21-3730. Unlawful manufacture or disposal of false tokens.
21-3730
21-3730. Unlawful manufacture or disposal of false tokens.(a) The unlawful manufacture or disposal of false tokens ismanufacturing for sale, offering for sale or giving away any false token,slug, substance, false or spurious coin or other device intended orcalculated to be placed or deposited in any automatic vending machine,coin-operated telephone, parking meter or other such receptacle with intentto cheat or defraud the owner, lessee, licensee or other person entitled tothe contents of such automatic vending machine, coin-operated telephone,parking meter or other receptacle designed to receive coins or currency ofthe United States of America in connection with the sale, use or enjoymentof property or service.
(b) The manufacture for sale, advertising, offering for sale ordistribution of any such false token, slug, substance,false or spurious coin or other device shall be prima facieevidence of an intent to cheat or defraud within the meaning of thissection.
(c) Unlawful manufacture or disposal of false tokens is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3730;L. 1992, ch. 239, § 124;L. 1993, ch. 291, § 83; July 1.