Connecticut § 7-186 - Penalty.
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§ 7-186. Penalty.
Sec. 7-186. Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of sections 7-170 to 7-185b, inclusive, or who makes any false statement in any application for a permit or in any report required by the provisions of said sections shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned.
(1955, S. 307d; P.A. 89-214, S. 14, 26; P.A. 17-231, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 89-214 provided that violation of any provision of administrative regulations would subject violator to penalty; P.A. 17-231 deleted “7-185, inclusive, or administrative regulations issued pursuant thereto” and inserted “7-185b, inclusive”, effective January 1, 2018.
Secs. 7-186a to 7-186l. Games of chance; qualifications for sponsorship and participation. Application for permit; location of games of chance, exception. Investigation of applicant; limitations on permits; money not to be used; requirements for financial transactions; written agreement between sponsoring organization and operator of games of chance; investigation of operator. Permit; fee; prizes. Equipment; expenses. Advertising restricted. Change in facts on application to be reported. Suspension or revocation of registration or permit; cease and desist order; notice of violation; hearing; penalty. Report re receipts, expenses, profit and list of prizes with a retail value of fifty dollars or more. Examination or reports. Regulations. Penalty. Sections 7-186a to 7-186l, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 7, 2003, and any permit or registration issued pursuant to said sections of the general statutes, revised to January 1, 2001, shall terminate on said date, and the Division of Special Revenue shall refund any permit or registration fees paid by any person, firm or organization that applied for a permit or registration pursuant to said sections which permit or registration is terminated pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of public act 03-1 of the January 6 special session.
(1972, P.A. 60, S. 1–12; P.A. 73-616, S. 4; P.A. 75-640; P.A. 76-404, S. 1–8; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 14, 127; 78-327, S. 3–5, 10–17; P.A. 80-297, S. 3, 20; P.A. 81-72; 81-276, S. 3; P.A. 86-312, S. 19, 21; 86-419, S. 14–19, 25; P.A. 87-44, S. 3; 87-288, S. 1–3; P.A. 88-317, S. 48, 107; P.A. 89-214, S. 15–23, 26; 89-217, S. 4, 6; P.A. 90-325, S. 16, 17, 29, 32; P.A. 91-35, S. 2, 5; 91-320, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-55, S. 1; Jan. 6 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 6, 7.)
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