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§393.__Contempt

 
If a witness refuses to obey a subpoena issued by the Chief of
the State Police or to give any evidence relevant to proper
inquiry by the chief, the Attorney General may petition the
Superior Court in the county where the refusal occurred to find
the witness in contempt.__The Attorney General shall cause to be
served on the witness an order requiring that witness to appear
before the Superior Court to show cause why that witness should
not be adjudged in contempt.__The court shall, in a summary
manner, hear the evidence and, if it is such as to warrant the
court to do so, punish the witness in the same manner and to the
same extent as for contempt committed before the Superior Court
or with reference to the process of the Superior Court.

 
§394.__Violations

 
1.__Crimes by licensee.__A licensee who performs any of the
following acts commits a Class D crime:

 
A.__Permitting a person under 21 years of age to play a
video gaming terminal licensed pursuant to this chapter;

 
B.__Permitting a person to play a video gaming terminal
licensed pursuant to this chapter at a time other than a
time when the sale of liquor is permissible under Title 28-
A, section 4, subsection 1;

 
C.__Extending credit to a person in order for the person to
play a video gaming terminal;

 
D.__Permitting a person to use a credit card as a method of
payment for playing a video gaming terminal; and

 
E.__Permitting a visibly intoxicated person to play a video
lottery terminal.

 
2.__Class C crimes by any person.__A person who performs any
of the following acts commits a Class C crime:

 
A.__Tampering with a video gaming terminal with intent to
interfere with the proper operation of that terminal;

 
B.__Manipulating or intending to manipulate the outcome,
payoff or operation of a video gaming terminal by physical
tampering or any other means;

 
C.__Manufacturing, distributing, selling, operating or placing a
video gaming terminal for use in this State without a license or
manufacturing, distributing, selling,


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