        is lawful. If a person sells a gambling device to such a
        customer, the person shall submit documentation to the Office
        of Attorney General of Pennsylvania no later than 30 days
        after the date of delivery that the gambling device has been
        delivered to the customer.
        (e)  Penalty.--Any person who fails to provide records as
     provided in subsection (d) commits a summary offense.
        (f)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the term
     "gambling place" does not include a vessel that is in the
     process of construction, delivery, conversion or repair by a
     shipbuilding business that complies with subsection (d).
     (July 1, 1978, P.L.572, No.103, eff. 30 days; July 11, 1996,
     P.L.552, No.98, eff. imd.; May 16, 2002, P.L.325, No.48, eff. 60
     days)

        2004 Partial Repeal.  Section 1903(a)(2) of Title 4 (relating
     to amusements), which was added by Act 71 of 2004, provided that
     subsec. (a) is repealed insofar as it is inconsistent with Part
     II of Title 4.
        2002 Amendment.  Act 48 amended subsec. (c).
        1996 Amendment.  Act 98 added subsecs. (d), (e) and (f).
        1981 Partial Repeal.  Section 9 of the act of July 10, 1981
     (P.L.214, No.67), known as the Bingo Law, repealed Title 18 to
     the extent that it is inconsistent with Act 67.
        Cross References.  Section 5513 is referred to in sections
     911, 5708 of this title; section 1903 of Title 4 (Amusements);
     section 3304 of Title 5 (Athletics and Sports); section 5552 of
     Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
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