H 4730 General Bill, By Robinson, Rice and Trotter
 A Bill to amend Section 12-21-2710, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the prohibition against the possession of certain types of gaming
 or slot machines, so as to provide that the provisions of this Section do not
 apply to antique slot machines made before January 1, 1965, which are kept by
 the owner thereof in his principal residence and not used for commercial or
 gaming purposes.

   03/12/96  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   03/12/96  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-2710, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE POSSESSION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF GAMING OR SLOT MACHINES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO ANTIQUE SLOT MACHINES MADE BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1965, WHICH ARE KEPT BY THE OWNER THEREOF IN HIS PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE AND NOT USED FOR COMMERCIAL OR GAMING PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 12-21-2710 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 12-21-2710. It is unlawful for any person to keep on his premises or operate or permit to be kept on his premises or operated within this State any vending or slot machine, punch board, pull board, or other device pertaining to games of chance of whatever name or kind, including those machines, boards, or other devices that display different pictures, words, or symbols, at different plays or different numbers, whether in words or figures or, which deposit tokens or coins at regular intervals or in varying numbers to the player or in the machine, but the provisions of this section do not extend to coin-operated nonpayout pin tables, in-line pin games, and video games with free play feature or to automatic weighing, measuring, musical, and vending machines which are constructed as to give a certain uniform and fair return in value for each coin deposited and in which there is no element of chance. The provisions of this section also do not apply to antique slot machines made before January 1, 1965, which are kept by the owner thereof in his principal residence and not used for commercial or gaming purposes.

Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for a period of not more than one year, or both."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.