LD 1748
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LR 3027
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2. Unlawful gambling is a Class D crime.

 
3.__A person convicted of a violation under this section must
forfeit to the State all income associated with that violation.

 
Sec. 14. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§3, ķI is enacted to read:

 
I.__Trained personnel of the Department of Public Safety,
Gambling Control Board shall take fingerprints of a person
seeking licensure under Title 8, chapter 31.

 
Sec. 15. 25 MRSA §1542-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 52, §8, is
further amended to read:

 
4. Duty to submit to State Bureau of Identification. It is
the duty of the law enforcement agency taking the fingerprints as
required by subsection 3, paragraphs A, B and G to transmit
immediately to the State Bureau of Identification the criminal
fingerprint record. Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1,
paragraph C, D, E or F or pursuant to subsection 5 may not be
submitted to the State Bureau of Identification unless an express
request is made by the commanding officer of the State Bureau of
Identification. Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1,
paragraph G must be transmitted immediately to the State Bureau
of Identification to enable the bureau to conduct state and
national criminal history record checks for the Department of
Education. The bureau may not use the fingerprints for any
purpose other than that provided for under Title 20-A, section
6103. The bureau shall retain the fingerprints, except as
provided under Title 20-A, section 6103, subsection 9.
Fingerprints taken pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph I and
subsection 3, paragraph I must be transmitted immediately to the
State Bureau of Identification to enable the bureau to conduct
state and national criminal history record checks for the court
and the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Board,
respectively.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill makes the following changes to the laws concerning
gambling.

 
1. It authorizes members of the Department of Public Safety,
Gambling Control Board to receive a per diem compensation of $35.

 
2. It amends the definition of "gross slot machine income,"
establishes a definition of "net slot machine income" and amends
the terms consistently to be consistent throughout the law.


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