Any person filing a protest is a party to the action.
Offenses under this subsection are triable in magistrates court. Counties and municipalities by ordinance may not prohibit machines in the jurisdiction but may impose regulations on machines located within their jurisdiction more restrictive than those provided in this article including, but not limited to, number of machines in a single place or premises, limits on payouts, hours of operation, age of players, proximity requirements, and further definitions of single place or premises. In addition to establishing criminal penalties as provided by law for violations of these ordinances, a county or municipality also may provide by ordinance for enforcement by means of civil penalties and seizure of machines operating in violation of ordinances. The jurisdiction of counties with respect to this section extends only to unincorporated areas of the county. Nothing in this section prohibits the regulation of video games pursuant to Article 20 of Title 12, the Video Games Machines Act, including the prohibition on payoffs and location of these machines in counties where such payouts and machines are prohibited under the local option provisions of that article and the regulation of these machines by county or municipal ordinances as provided in that article.