Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 550.1155 - Authority of stewards, judges, panel of judges, or player's manager to impose penalties against occupational licensees; disposition of funds collected(1) The stewards at a horse racetrack or the judges, a panel of judges, or a player's manager at a jai alai fronton may impose a civil penalty against any occupational licensee for violation of the pari-mutuel laws or any rule adopted by the commission. The penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each count or separate offense or exceed 60 days of suspension for each count or separate offense.(2) All penalties imposed and collected pursuant to this section at each horse racetrack or jai alai fronton shall be deposited into a board of relief fund established by the pari-mutuel permitholder. Each association shall name a board of relief composed of three of its officers, with the general manager of the permitholder being the ex officio treasurer of such board. Moneys deposited into the board of relief fund shall be disbursed by the board for the specific purpose of aiding occupational licenseholders and their immediate family members at each pari-mutuel facility.s.17, ch. 92-348; s.7, ch. 95-390; s.13, ch. 2021-271; s.21, ch. 2022-7.Amended by 2022 Fla. Laws, ch. 7, s 21, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2021 Fla. Laws, ch. 271, s 13, eff. only if the Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida executed by the Governor and the Seminole Tribe of Florida on 4/23/2021, as amended on 5/17/2021, under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, is approved or deemed approved and not voided by the U.S. Department of the Interior, and shall take effect on the date that notice of the effective date of the compact is published in the Federal Register (contingency met).