(1) (a) (I) Any slot machine manufacturer or distributor shipping or importing a slot machine into the state of Colorado shall provide to the commission at the time of shipment a copy of the shipping invoice which shall include, at a minimum, the destination, the serial number of each machine, and a description of each machine.
Any person within the state of Colorado receiving a slot machine shall, upon receiptof the machine, provide to the commission upon a form available from the commission information showing at a minimum the location of each machine, its serial number, and description. The report shall be provided regardless of whether the machine is received from a manufacturer or any other person.
Any machine licensed pursuant to this section shall be licensed for a specific location, and movement of the machine from that location shall be reported to the commission in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.
Any person violating any provision of this section commits a class 5 felony and shallbe punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.
Any slot machine that is not in compliance with this article 30 is declared contrabandand may be summarily seized and destroyed after notice and hearing.
The commission shall promulgate rules setting the time and manner for reporting themovement of any slot machine.
Slot machines that because of age and condition bear no manufacturer serial numbershall be assigned a serial number by a remanufacturer of slot machines. The new serial number shall be duly recorded as required by federal regulations.
The director may approve a change to the registration of a slot machine under circumstances constituting an emergency. If the director approves an emergency change, the registration of the slot machine shall not be suspended pending the filing of a supplemental application.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-034), ch. 14, p. 207, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-47.1-803 as it existed prior to 2018.