Assembly Bill A2598

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Permits the transportation and display of gambling devices within the state for certain specific circumstances

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3792 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2598 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3792
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §104, RWB L; amd §225.30, Pen L

2013-A2598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the transportation and display of gambling devices within the state for certain specific circumstances.

2013-A2598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2598

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law  and
  the  penal  law, in relation to the transportation and possession of a
  gambling device

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 104 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
ing law is amended by adding a new subdivision 21 to read as follows:
  21. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 225.30 OF THE PENAL  LAW,  THE  COMMISSION
SHALL  ACCEPT  FOR  FILING THE STATEMENT OF ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF A
MANUFACTURER OF DISTRIBUTOR OF GAMBLING DEVICES TO PERMIT THE  TRANSPOR-
TATION AND POSSESSION OF A GAMBLING DEVICE WITHIN THE STATE.  THE STATE-
MENT  SHALL  AFFIRM UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT SUCH DEVICE WAS TRANS-
PORTED INTO THIS STATE IN A SEALED CONTAINER AND  POSSESSED  SOLELY  FOR
THE  PURPOSE  OF  EXHIBITION,  MARKETING,  AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. SUCH
STATEMENT SHALL  FURTHER  SPECIFY  THE  NUMBER  OF  MACHINES,  TYPES  OF
MACHINES AND THE DATES UPON WHICH SUCH MACHINES ARE TO BE SO TRANSPORTED
AND POSSESSED WITHIN THE STATE, WHICH PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO WEEKS.
THE  COMMISSION MAY PRESCRIBE BY REGULATION THE FORM AND CONTENT OF SUCH
STATEMENT.
  S 2. Section 225.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision e to read as follows:
  E. TRANSPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF A GAMBLING  DEVICE  SHALL  NOT  BE
UNLAWFUL  WHERE  SUCH  GAMBLING  DEVICE  WAS TRANSPORTED INTO THIS STATE
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  FOUR  OF  THE
RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided however that
section one of this act shall take effect on the same date  and  in  the
same  manner  as  section 1 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of 2012,
takes effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07816-01-3

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