§ 5.96.110. Seizure and destruction.


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  • In addition to any other remedy provided by law, any pinball machine or other mechanical device kept, possessed or maintained or operated by a permittee, his employees or agents, in violation of the provisions of this chapter may be seized by any peace officer, and a notice of intention summarily to destroy such machine or device must be posted in a conspicuous place upon the Premises in or upon which such machine or device was seized. Such machine or device shall be held by such officer for a period of thirty (30) days after such posting, and if no action is commenced to recover possession of such machine or device within such time, the same shall be summarily destroyed by such officer, or if such machine or device shall be held by the court, in such action, to be in violation of this chapter, the same shall be summarily destroyed by such officer immediately after the decision of the court has become final.

    Any and all money seized in or in connection with such machine or device, shall immediately after such machine or device has been so destroyed, be paid into the treasury of the County and deposited in the general fund.

(Prior code § 5610.10; Ord. 992, 08/19/52; Ord. 1512, 04/10/62)