AB633: Bill Text

AB633,11,14 1. Upon receipt of an application of registration from a person under par. (a) or (b), submission of the first year's license fee and payment of a nonrefundable fee set by the commission to cover all costs of processing the application, issue a manufacturer's license to each applicant under par. (a) and a distributor's license to each applicant under par. (b) who has met the requirements specified under sub. (2) (b) 1. and (f) for a person applying for a certificate of registration under sub. (2) and the requirements of this subsection. The license shall remain in effect unless it is canceled by the commission, after consulting with the department of justice, or unless it is withdrawn by the person who is issued the license.

AB633,11,16 2. Charge an annual fee for a manufacturer's license and distributor's license in the amount of $10,000. The license shall remain in effect for one year.

AB633,11,19 3. Upon denial of an application under subd. 1., immediately notify the person in writing and state the reasons for the denial. A denial of an application under subd. 1. shall be subject to review under ch. 227.

AB633,11,21 4. Deposit all moneys received under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.197 (1) (j).

AB633,11,23 (4m) Rule making. The commission shall promulgate all rules necessary to administer this section.

AB633,12,3 (5) Conflicts of interest. No commission member or employe and no member of a commission member's or employe's immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may, while that commission member or employe is serving as a commission member or employe or for 2 years following the termination of the membership or employment of that commission member or employe, do any of the following:

AB633,12,5 (a) Have any direct or indirect interest in any person who is registered or required to be registered under sub. (2) or (4).

AB633,12,7 (b) Accept or agree to accept money or any thing of value from any person who is registered or required to be registered under sub. (2) or (4).

AB633,12,9 (c) Directly or indirectly own or operate any amusement device licensed under sub. (2).

AB633,12,14 (6) Investigation and enforcement. (a) In response to a written complaint, the commission shall conduct an investigation of any person registered under sub. (2) or (4). The commission may conduct an inspection of a person registered under sub. (2) or (4), of the amusement device licensed to the person or of the premises on which the amusement device is played, at any time.

AB633,12,20 (am) The commission may conduct an investigation to determine if a person markets, leases, services, repairs, warehouses, transports or sets up for the purposes of play an amusement device or collects the proceeds of an amusement device which is set up for the purposes of play without being registered under sub. (2) or if a person sells, repairs, distributes, warehouses, displays or markets an amusement device without being registered under sub. (4).

AB633,12,24 (b) An action for violation of this section may be prosecuted in any circuit court of this state by the commission in the name of the state and, in any such action, the commission shall exercise all of the powers and perform all duties which the district attorney would otherwise be authorized to exercise or perform.

AB633,13,4 (7) Seizure and sale. The commission may seize any amusement device owned by a person who is convicted under sub. (8) and may sell the amusement device in the name of the state. The commission and its agents are exempt from all liability to the owner of the amusement device for the seizure or sale of the amusement device.

AB633,13,8 (8) Penalty. Any person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 for each offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. The period shall be measured by using the dates of the offenses which resulted in convictions.

AB633, s. 10 Section 10. 564.04 of the statutes is created to read:

AB633,13,10 564.04 Applicability. The requirements of ch. 565 do not apply to this chapter.

AB633, s. 11 Section 11. 945.01 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB633,13,13 945.01 (1) (dm) Playing an amusement device that awards or is capable of awarding any redeemable credits.

AB633, s. 12 Section 12. 945.01 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB633,13,20 945.01 (3) (a) A gambling machine is a contrivance which for a consideration affords the player an opportunity to obtain something of value, the award of which is determined by chance, even though accompanied by some skill and whether or not the prize is automatically paid by the machine. A gambling machine includes a slot machine that dispenses coins or tokens and that is activated by a lever, button, coin, token or debit or credit card.

AB633, s. 13 Section 13. 945.01 (3) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB633,13,24 945.01 (3) (b) 1m. An amusement device that awards or is capable of awarding any redeemable credits or an amusement device possessed by a person who is registered under s. 564.03 (2) or (4).

AB633, s. 14 Section 14. 945.01 (4) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 11, is amended to read:

AB633,14,8 945.01 (4) (am) "Gambling place" does not include a place where bingo or a raffle is conducted under ch. 563, where an amusement device licensed under ch. 564 is played or stored, where a lottery is conducted under ch. 565 or where a race is conducted under ch. 562 and does not include a gambling vessel that is in the process of construction, delivery, conversion or repair by a shipbuilding business that complies with s. 945.095.

AB633, s. 15 Section 15. 945.01 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB633,14,13 945.01 (5) (am) "Lottery" does not include bingo or a raffle conducted under ch. 563, the playing of an amusement device licensed under ch. 564, pari-mutuel wagering conducted under ch. 562 or the state lottery or any multistate lottery conducted under ch. 565.

AB633, s. 16 Section 16. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB633,14,18 (1) Submission of amusement device rules to legislative council staff. The gaming commission shall submit the proposed rules under section 564.03 (4m) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than September 1, 1996.

AB633,14,22 (2) Regulation of amusement devices. The gaming commission shall administer section 564.03 of the statutes, as created by this act, on a case-by-case basis prior to the effective date of the rules promulgated under section 564.03 (4m) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB633, s. 17 Section 17. Effective dates. This act takes effect on January 1, 1996, or on the day after publication, whichever is later, except as follows:

AB633,15,3 (1) The repeal and recreation of sections 20.197 (1) (j) and 561.02 (1) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 1996, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

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