§ 12-152. Penalties for violations by owners or operators of amusement game rooms.

(a)

Failure to comply with the provisions of O.C.G.A. §§ 16-12-35(a)—(k) and the provisions of this division is hereby declared to be unlawful in the City of Cornelia.

(b)

In addition to penalties set out in the O.C.G.A. provisions for failure to comply with the provisions of O.C.G.A. §§ 16-12-35(a)—(k), the owner or operator of an amusement game room, after conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Cornelia, shall be subject to amusement game room license suspension as follows:

(1)

First offense: Suspension for not more than six months of the owner or proprietor's license for offering any amusement game at the location where the violation occurred.

(2)

Second offense: Suspension for not more than 12 months of the owner or proprietor's license for offering any amusement game at the location where the violation occurred.

(3)

Third offense: Suspension or permanent revocation of the owner or proprietor/operator's license for offering any amusement game at the location where the violation occurred, and suspension of other permits and licenses granted by the city for not more than six months.

(c)

Penalties for violation of the provisions of this division by the owner or operator of an amusement game room, after conviction in the municipal court of the city shall be as set forth in section 1-12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cornelia.

(d)

The penalties for violation of this division shall be imposed by the judge of the municipal court of the city. Suspension or revocation of the owner or operator's license for offering any amusement game at the location where the violation occurred, and suspension of other permits and licenses granted by the city shall be imposed by the city manager after conviction for such violations in the municipal court of the city.

(e)

Offering one or more bona fide coin-operated amusement machine games in violation of an order suspending or revoking the license for the offering of any amusement game at the location is punishable, after conviction in the municipal court of the city, by those penalties allowed pursuant to section 1-12 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cornelia.

(Ord. No. 11-13-01, § 2, 12-3-2013)