The provisions of this article shall only apply to prizes of $5,000.00 or more and shall not apply to any retailers authorized by the board to pay prizes of up to $5,000.00 after deducting the price of the ticket or share; excepting that a claim for delinquent child support filed by the entity within the Department of Human Services authorized to enforce support orders shall apply to all prizes of $2,500.00 or more.
(Code 1981, §50-27-55, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1037, § 2; Ga. L. 2006, p. 850, § 1/SB 419; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 2-6/SB 137.)
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, substituted "entity within" for "Child Support Enforcement Agency of" in the middle and inserted "authorized to enforce support orders" near the end of this Code section.
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2006, p. 850, § 2/SB 419, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006, and shall apply to prizes awarded on or after that date."
ARTICLE 3 BONA FIDE COIN OPERATED AMUSEMENT MACHINES
Editor's notes.
- Ga. L. 2013, p. 37, § 1-1/HB 487, effective April 10, 2013, redesignated former Chapter 17 of Title 48 as Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 37, § 3-1/HB 487, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that: "(b) If any section of this Act is determined to be unconstitutional by a final decision of an appellate court of competent jurisdiction or by the trial court of competent jurisdiction if no appeal is made, with the exception of subsection (g) of Code Section 50-27-78 and Section 2-1 of this Act, this Act shall stand repealed by operation of law.
"(c) This Act is not intended to and shall not be construed to affect the legality of the repair, transport, possession, or use of otherwise prohibited gambling devices on maritime vessels within the jurisdiction of the State of Georgia. To the extent that such repair, transport, possession, or use was lawful prior to the enactment of this Act, it shall not be made illegal by this Act; and to the extent that such repair, transport, possession, or use was prohibited prior to the enactment of this Act, it shall remain prohibited."
PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS