Georgia § 50-27-80 - Permit fees for additional machines; penalty fee.

§ 50-27-80. Permit fees for additional machines; penalty fee.

If an owner purchases or receives additional bona fide coin operated amusement machines during the calendar year, the applicable annual permit fee shall be paid to the corporation and the sticker shall be affixed to the machine before the machine may be legally operated. A penalty fee equal to twice the applicable annual permit fee shall be assessed by the corporation for every machine in operation without a permit sticker. (Code 1981, § 48-17-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1521, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 834, § 3; Ga. L. 2010, p. 470, § 4/SB 454; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-91/HB 1055; Code 1981, § 50-27-80 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2013, p. 37, § 1-1/HB 487.) Code Commission notes. - The amendment of this Code section by Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-91, irreconcilably conflicted with and was treated as superseded by Ga. L. 2010, p. 470, § 4. See County of Butts v. Strahan, 151 Ga. 417 (1921); Keener v. McDougall, 232 Ga. 273 (1974). Editor's notes. - 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made, with the exception of subsection (g) of Code Section 50-27-78 and Section 2-1 of this Act, this Act shall stand repealed by operation of law.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." As of July 2020, no such decision has been issued.