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Mr. Richard J. Taylor Sarasota City Attorney 1 South School Avenue, Suite 700 Sarasota, Florida 34237

Dear Mr. Taylor:

You ask substantially the following questions:

1. Are gambling devices that were seized by the Sarasota Police Department as slot machines and confiscated pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act subject to disposition under the Contraband Forfeiture Act, or must they be destroyed pursuant to gambling laws of this state?

2. If the gambling devices are subject to disposition pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, what disposition options are available to the…