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26-57-406. Unlicensed games a public nuisance — Seizure and sale — Redemption.
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26-57-406. Unlicensed games a public nuisance — Seizure and sale — Redemption.
Every amusement device as defined in § 26-57-402 upon which the individual privilege tax of five dollars ($5.00) has not been paid is declared to be a public nuisance and may be seized by any authorized agent of the Department of Finance and Administration and sold by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration on an order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court. However, the owner of the amusement device shall have the privilege of redeeming the amusement device within ten (10) days by paying the tax due and costs.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-406
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26-57-406. Unlicensed games a public nuisance — Seizure and sale — Redemption.
Every amusement device as defined in § 26-57-402 upon which the individual privilege tax of five dollars ($5.00) has not been paid is declared to be a public nuisance and may be seized by any authorized agent of the Department of Finance and Administration and sold by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration on an order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court. However, the owner of the amusement device shall have the privilege of redeeming the amusement device within ten (10) days by paying the tax due and costs.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
26-57-402. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1)(A) “Amusement device” means a coin-operated machine, device, or apparatus that provides amusement, diversion, or entertainment and includes without limitation such games as:
(i) Radio rifles;
(ii) Miniature football;
(iii) Golf;
(iv) Baseball;
(v) Hockey;
(vi) Bumper pool;
(vii) Tennis;
(viii) Shooting galleries;
(ix) Pool tables;
(x) Bowling;
(xi) Shuffleboard;
(xii) Pinball tables;
(xiii) Marble tables;
(xiv) Music vending phonographs;
(xv) Jukeboxes;
(xvi) Cranes;
(xvii) Video games;
(xviii) Claw machines;
(xix) Bowling machines;
(xx) Countertop machines;
(xxi) Novelty arcade machines;
(xxii) Other similar musical devices for entertainment; and
(xxiii) Other miniature games, whether or not the games show a score, that are not otherwise excluded in this subchapter.
(B) “Amusement device” does not include a machine, device, or apparatus that constitutes a casino-gambling-style game, including without limitation mechanical or electronic:
(i) Draw games;
(ii) Slot machines;
(iii) Roulette wheels;
(iv) Craps;
(v) Video poker; and
(vi) Casino-gambling-style games of any other type in which the outcome is determined substantially by chance;
(2)(A) “Any money or property”, “other articles”, “other valuable things”, or “any representative of anything that is esteemed of value”, as used in the antigambling statutes, § 5-66-101 et seq., shall not be expanded to include:
(i) A free amusement feature such as the privilege of playing additional free games if a certain score is made on a pinball table or on any other amusement device described in this section; or
(ii) Toys, novelties, candy, or representations of value redeemable for those items that are won
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-57-402
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 26-57-402. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.