Illegal gambling; skill games, enforcement by localities and Attorney General, civil penalty. (HB2168)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
☐	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Illegal gambling; skill games; civil penalty; enforcement by localities and Attorney General. Provides that any person who conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns a gambling device that is located in an unregulated location is subject to a civil penalty of $25,000. The bill provides that the Attorney General, an attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any locality may cause an action in equity to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth or of the locality, as applicable, to enjoin the operation of a gambling device in violation of this section and may request attachment against all such devices and any moneys within such devices. The bill provides that any civil penalties brought in the name of the Commonwealth shall be paid into the Literary Fund and that any civil penalties brought in the name of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality. Read the Bill »

Status

01/19/2021: Awaiting a Vote in the Courts of Justice Committee

History

Date	Action
01/12/2021	Committee
01/12/2021	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101270D
01/12/2021	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/19/2021	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/21/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB2168)