(a) Requirements. A person may not become or continue as an owner or managerial employee of a commercial bingo licensee without the approval of the Director under the standards set forth in this section. At all times there shall be at least one owner or managerial employee on the premises and supervising the commercial bingo games being conducted.
(b) Standards. No owner or managerial employee of a commercial bingo licensee may have:
(1) ever been convicted, held liable, or found to have committed acts involving moral turpitude, including any violation of federal, state, or local law or regulation;
(2) ever had a judgment entered in an action for fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation by any court of competent jurisdiction;
(3) associations with individuals known to have engaged in organized crime or racketeering;
(4) a financial relationship with any person known to have engaged in organized crime or racketeering;
(5) had direct managerial or supervisory control over a gaming enterprise in which there was a pattern of cheating, fraud, or employee dishonesty;
(6) violated the provisions of this article; or
(7) engaged in any other conduct that the Director determines to be a threat to the integrity of commercial bingo or public confidence in the integrity of commercial bingo.
(c) Access to records; fingerprinting and photographs. The Director and the Commission shall have access to both conviction and non-conviction criminal history record information in performing duties under this section. Each owner and managerial employee shall be fingerprinted and photographed at a facility of the Police Department, but the Director may make exceptions to the location of the fingerprinting and photographing if there are adequate safeguards for reliability of the information. Fingerprints and photographs may be submitted to the Maryland State Police and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for further processing and identification. Any costs of processing charged by County, state, or federal agencies shall be borne by the licensee.
(d) List maintained by licensee. The licensee shall maintain a current list of its employees who are involved in the commercial bingo operation, including cashiers and bookkeepers, but excluding employees whose duties include only custodial, maintenance, parking, or food service functions. The licensee shall indicate which of these employees the licensee considers to be managerial employees. On request by the Director, the licensee shall furnish this list, together with a description of each employee's duties, to the Director so that the Director may determine if the employee is a managerial employee as provided by this section.
(1985 Code, Art. 16, § 2-311) (Bill No. 96-91; Bill No. 9-05)