Senate Bill No. 432–Committee on Judiciary

 

(On Behalf of the Gaming Control Board)

 

March 24, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Makes various changes pertaining to regulation of gaming. (BDR 41‑490)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to gaming; revising the provisions pertaining to the acquisition or disposition of an interest in a business entity that holds a state gaming license or the option to purchase such an interest; authorizing the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt regulations prescribing the manner for submission of payments by licensees; revising the provision pertaining to the relocation of a gaming establishment; requiring a person employed as a gaming employee to be registered as a gaming employee by the State Gaming Control Board; requiring the Board to investigate each person applying for registration or renewal of registration as a gaming employee; providing for a fee for processing an application for registration as a gaming employee; authorizing the Commission to adopt regulations allowing a person who owns antique gaming devices to sell such devices without procuring a license; authorizing a gaming licensee or his officers, employees or agents who have reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed a felony to take into custody and detain such a person; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

2-1  Section 1. Chapter 463 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

2-2  thereto the provisions set forth as sections 1.3 to 4, inclusive, of this

2-3  act.

2-4  Sec. 1.3. “Registered as a gaming employee” means

2-5  authorized to be employed as a gaming employee in this state or to

2-6  serve as an independent agent.

2-7  Sec. 1.7. “Temporarily registered as a gaming employee”

2-8  means authorized to be employed as a gaming employee in this

2-9  state or serve as an independent agent from the date of submitting

2-10  a complete application for registration or renewal of registration

2-11  for a period not to exceed 120 days following receipt of the

2-12  complete application by the Board, including classifiable

2-13  fingerprints, unless otherwise suspended.

2-14      Sec. 2.  1.  The purported granting of an option to purchase

2-15  any security issued by a corporation, other than a publicly traded

2-16  corporation, which holds a state gaming license, or the purported

2-17  sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of an

2-18  existing option to acquire such a security is void unless

2-19  administratively approved in advance by the Chairman of the

2-20  Board.

2-21      2.  A request for administrative approval pursuant to

2-22  subsection 1 must:

2-23      (a) Be made on forms approved by the Chairman of the Board;

2-24  and

2-25      (b) To the extent consistent with this section, be considered in

2-26  all respects as an application.

2-27      3.  The Chairman of the Board may refer a request for

2-28  administrative approval to the Board and Commission for

2-29  consideration or deny the request for administrative approval

2-30  for any reasonable cause. A denial may be submitted for review by

2-31  the Board and Commission in the manner set forth by the

2-32  regulations of the Commission pertaining to the review of

2-33  administrative approval decisions.

2-34      4.  The Commission, upon recommendation by the Board,

2-35  may require a person to apply for a finding of suitability to hold

2-36  an option to purchase such a security.

2-37      Sec. 3.  1.  The purported granting of an option to purchase

2-38  any interest in a limited partnership which holds a state gaming

2-39  license or the purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other

2-40  disposition of an existing option to acquire such an interest is

2-41  ineffective unless administratively approved in advance by the

2-42  Chairman of the Board.

2-43      2.  A request for administrative approval pursuant to

2-44  subsection 1 must:

3-1  (a) Be made on forms approved by the Chairman of the Board;

3-2  and

3-3  (b) To the extent consistent with this section, be considered in

3-4  all respects as an application.

3-5  3.  The Chairman of the Board may refer a request for

3-6  administrative approval to the Board and Commission for

3-7  consideration or deny the request for administrative approval

3-8  for any reasonable cause. A denial may be submitted for review by

3-9  the Board and Commission in the manner set forth by the

3-10  regulations of the Commission pertaining to the review of

3-11  administrative approval decisions.

3-12      4.  The Commission, upon recommendation by the Board,

3-13  may require a person to apply for a finding of suitability to hold

3-14  an option to purchase such an interest.

3-15      Sec. 4.  1.  The purported granting of an option to purchase

3-16  any interest in a limited-liability company which holds a state

3-17  gaming license or the purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge

3-18  or other disposition of an existing option to acquire such an

3-19  interest is ineffective unless administratively approved in advance

3-20  by the Chairman of the Board.

3-21      2.  A request for administrative approval pursuant to

3-22  subsection 1 must:

3-23      (a) Be made on forms approved by the Chairman of the Board;

3-24  and

3-25      (b) To the extent consistent with this section, be considered in

3-26  all respects as an application.

3-27      3.  The Chairman of the Board may refer a request for

3-28  administrative approval to the Board and Commission for

3-29  consideration or deny the request for administrative approval

3-30  for any reasonable cause. A denial may be submitted for review by

3-31  the Board and Commission in the manner set forth by the

3-32  regulations of the Commission pertaining to the review of

3-33  administrative approval decisions.

