Rhode Island General Laws 42-61.3-3. Barred from gaming facility – Restitution – Confiscation
(a) In addition, anyone so convicted of any crime above may be barred for a period of time, including life, from any gaming facility by court order, the division of state lottery or the gaming facility.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-61.3-3
- Cheating device: means any physical, mechanical, electromechanical, electronic, photographic, or computerized device used in such a manner as to cheat, deceive, or defraud a casino game. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-61.3-2
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Gaming facility: means any facility authorized to conduct casino gaming as defined in § 42-61. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-61.3-2
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
(b) Upon conviction of either a felony or misdemeanor in this chapter, the sentencing judge may require full restitution for any monetary losses suffered.
(c) Any cheating device, paraphernalia used to manufacture cheating devices, counterfeit: coins, slugs, tokens, gaming chips, debit instruments, player rewards cards or any counterfeit wagering instruments and/or devices resembling tokens, gaming chips, debit or other wagering instruments or any other equipment or real or personal property used, obtained or received in violation of this chapter, shall be confiscated by the division of state lottery, the gaming facility and/or the gaming enforcement unit of the state police and shall be forfeited to the gaming enforcement unit. This section shall include the confiscation and forfeiture of vehicles containing any item(s) listed above.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 106, § 4; P.L. 2013, ch. 107, § 4.