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(3)__To whom the illegal gambling machine and any
monetary contents are delivered;

 
(4)__The date and manner of destruction or disposition
of the illegal gambling machine and the date and manner
of disposition of the monetary contents; and

 
(5)__The exact kinds, quantities and forms of illegal
gambling machines and the exact amount of any monetary
contents of any machine held in custody or disposed of.

 
B.__The records must be open to inspections by all federal
and state officers authorized by the laws of the United
States, a state or territory of the United States or a
foreign nation to investigate or prosecute gambling laws.

 
C.__The Department of Public Safety is responsible for
maintaining a centralized record of illegal gambling
machines seized.__At least quarterly, the department shall
provide a report of the disposition of property previously
held by the department to the Commissioner of Administrative
and Financial Services and the legislative Office of Fiscal
and Program Review for review.__This record must include an
estimate of the fair market value of items seized.

 
5.__A person making final disposition or destruction of an
illegal gambling machine or its monetary contents under court
order shall report under oath to the court the exact
circumstances of the destruction or disposition.

 
6.__An illegal gambling machine together with any monetary
contents is contraband and may be seized by any law enforcement
officer pursuant to subsection 7 or 8.

 
7.__At the request of the State ex parte, the court may issue
any preliminary order or process necessary to seize or secure the
property for which forfeiture is sought and provide for its
custody.

 
A.__Process for seizure of the property may be issued only
upon a showing of probable cause.__The application for
process for seizure of the property and the issuance,
execution and return of the process are subject to the
provisions of applicable state law.

 
B.__Any property subject to forfeiture under this section
may be seized upon process.

 
8.__Seizure without process may be made when seizure is
incident to a legal search or inspection if the law enforcement


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