3-34      4.  The Commission, upon recommendation by the Board,

3-35  may require a person to apply for a finding of suitability to hold

3-36  an option to purchase such an interest.

3-37      Sec. 5.  NRS 463.013 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-38      463.013  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise

3-39  requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 463.0133 to

3-40  [463.0197,] 463.01967, inclusive, and sections 1.3 and 1.7 of this

3-41  act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

3-42      Sec. 6.  NRS 463.1595 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-43      463.1595  1.  The Commission shall adopt regulations,

3-44  consistent with NRS 463.370, 463.371[, which] and 463.3715, that

3-45  prescribe the manner in which winnings, compensation from games

4-1  and gaming devices, and gross revenue must be computed and

4-2  reported by the licensee.

4-3  2.  The Commission may adopt regulations that prescribe the

4-4  manner in which a licensee must submit to the Commission any

4-5  fees, interest, penalties or tax required to be paid based upon the

4-6  information reported in subsection 1.

4-7  Sec. 6.5. NRS 463.302 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-8  463.302  1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law and

4-9  except as otherwise provided in this section, the Board may, in its

4-10  sole and absolute discretion, allow a licensee to move the location of

4-11  its establishment and transfer its restricted or nonrestricted license

4-12  to:

4-13      (a) A location within a redevelopment zone, if the

4-14  redevelopment zone is located in the same local governmental

4-15  jurisdiction as the existing location of the establishment; or

4-16      (b) Any other location, if the move and transfer are necessary

4-17  because the existing location of the establishment has been taken by

4-18  the state or a local government through condemnation or eminent

4-19  domain.

4-20      2.  The Board shall not approve a move and transfer pursuant to

4-21  subsection 1 unless, before the move and transfer, the licensee

4-22  receives all necessary approvals from the local government having

4-23  jurisdiction over the location to which the establishment wants to

4-24  move and transfer its license.

4-25      3.  Before a move and transfer pursuant to subsection 1, the

4-26  Board may require the licensee to apply for a new license pursuant

4-27  to the provisions of this chapter.

4-28      4.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to an

4-29  establishment that is:

4-30      (a) A resort hotel; or

4-31      (b) Located in , or will be relocated to, a city or county which

4-32  has established one or more gaming enterprise districts.

4-33      Sec. 7.  NRS 463.335 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-34      463.335  1.  The Legislature finds that, to protect and promote

4-35  the health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the

4-36  inhabitants of the State of Nevada and to carry out the policy

4-37  declared in NRS 463.0129, it is necessary that the Board:

4-38      (a) Ascertain and keep itself informed of the identity, prior

4-39  activities and present location of all gaming employees and

4-40  independent agents in the State of Nevada; and

4-41      (b) Maintain confidential records of such information.

4-42      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection [3,] 4, a person

4-43  may not be employed as a gaming employee or serve as an

4-44  independent agent unless he is [the holder of a valid work permit to

4-45  work] temporarily registered or registered as a gaming employee

5-1  [issued] pursuant to this section. [A work permit to work as a

5-2  gaming employee may be issued by the Board or by a county or city

5-3  licensing authority.] An applicant for [a work permit shall file his]

5-4  registration or renewal of registration as a gaming employee must

5-5  file an application for [a work permit with the licensing authority of

5-6  the city in which he resides if that city requires a work permit. If the

5-7  city in which he resides does not require such a permit, the applicant

5-8  shall file his application with the licensing authority of the county in

5-9  which he resides if that county requires a work permit. If the county

5-10  in which he resides does not require such a permit, the applicant

5-11  shall file his application with the Board.] registration or renewal of

5-12  registration with the Board. Whenever a registered gaming

5-13  employee, whose registration has not expired, has not been

5-14  objected to by the Board, or has not been suspended or revoked

5-15  becomes employed as a gaming employee at another or additional

5-16  gaming establishment, he must file a change of employment notice

5-17  within 10 days with the Board. The application for registration

5-18  and change of employment notice must be filed through the

5-19  licensee for whom the applicant will commence or continue

5-20  working as a gaming employee, unless otherwise filed with the

5-21  Board as prescribed by regulation of the Commission.

5-22      3.  The Board shall [, by regulation,] prescribe the [form for an]

5-23  forms for the application for [a work permit to work] registration as

5-24  a gaming employee[. The fee for such a permit may be charged

5-25  only to cover the actual investigative and administrative costs

5-26  related to processing an application for such a permit and must not

5-27  exceed $75.

5-28      3.] and the change of employment notice.

