Arizona SB 1283: department of gaming; technical correction

Bill Text

SB1283 - 532R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: department of gaming; technical correction

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-third Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2018

 SB 1283

 Introduced by 

 Senator 
 Borrelli

AN 
ACT

amending section 5‑602.01, Arizona 
Revised Statutes; relating to gaming.

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Be it 
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 5-602.01, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE5-602.01. Rules; 
civil penalties

A. The 
department of gaming may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this 
chapter.� The rules shall be consistent with the provisions contained in tribal‑state 
compacts.

B. The 
department may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per 
day and not to exceed a total of twenty‑five thousand dollars against a 
certificate holder in lieu of or in addition to revocation of the certificate.� 
The department may impose a civil penalty against a certificate holder in an 
amount not to exceed five hundred dollars for a violation of any rule adopted 
pursuant to this section if the violation does not constitute grounds for 
revocation of the certificate.� In determining the amount of the civil penalty, 
the department shall consider the seriousness of the violation and the 
financial impact that the penalty will have on the certificate holder.� All 
civil penalties collected by the department pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the 
state treasurer for deposit 
deposited, 
pursuant to sections 35‑146 and 35‑147, in the state general fund.

C. At 
the director's request, the attorney general shall file an action in superior 
court to recover civil penalties imposed pursuant to this section. END_STATUTE