Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 52-4 Mechanical Amusement Devices

As used in this chapter, "mechanical amusement device" means any mechanical grab machine which, on the insertion of a coin, slug, token, slot, plate or disk, may be operated by the public generally for use as a game, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score. Included are such devices as mechanical grab and claw machines and all similar machines, operation, or transactions under any name.

(Prior code § 5220: Ord. 1015).

(a) No person shall own, possess, keep or control, either as principal, agent, employee, lessee or otherwise, any mechanical amusement device within unincorporated areas of this county.

(b) No person shall allow any mechanical amusement device to be placed, kept or maintained for use by the public in any building, structure or place of business owned, leased, controlled or possessed by the person within the unincorporated areas in this county.

(Ord. No. 2024-23, § III(Exh. A), 12-3-24; Prior code § 5221: Ord. 1015).

Any mechanical amusement device found by any deputy sheriff, constable, or police officer of this county to be available for use by the public within the unincorporated areas of this county may be seized and impounded by the officer. If any person is tried and found guilty of allowing the device to be so used, the machine shall be destroyed by the officer.

(Prior code § 5222: Ord. 1015).