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§ 12568. Disciplinary Guidelines for Holders of Licenses, Findings of Suitability, or Approvals...

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Title 4. Business Regulations
Division 18. California Gambling Control Commission
Chapter 10. Discipline, Hearings, and Decisions
4 CCR § 12568
§ 12568. Disciplinary Guidelines for Holders of Licenses, Findings of Suitability, or Approvals.
(a) A license for an individual or any finding of suitability or approval granted by the Commission, other than a work permit, and a cardroom endorsee licensee who has committed a separate violation from the cardroom business licensee will be subject to a minimum discipline of suspension for one day of normal business operation and a maximum discipline of revocation, which may be stayed on terms and conditions and any monetary penalty as described in paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of Section 12554, if the Commission finds that the holder has:
(1) Violated or is out of compliance with conditions, limitations, or orders or directives imposed by the Commission, either as part of an initial license or registration, renewal of such, or pursuant to disciplinary action,
(2) Been found, by any administrative tribunal or court in a separate proceeding, to have violated or be in violation of any law involving or relating to gambling, where the penalty imposed was a monetary fine or citation,
(3) Been convicted in any jurisdiction of any offense involving or relating to gambling, where the penalty imposed was a monetary fine,
(4) Engaged in any dishonest, fraudulent, or deceptive activities in connection with controlled gambling,
(5) Committed any act punishable as a crime, not otherwise listed in these disciplinary guidelines, which substantially relates to the duties and qualifications of the licensee or registrant, or which occurred in a gambling establishment or the associated adjacent property, or
(6) Engaged in any conduct on the premises of the gambling establishment or in connection with controlled gambling that is inimical to the health, welfare, or safety of the general public.
(b) A license, finding of suitability, or approval granted by the Commission, other than a work permit, and a cardroom endorsee licensee who has committed a separate violation from the cardroom business licensee will be subject to a minimum discipline of suspension for five days of normal scheduled work and a maximum discipline of revocation, which may be stayed on terms and conditions and any monetary penalty as described in paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of Section 12554, if the Commission finds that the holder has:
(1) Intentionally misrepresented a material fact on an application or supplemental application for licensure or registration,
(2) Intentionally provided untruthful responses during an investigation by the Bureau, pursuant to Business and Professions Code, section 19827,
(3) Willfully interfered with the performance of Commission or Bureau duties, pursuant to Business and Professions Code, section 19944,
(4) Committed an act prohibited by Chapter 9 (commencing with section 319) and Chapter 10 (commencing with section 330) of Title 9 of Part 1 of the Penal Code, including but not limited to operation of a banked or percentage game (Penal Code, section 330), possession or sale of a slot machine (Penal Code, section 330b) or agreement for slot machine payout (Penal Code, section 330.1), bookmaking (Penal Code, section 337), and cheating (Penal Code, section 337x),
(5) Committed extortion (as that term is defined in Chapter 7 of Title 13 of Part 1 of the Penal Code, commencing with section 518),
(6) Committed loan-sharking (as that term is used in Civil Code section 1916-3, subdivision (b)),
(7) Conducted or negotiated illegal sales of controlled substances (as that term is used in Chapter 1 (commencing with section 11000) of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code) or dangerous drugs (as that term is used in Business and Professions Code, section 4022),
(8) As a cardroom owner type licensee, not taken reasonable steps to prevent the crimes listed in subsection (b), paragraphs (5) through and including (7), from occurring at the gambling establishment, when the cardroom owner type licensee knew or should have known that these crimes were being committed,
(9) Committed bribery (as that term is used in Penal Code section 67 or 67.5),
(10) Committed money laundering (as that term is used in Chapter 10 of Title 7 of Part 1 of the Penal Code, commencing with section 186.9),
(11) Been convicted of a crime involving fiscal dishonesty, including but not limited to tax evasion (26 U.S.C. § 7201),
(12) Been convicted in any jurisdiction of any offense involving or relating to gambling, where the penalty imposed was more than a monetary fine, or
(13) Been found, by any administrative tribunal or court in a separate proceeding, to have violated or be in violation of any law involving or relating to gambling, where the penalty imposed was the suspension or revocation of a license or privilege,
(c) A cardroom owner type license, finding of suitability, or approval granted by the Commission, other than a work permit, and a cardroom endorsee licensee who has committed a separate violation from the cardroom business licensee must be subject to revocation by the Commission on any of the following grounds:
(1) If the Commission finds the holder to have been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude that would disqualify the holder from licensure,
(2) If the Commission finds the holder to have engaged in or committed a prohibited act specified in Business and Professions Code section 19863 (no more than one gambling establishment at racetrack),
(3) If the Commission finds the holder no longer meets any criterion for eligibility, qualification, suitability or continued operation, including those set forth in Business and Professions code sections 19857, 19858, or 19880, as applicable, or
(4) If the Commission finds the holder currently meets any of the criteria for mandatory denial of an application set forth in Business and Professions Code sections 19859 or 19860.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19825, 19840, 19841 and 19930, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19823, 19824, 19827, 19857, 19858, 19859, 19860, 19863, 19878, 19880, 19922, 19923, 19924, 19930, 19942 and 19944, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 2-8-2007; operative 3-10-2007 (Register 2007, No. 6).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a), (a)(6)-(b), (b)(2)-(3), (b)(7)-(8) and (b)(10) filed 8-8-2008 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2008, No. 32).
3. Amendment filed 12-12-2020; operative 1-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2020, No. 51). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.
This database is current through 3/22/24 Register 2024, No. 12.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 4, § 12568, 4 CA ADC § 12568
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