HOUSE BILL No. 5087


     September 24, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Anthony, DeHart, Prusi, Tesanovich, Gagliardi, Kaza and Goschka and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics.


        A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

   "The Michigan penal code,"

   (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 310c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 310C.  (1) THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT APPLY TO AN ELECTRONIC

 2    GAME LOCATED IN A BUILDING THAT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY EITHER

 3    OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:

 4         (A) THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS.

 5         (B) THE AMERICAN LEGION.

 6         (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "ELECTRONIC GAME" MEANS A GAME,

 7    OTHER THAN A REDEMPTION GAME DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 310B, THAT

 8    IS A SINGLE PLAYER OR MULTI-PLAYER ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH WHICH

 9    WINNING DEPENDS PRIMARILY UPON FORTUITOUS OR ACCIDENTAL

10    CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF A PLAYER.




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 1         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

 2    effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

 3    (request no. 04483'97) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

 4    law.
















































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