(a) Definition. The coin-operated machine or device to which this section applies is defined in S.C. Code, § 12-21-2720(A)(3), as amended.
(b) License established. Every person who maintains for use or permits the use of, on a place or premises occupied by him within the unincorporated areas of Greenville County, 1 or more of the machines or devices defined in subsection (a) of this section shall apply for and procure from Greenville County a license for the privilege of making use of the machine or device in Greenville County.
(c) Term and cost of license. The license required herein shall be a biennial license beginning September 1, 1993, and expiring 24 months thereafter. The cost of the license shall be 10% of the license fee imposed by the State of South Carolina pursuant to S.C. Code, § 12-21-2720(A), as amended. The fee for any county coin-operated machine license purchased after the beginning of the biennial period shall be prorated in proportion to the remaining months in the license period. If a majority of the qualified electors within a county vote to terminate cash payoffs for credits earned on coin-operated devices in a referendum as authorized by Section 19 of Act No. 164 of 1993 of the Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, the county shall refund to any person holding a license for the operation of coin-operated devices on a pro rata basis, the portion of any license fees previously paid the county for licenses which extend beyond July first of the year after the referendum.
(d) Proof of licensing. Every person who maintains for use or permits the use of, on any place or premises occupied by him, any machine subject to the license imposed by this section shall by way of proof of licensing have a current license attached to a permanent, nontransferable part of the machine, or the person shall have in his possession and produce on demand a receipt for a cashier’s check, money order, or certified check not more than days old made payable to the order of Greenville County showing thereon the name or model of the machine, or the person may by way of proof of licensing have a current license on display at the premises occupied by him showing: (1) the type of machine; (2) the number of machines; and (3) location showing the address of the machines.
(e) Penalties and enforcement.
(1) Any person who fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with the terms of this section is subject to a fine of $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days for each such failure per machine and for each day of noncompliance.
(2) Violations of this section shall be enforced by the sheriff or his deputies.
(f) Effect of license. The issuance of a license under the provisions of this section by the county does not make lawful the operation of any gambling machine or device, the operation of which is made unlawful under the laws of this state.
(g) Presumption. Upon application being made for a license to operate any machine or apparatus under this section, the county may presume that the operation of the machine or apparatus is lawful and when a license has been issued for the operation thereof the sum paid for the license may not be refunded notwithstanding that the operation of the machine or apparatus is prohibited, except as provided in subsection (c) above.
Editor’s note:
Repealed by operation of state statute and judicial decision.