§ 1206. Board minutes and records
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 4 Pa.C.S.A. AmusementsEffective: October 30, 2017
Effective: October 30, 2017
4 Pa.C.S.A. § 1206
§ 1206. Board minutes and records
(b) Record of proceedings.--The board shall cause to be made and kept a record of all proceedings held at public meetings of the board. The verbatim transcript of those proceedings shall be the property of the board and shall be prepared by the board upon the request of any board member or upon the request of any other person and the payment by that person of the costs of preparation.
(1) The following information submitted by an applicant, permittee, certificate holder, interactive gaming certificate holder or licensee pursuant to section 1310(a) (relating to slot machine license application character requirements), 1308(a.1) (relating to applications for license or permit), 13B12 (relating to interactive gaming certificate required and content of petition), 13B14 (relating to interactive gaming operators), 13C12 (relating to petition requirements) or 13F12 (relating to casino simulcasting permit) or obtained by the board or the bureau as part of a background or other investigation from any source shall be confidential and withheld from public disclosure:
(i) All information relating to character, honesty and integrity, including family, habits, reputation, history of criminal activity, business activities, financial affairs and business, professional and personal associations submitted under section 1310(a) or 1308(a.1) or otherwise obtained by the board or the bureau.
(ii) Nonpublic personal information, including home addresses, telephone numbers and other personal contact information, Social Security numbers, educational records, memberships, medical records, tax returns and declarations, actual or proposed compensation, financial account records, creditworthiness or financial condition relating to an applicant, licensee, permittee, certificate holder, interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator, casino simulcasting permit holder or sports wagering certificate holder, or the immediate family thereof.
(iii) Information relating to proprietary information, trade secrets, patents or exclusive licenses, architectural and engineering plans and information relating to competitive marketing materials and strategies, which may include customer-identifying information or customer prospects for services subject to competition.
(iv) Security information, including risk prevention plans, detection and countermeasures, location of count rooms, location of interactive gaming restricted areas and redundancy facilities, emergency management plans, security and surveillance plans, equipment and usage protocols and theft and fraud prevention plans and countermeasures.
(vi) Records of an applicant or licensee not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by issuers that either have securities registered under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 881, 15 U.S.C. § 78l) or are required to file reports under section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 881, 15 U.S.C. § 78o).
(4) Except as provided in section 1517(f) (relating to investigations and enforcement), the information made confidential pursuant to this section shall be withheld from public disclosure in whole or in part, except that any confidential information shall be released upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction or, with the approval of the Attorney General, to a duly authorized law enforcement agency or shall be released to the public, in whole or in part, to the extent that such release is requested by an applicant or licensee and does not otherwise contain confidential information about another person.
(5) The board may seek a voluntary waiver of confidentiality from an applicant or licensee but may not require any applicant or licensee to waive any confidentiality provided for in this subsection as a condition for the approval of an application, renewal of a license or any other action of the board.
(6) No current or former member and no current or former employee, agent or independent contractor of the board, the department, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Office of Attorney General or any other executive branch office who has obtained confidential information in the performance of duties under this part shall intentionally and publicly disclose the information to any person, knowing that the information being disclosed is confidential under this subsection, unless the person is authorized by law to receive it. A violation of this subsection constitutes a misdemeanor of the third degree. In addition, an employee, agent or independent contractor who violates this subsection shall be administratively disciplined by discharge, suspension, termination of contract or other formal disciplinary action as appropriate. If a current member violates this paragraph, the other members shall refer the matter to the current member's appointing authority.
Credits
2004, July 5, P.L. 572, No. 71, § 1, imd. effective. Amended 2006, Nov. 1, P.L. 1243, No. 135, § 6, imd. effective; 2010, Jan. 7, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 8, imd. effective; 2017, Oct. 30, P.L. 419, No. 42, § 6, imd. effective.
4 Pa.C.S.A. § 1206, PA ST 4 Pa.C.S.A. § 1206
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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