Police Code Colombia. Below we will describe some legal provisions contemplated in Law 1801 of 2016 or new National Code of Police and Coexistence (which becomes effective as of January 30, 2017) that have effects on the day to day of casinos, local Of machines and in general the industry.
These measures are aimed at preserving and promoting the coexistence and respect among these people, as well as the responsible exercise of their rights.
Some articles of Law 1801 of 2016 and their impact on the merchant to. "Behaviors related to security and tranquility that affect economic activity ..."
Article 93 of the new National Code of Police and Coexistence indicates a series of behaviors related to security and tranquility that undermine economic activity, such as the prohibition of limiting or vetoing access to places open to the public or public events to persons in reason to their race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, social or economic status, disability or for similar reasons.
In this sense, if the owner of an establishment or playground, does not allow certain people to enter (this is very common in some administrators who prohibit entry because someone plays very little or is poorly dressed) based on the examples of discrimination indicated in the preceding paragraph, will be addressed to the General Fine type 4, equivalent to 32 legal minimum daily salaries in force. We remind you operator, that the limitation to the public of its establishments as a gambling activity are limited to minors and people with gambling problems that have already been detected, if you discriminate against a person to Entering your establishment, either by its appearance, or because you know you do not have money to bet this generates a discriminatory act susceptible of the fine here indicated.
Remember that the police law establishes a series of rules designed to protect traders, customers who frequent their establishments of commerce and the community in general
B. "Requirements for parking lots or parking lots open to the public ..."
If your playground provides this service, keep in mind that Article 90 of the aforementioned law establishes a series of requirements for the operation and administration of parking lots open to the public such as offering the driver of the vehicle the option of relating Additional assets to which it deposits, adapt or enable parking places for bicycles, constitute a non-contractual civil liability policy that protects the assets deposited and the persons, recording on the receipt of deposit of the vehicle the policy number, Insurance company and the claim procedure, as well as comply with the rates established by the district or municipal authority, among other requirements.
C. "Behaviors or activities affecting the safety of persons and their property in pyrotechnic articles and dangerous substances ...
In that sense, the operator, if you have a deposit or storage of substances such as detergents in large quantities, liquids for the maintenance and cleaning of your machines, or any item of toilet or Of industrial use, must comply previously with all legal requirements stipulated for the purposes of possession, manipulation or use of the chemical inputs necessary for their business activity, under penalty of a General Fine type 4 (equivalent to 32 legal minimum daily wages in force), The destruction of the property and the temporary or definitive suspension of the activity.
Among the conduct restricted by article 30 of the new National Code of Police and Coexistence are; To manufacture, to have, to carry, to distribute, to transport, to market, to manipulate or to use prohibited substances, elements or chemical or flammable residues without the fulfillment of the legal exigencies, since those actions attempt against the security of the people and their goods.
D. "Discounts for early payment of fines and for participating in pedagogical program of coexistence ..."
"The person who makes the payment of the fine during the 5 working days following its issuance will be entitled to a discount equivalent to 50% of the value of this"
According to article 180 of Law 1801 of 2016, the subject who makes the payment of the fine during the 5 working days following its issuance will be entitled to a discount equivalent to 50% of the value of this, also established in a manner During the first year of validity of the New National Code of Police and Coexistence, those persons destined for a General Fine type 3 or 4 may receive an Additional discount to that indicated in the previous paragraph, equivalent to 25% of the total value of this, provided that the competent police authority is requested to participate in a program or pedagogical activity of coexistence within the 5 days following the issuance of the compendium. Keep in mind that the operator of games of chance not only must be attentive to the legal provisions of commercial type, those required by Coljuegos and tax type, also have to consider the police regulations contemplated in the new National Police Code and Coexistence, since these establish parameters of great importance for the exercise of their activity, and of mandatory compliance.
Laura Ardila Bendek
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