§ 12-21-2710 Types of machines and devices prohibited by law; penalties
§ 12-21-2712 Seizure and destruction of unlawful machines, devices, etc
§ 12-21-2714 Use of slug or any false, counterfeited, mutilated, etc. coin to operate automatic vending machine or other machine requiring coin for operation
§ 12-21-2716 Manufacture, sale, or other disposition of slug, device, or substance, etc. for fraudulent operation of coin-operated machine; penalties
§ 12-21-2718 Records
§ 12-21-2720 License for coin-operated devices or machines; license tax; maximum municipal license charges; special one-time interim fees
§ 12-21-2721 Confiscation of coin-operated machines
§ 12-21-2722 Temporary licenses; county or state fair; fees; duration
§ 12-21-2724 Operation may be presumed lawful by department
§ 12-21-2726 Display of license
§ 12-21-2728 Requirement of, and cost of, operator’s license for coin-operated devices; cancellation of license for failure to remit taxes
§ 12-21-2730 License for billiard or pocket billiard table, foosball table, bowling lane table, or skeeball table
§ 12-21-2732 Attachment of license to a permanent, nontransferable part of machine
§ 12-21-2734 Annual licenses required; expiration; prorating fee; liability for penalties
§ 12-21-2736 Unlawful operation of gambling machine or device not made lawful by issuance of license
§ 12-21-2738 Penalties for failure to comply
§ 12-21-2740 License tax or penalties as constituting lien
§ 12-21-2742 Confiscation of unlicensed machine, device, etc
§ 12-21-2744 Repossession of seized property; bond; court action to set aside seizure
§ 12-21-2746 Levy of additional local license tax
§ 12-21-2748 Attachment of information identifying owner or operator of machine
§ 12-21-2750 Records relating to machines

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 12 > Chapter 21 > Article 19 - Coin-Operated Machines and Devices and Other Amusements

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Claimant agency: means a state agency, board, committee, commission, public institution of higher learning, political subdivision, or other governmental or quasi-governmental entity of any state or the United States. See South Carolina Code 12-56-20
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Debtor: means a person having a delinquent debt or account with a claimant agency which has not been adjusted, satisfied, or set aside by court order, or discharged in bankruptcy. See South Carolina Code 12-56-20
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Delinquent debt: means a sum due and owing a claimant agency, including collection costs, court costs, fines, penalties, and interest which have accrued through contract, subrogation, tort, operation of law, or other legal theory regardless of whether there is an outstanding judgment for that sum which is legally collectible and for which a collection effort has been or is being made. See South Carolina Code 12-56-20
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Revenue. See South Carolina Code 12-56-20
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • individual: means a human being. See South Carolina Code 12-2-20
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: includes any individual, trust, estate, partnership, receiver, association, company, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity or group; and

    (2) "individual" means a human being. See South Carolina Code 12-2-20
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Refund: means any individual or corporate South Carolina income tax refund payable. See South Carolina Code 12-56-20
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.