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§ 328.701. Revocation of licenses

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 10 P.S. Charities and WelfareEffective: January 27, 2014

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 10 P.S. Charities and Welfare (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 10. Local Option Small Games of Chance Act (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 7. Enforcement (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 27, 2014
10 P.S. § 328.701
Formerly cited as PA ST 10 P.S. § 322
§ 328.701. Revocation of licenses
Currentness
(a) Grounds.--The following shall be grounds for suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of a license:
(1) Any of the proceeds derived from the operation of games of chance by an eligible organization are used for any purpose other than for:
(i) public interest purposes;
(ii) the purchase of games of chance; or
(iii) a purpose permitted by Chapter 5.1
(1.1) Any of the funds derived from the operation of games of chance by a club licensee are used in a manner that does not comply with section 502.2
(2) Any person under 18 years of age is operating or playing games of chance.
(3) The eligible organization has permitted any person who has been convicted of a felony in a Federal or State court within the past five years or has been convicted in a Federal or State court within the past ten years of a violation of the act of July 10, 1981 (P.L. 214, No. 67),3 known as the Bingo Law, or of this act, to manage, set up, supervise or participate in the operation of games of chance.
(4) The facility in which the games of chance are played does not have adequate means of ingress and egress and does not have adequate sanitary facilities available in the area.
(5) Any person or persons other than a manager, officer, director, bar personnel or a bona fide member of an eligible organization have been involved in managing, setting up, operating or running games of chance. This paragraph shall not apply to the sale of a raffle or raffle auction ticket.
(6) Any person has received compensation for conducting games of chance.
(7) Any prize has been awarded in excess of the limits permitted under this act.
(8) The eligible organization has violated any condition of a special permit issued pursuant to section 308.4
(9) The eligible organization conducts the games of chance under a lease which calls for:
(i) leasing such premises from the owner thereof under an oral agreement; or
(ii) leasing such premises from the owner thereof under a written agreement at a rental which is determined by the amount of receipts realized from the playing of games of chance.
(10) False or erroneous information was provided in the original application or in any information provided to the licensing authority or the department in any report.
(11) An eligible organization has been convicted of a violation of this act as evidenced by a certified record of the conviction.
(12) The eligible organization has permitted another eligible organization to conduct games of chance on its licensed premises without suspending its own operation of games of chance during the period that the other licensed eligible organization is conducting its games on the premises.
(13) A club licensee has failed to file an accurate report under section 501(a).5
(14) A club licensee has failed to comply with section 502.
(15) Failure to file reports under section 501.
(b) Production of records.--The district attorney may require licensees to produce their books, accounts and records relating to the conduct of games of chance in order to determine if a violation of this act has occurred. Licensees shall also be required, upon request, to provide their license, books, accounts and records relating to the conduct of games of chance to the licensing authority, the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement or to a law enforcement agency or official. A club licensee shall retain records for a period of five years.

Credits

1988, Dec. 19, P.L. 1262, No. 156, § 12, effective in 60 days. Amended 1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 812, No. 195, § 3, imd. effective. Renumbered as § 701 and amended by 2012, Feb. 2, P.L. 7, No. 2, § 14, effective in 30 days [March 5, 2012]. Amended 2013, Nov. 27, P.L. 1062, No. 92, § 7.2, effective in 60 days [Jan. 27, 2014].

Footnotes

1
10 P.S. § 328.501 et seq.
2
10 P.S. § 328.502.
3
10 P.S. § 301 et seq.
4
10 P.S. § 328.308.
5
10 P.S. § 328.501.
10 P.S. § 328.701, PA ST 10 P.S. § 328.701
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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