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WV Code § 29-22B-1607 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1607. Civil Action to Collect Penalty

(a) The commission may collect any money penalty imposed pursuant to this article by instituting civil action in any court of this state having jurisdiction over the named defendant.(b) Collection shall be barred unless the civil action is commenced within six years after the later of (1) the date on which the prohibited conduct establishing the cause of action occurred, or (2) the date on which the commission first knew or should reasonably have known the prohibited conduct had occurred.
WV Code § 29-22B-1701 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1701. Financial Interest of Director, etc.; Receiving Reward From Interested Party; Criminal Penalty; Application of Bribery Statute

§29-22B-1701. Financial interest of director, etc.; receiving reward from interested party; criminal penalty; application of bribery statute.(a) Neither the director of the commission, nor any member or employee of the commission, may be financially interested, or have any beneficial personal interest, direct or indirect, in any person furnishing video lottery terminals or video lottery games, or in any person who is a bidder for video lottery terminals, or who is a holder of a license issued under this article.(b) Neither the director of the commission, nor any member or employee of the commission, may accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person known by the director, commission member or employee of the commission to be interested in any bid, contract or licensee under this article, by rebate, gift or otherwise, any money or other thing of value whatsoever, or any promise, obligation or contract for future reward, or compensation.(c) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail not less than three months nor more than one year, or fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, or both, in the discretion of the court: Provided, That any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (b) of this section under circumstances constituting the crime of bribery under the provisions of section 61-5A-3 of this code, shall, upon conviction of bribery, be punished as provided in article 61-5A-1, et seq., of this code.
WV Code § 29-22B-1702 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1702. Criminal Penalties for Unlawful Inducement

(a) Any person who gives another person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from bidding for a video lottery permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000 and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commission of $500,000.(b) Any person who gives a person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from placing a video lottery terminal at a restricted access adult-only facility is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000 and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commission of $500,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1703 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1703. Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized Game on Authorized Video Lottery Terminal

(a) A licensee who places a video lottery game on a video lottery terminal that is allowed under this article without authority of the commission to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be confined in a county or regional jail for a term of not more than one year, and fined not more than $5,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the amount of the fine imposed may be not more than $25,000.(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years and fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000, except that in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $25,000 nor more than $50,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1704 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1704. Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized Video Lottery Terminal

(a) A licensee who places a video gambling machine into play is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be confined in a county or regional jail for a term of not more than one year, and fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $20,000 nor more than $30,000.(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years and fined not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000, except that in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $25,000 nor more than $50,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1705 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1705. Criminal Penalty for Possession of Video Gambling Machine

(a) After December 31, 2001, any person who has a video gambling machine in their actual or constructive possession in this state is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years, and fined not less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000, for each video gambling machine in the person's actual or constructive possession in this state, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $100,000 nor more than $500,000 for each video gambling machine in the person's actual or constructive possession in this state.(b) For any second or subsequent conviction under this section the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than two years nor more than five years, and fined not less than $100,000 nor more than $500,000, for each video gambling machine in their actual or constructive possession in this state, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $500,000 nor more than $1 million for each video gambling machine in the person's actual or constructive possession in this state.
WV Code § 29-22B-1706 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1706. Criminal Penalty for Expired Operator or Limited Video Lottery Retailer's License

(a) A person who operates, carries on or exposes for play a video lottery game or video lottery terminal after the person's license has expired and prior to the actual renewal of the license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be confined in a county or regional jail for not more than one year or fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the amount of the fine imposed may not be less than $10,000 nor more than $25,000.(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years and fined not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000, except that in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $25,000 nor more than $50,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1707 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1707. Criminal Penalty for Possession of Altered or Nonconforming Video Lottery Terminal, Device or Related Material

(a) A person who possesses any video lottery terminal that is not a video gambling machine or possesses any other device, equipment or material which the person knows has been manufactured, distributed, sold, tampered with or serviced in violation of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be confined in a county or regional jail not more than one year and fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the amount of the fine imposed may be not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000.(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years and fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000, except that in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1708 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1708. Criminal Penalty for Tampered Game, Terminal, Device or Other Equipment

(a) A person who knowingly conducts, carries on, operates or exposes for play, or allows to be conducted, carried on, operated or exposed for play, any video lottery game, video lottery terminal or other device, equipment or material which has in any manner been tampered with or placed in a condition or operated in a manner the result of which tends to deceive the public or tends to alter the normal random selection of characteristics or the normal chance of the video lottery game which could determine or alter the result of the game is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be confined in a county or regional jail not more than one year and fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the amount of the fine imposed may be not less than $25,000 nor more than $50,000.(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years and fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000, except that in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may be not less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1709 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1709. Criminal Penalty for Deceptive Practices

(a) A person who knowingly conducts, carries on, operates or exposes for play, or allows to be conducted, carried on, operated or exposed for play, any video lottery game, video lottery terminal, data line connection with the central control computer, or other device, equipment or material which has in any manner been tampered with or placed in a condition or operated in a manner the result of which tends to deceive the state Lottery Commission or tends to alter the accurate recording of credits played and credits won by the commission's central control computer, or the central control computer's ability to disable and cause not to operate any or all video lottery terminals of a licensed limited video lottery retailer, for the first offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a county or regional jail not more than one year and fined not more than $5,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the amount of the fine imposed may be not more than $50,000.(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for at least one year but not more than five years, and fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, except that when the person is not an individual, the amount of the fine imposed may be not less than $5,000 nor more than $50,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1710 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1710. Employment of Unlicensed Person Who Is Required to Be Licensed

