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operating or placing an illegal terminal for use in this
State; and

 
D.__Placing for public use or operating an unlicensed
video gaming terminal in this State.

 
3.__Class D crimes by any person.__A person who violates any
provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this
chapter for which a specific penalty is not provided commits a
Class D crime.

 
§395.__Seizure and forfeiture of illegal gaming machines

 
1.__Forfeiture.__An illegal gaming machine, including any
monetary contents, is subject to forfeiture to the State.

 
2.__Court jurisdiction.__An illegal gaming machine and any
monetary contents may be declared forfeited by any court that
has jurisdiction over the illegal machine or final
jurisdiction over any related criminal proceeding brought
under this chapter or by the Superior Court for Kennebec
County.__Property subject to forfeiture may be kept or stored
at any location within the territorial boundaries of the State
and is subject to the authority of any court in which a
petition seeking the forfeiture of that property is filed.

 
3.__Procedure.__Forfeitures under this section must be
accomplished by the following procedure.

 
A.__A district attorney or the Attorney General may
petition the Superior Court in the name of the State in
the nature of a proceeding in rem to order forfeiture of
an illegal gaming machine__and any monetary contents.__The
petition must be filed in the court having jurisdiction
over the property.

 
B.__The proceeding is an in rem civil action, in which the
State has the burden of proving all material facts by a
preponderance of the evidence.

 
C.__The court shall order the State to give notice of the
pendency of the action and the right to be heard by
certified or registered mail or hand delivery by a deputy
sheriff to any person who appears to have an interest in
the illegal machine__and any monetary contents.__Receipt
by a person then licensed to operate a motor vehicle in
the State is presumed when notice is mailed to the last
known
address of that person on file with the Department of the
Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles.


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