Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 50. STATE GOVERNMENT · Chapter 27. LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION · Article 3. BONA FIDE COIN OPERATED AMUSEMENT MACHINES · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

50-27-72. Refund of license.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
No refund is allowed for a manufacturer, distributor, or master license except as follows:#
1. (1)
  The licensee makes a written request to the corporation for a refund prior to the beginning of the calendar year for which it was purchased;#
2. (2)
  The licensee makes a written request prior to the issuance of the license or registration certificate;#
3. (3)
  The licensee makes a written request for a refund claiming the license or registration certificate was mistakenly purchased due to reliance on incorrect information from the corporation;#
4. (4)
  The processing of the license is discontinued; or#
5. (5)
  The issuance of the license is denied.#
(b)
Before a refund will be allowed if the renewal of a master license is denied, the corporation shall verify that the applicant has no machines in operation and does not possess any machines except those that are exempt from the fees. If a master license is not issued, the corporation may retain $100.00 to cover administrative costs.#
(c)
No refund will be allowed if the owner has an existing liability for any other fees or taxes due. Any refund will be applied to the existing liability due.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 48-17-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1521, § 3; Code 1981, § 50-27-72, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2013, p. 37, § 1-1/HB 487; Ga. L. 2015, p. 39, § 3/SB 190.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2013, p. 37, § 3-1/HB 487, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that: ‘‘(b) If any section of this Act is determined to be unconstitutional by a final decision of an appellate court of competent jurisdiction or by the trial court of competent jurisdiction if no appeal is made, with the exception of subsection (g) of Code Section 50-27-78 and Section 2-1 of this Act, this Act shall stand repealed by operation of law. ‘‘(c) This Act is not intended to and shall not be construed to affect the legality of the repair, transport, possession, or use of otherwise prohibited gambling devices on maritime vessels within the jurisdiction of the State of Georgia. To the extent that such repair, transport, possession, or use was lawful prior to the enactment of this Act, it shall not be made illegal by this Act; and to the extent that such repair, transport, possession, or use was prohibited prior to the enactment of this Act, it shall remain prohibited.’’ As of May 2021, no such decision has been issued.

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