(a) A person who employs or continues to employ an individual not issued a license under the provisions of this article in a position with duties which would require a license under the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first offense be confined in a county or regional jail for not more than one year and fined not more than $5,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the amount of the fine imposed may be not more than $25,000.(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years, and fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1711 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1711. Criminal Penalty for Unlicensed Person to Work in a Position for Which License Is Required

(a) An individual who is required by this article to obtain a license from the commission to work as a limited video lottery retailer or service technician but who works as a limited video lottery retailer or service technician without obtaining the requisite license, as provided for in this article, or is employed in a position with duties which would require a license under the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a county or regional jail not more than one year and fined not more than $10,000.(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a county or regional jail for a term not to exceed one year and fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $20,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1712 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1712. Criminal Penalty for Use of Device That Gives Player an Unauthorized Advantage

(a) A person who, while a video lottery game is being played, uses, or assists another person in the use of, an electronic, electrical or mechanical device which is designed, constructed or programmed specifically for use in obtaining an advantage at playing any video lottery game is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first offense be confined in a state correctional facility for at least one year but not more than five years, or shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or both.(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years, and fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may be not less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1713 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1713. Criminal Penalty for Violation of Rules of Play

A person who knowingly violates a provision of this article or the rules of play or game rules of a video lottery game, and who profits thereby in an amount equal to $1,000 or more, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the state correctional facility not less than one nor more than ten years or, in the discretion of the court, be confined in jail for not more than one year and be fined not less than $2,000 nor more than $5,000. If the person profits thereby in an amount less than $1,000, that person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a county or regional jail for a term not to exceed one year or fined an amount not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500, or both.
WV Code § 29-22B-1714 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1714. Criminal Penalty for Corrupt Combinations, Collusions or Conspiracies Prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to corruptly combine, collude or conspire with one or more other persons with respect to the purchasing or leasing of video lottery terminals or associated equipment, or the provisions of services, or the bidding of authorizations to own or lease video lottery terminals. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years, and be fined not less than $10,000 nor more than $25,000.
WV Code § 29-22B-1801 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1801. Video Gambling Machines Declared Contraband

OF CONTRABAND; FORFEITURES.§29-22B-1801. Video gambling machines declared contraband.Effective January 1, 2002, and thereafter, video gambling machines are per se illegal gambling devices which may be seized and destroyed as illegal contraband by any law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the political subdivision in which the device is found, and the owner or owners of the device have no right to compensation for the seizure and destruction of any video gambling machine.
WV Code § 29-22B-1802 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1802. Legislative Findings Regarding Seizure and Sale of Video Gambling Machines and Other Property

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the seizure and sale of items under the provisions of this part 18 is not contemplated to be a forfeiture as the same is used in article 12, section 5 of the West Virginia Constitution and, to the extent that a seizure and sale may be found to be such a forfeiture, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that the proceeds from a seizure and sale under this article is not part of net proceeds as the same is contemplated by such article 12, section 5 of the West Virginia Constitution.
WV Code § 29-22B-1804 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1804. Procedure for Seizure of Forfeitable Property

(a) Seizure of property made subject to forfeiture by the provisions of sections 22B-1802 and 22B-1803 may be made upon process issued by any court of record having jurisdiction over the property.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, seizure of property subject to forfeiture by the provisions of this article may be made without process if:(1) The seizure is incident to a lawful arrest or pursuant to a search under a search warrant or an inspection warrant;(2) The property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a forfeiture proceeding based upon this section; or(3) The appropriate person has probable cause to believe that the property was used or intended for use in violation of this article.(c) In the event of seizure pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, forfeiture proceedings shall be instituted within ninety days of the seizure thereof.(d) Property taken or detained under this section shall not be subject to replevin, but is deemed to be in the custody of the appropriate person, subject only to the orders and decrees of the court having jurisdiction over the forfeiture proceedings. When property is seized under this article, the appropriate person may:(1) Place the property under seal;(2) Remove the property to a place designated by him or her;(3) Require the appropriate law-enforcement agency to take custody of the property and remove it to an appropriate location for disposition in accordance with law; or(4) In the case of seized moneys, securities or other negotiable instruments, place the assets in any interest-bearing depository insured by an agency of the federal government.The requirements of this subsection (d), pertaining to the removal of seized property, are not mandatory in the case of real property and appurtenances thereto.
WV Code § 29-22B-1806 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery|§29-22B-1806. Disposition of Forfeited Moneys, Securities or Other Negotiable Instruments

(a) Whenever moneys, securities or other negotiable instruments are forfeited under the provisions of this part 18, such proceeds shall be distributed as follows:(1) Ten percent of the proceeds shall be tendered to the office of the prosecuting attorney which initiated the forfeiture proceeding; and(2) The balance shall be deposited in a special law-enforcement investigation fund. The fund may be placed in any interest-bearing depository insured by an agency of the federal government. The fund shall be administered by the chief of the law-enforcement agency that seized the forfeited property.(b) No funds shall be expended from the special law-enforcement investigation fund except as follows:(1) In the case of the funds belonging to the West Virginia state police, the funds shall only be expended at the direction of the superintendent and in accordance with the provisions of section 5A-2-15 and subsection 12-2-2(j) of this code;(2) In the case of funds belonging to the office of either the sheriff or prosecuting attorney of any county in which the special fund has been created, the funds therein may only be expended in the manner provided in sections 7-5-4 and 5 of this code; and(3) In the case of funds belonging to the police department of any municipality in which the special fund has been created, the funds therein may only be expended in the manner provided in section 8-13-22 of this code.