5-29      4. An independent agent is not required to [hold a work permit]

5-30  be registered as a gaming employee if he is not a resident of this

5-31  state and has registered with the Board in accordance with the

5-32  provisions of the regulations adopted by the Commission.

5-33      [4.  Upon receipt of an application for a work permit to work as

5-34  a gaming employee, the Board or licensing authority]

5-35      5.  A complete application for registration or renewal of

5-36  registration as a gaming employee or a change of employment

5-37  notice received by a licensee must be mailed or delivered to the

5-38  Board within 5 business days of receipt unless the date is

5-39  administratively extended by the Chairman of the Board for good

5-40  cause. A licensee is not responsible for the accuracy or

5-41  completeness of any application for registration or renewal of

5-42  registration as a gaming employee or any change of employment

5-43  notice.

5-44      6.  The Board shall immediately conduct an investigation of

5-45  [the applicant] each person who files an application for

6-1  registration or renewal of registration as a gaming employee to

6-2  determine whether he is eligible for [the permit.] registration as a

6-3  gaming employee. In conducting the investigation, [the Board or

6-4  licensing authority shall forward a complete set] two complete sets

6-5  of the applicant’s fingerprints must be submitted to the Central

6-6  Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for

6-7  [submission] :

6-8  (a) A report concerning the criminal history of the applicant;

6-9  and

6-10      (b) Submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a

6-11  report concerning the criminal history of the applicant.

6-12  The investigation need not be limited solely to consideration of the

6-13  results of the report concerning the criminal history of the applicant.

6-14      [5.  A work permit issued to a gaming employee or an

6-15  independent agent must have clearly imprinted thereon a statement

6-16  that it is valid for gaming purposes only.

6-17      6.  Unless denied or] The fee for processing an application for

6-18  registration or renewal of registration as a gaming employee may

6-19  be charged only to cover the actual investigative and

6-20  administrative costs related to processing the application and the

6-21  fees charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of

6-22  Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to

6-23  process the fingerprints of an applicant pursuant to this

6-24  subsection.

6-25      7.  Upon receipt of a change of employment notice, the Board

6-26  may conduct any investigations of the gaming employee that the

6-27  Board deems appropriate to determine whether the gaming

6-28  employee may remain registered as a gaming employee. The filing

6-29  of a change of employment notice constitutes an application for

6-30  registration as a gaming employee and if the Board, after

6-31  conducting its investigation, suspends or objects to the continued

6-32  registration of the gaming employee, the provisions of subsections

6-33  11 to 17, inclusive, apply to such suspension by or objection of the

6-34  Board. No fee may be charged by the Board to cover the actual

6-35  investigative and administrative costs related to processing a

6-36  change of employment notice.

6-37      8.  Except as otherwise prescribed by regulation of the

6-38  Commission, an applicant for registration or renewal of

6-39  registration as a gaming employee is deemed temporarily

6-40  registered as a gaming employee as of the date a complete

6-41  application for registration or renewal of registration is submitted

6-42  to the licensee for which he will commence or continue working as

6-43  a gaming employee. Unless objected to by the Board [at the time

6-44  that the permittee filed a notice of a change in his place of

6-45  employment pursuant to subsection 8 and unless suspended or

7-1  revoked, such a permit expires on the fifth anniversary of the

7-2  permittee’s birthday, measured from the birthday nearest the date of

7-3  issuance or renewal. If the date of birth of a permittee is on February

7-4  29 in a leap year, for the purposes of this section, his date of birth

7-5  shall be deemed to be on February 28.

7-6  7.  Whenever any person applies to a county or city licensing

7-7  authority for the issuance or renewal of a work permit, the county or

7-8  city officer or employee to whom the application is made shall

7-9  within 24 hours mail or deliver a copy thereof to the Board, and may

7-10  at the discretion of the county or city licensing authority issue a

7-11  temporary work permit that is valid for 120 days.] or suspended or

7-12  revoked, the initial registration of an applicant as a gaming

7-13  employee expires 5 years after the date employment commences

7-14  with the applicable licensee or, in the case of an independent

7-15  agent, 5 years after the date he contracts with an applicable

7-16  licensee. Any subsequent renewal of registration as a gaming

7-17  employee, unless objected to by the Board or suspended or

7-18  revoked, expires 5 years after the expiration date of the most

7-19  recent registration or renewal of registration of the gaming

7-20  employee.

7-21      9.  If , within 120 days after receipt by the Board of [the copy of

7-22  the application,] a complete application for registration or renewal

7-23  of registration as a gaming employee, including classifiable

7-24  fingerprints, or a change of employment notice, the Board has not

7-25  notified the [county or city licensing authority] applicable licensee

7-26  of any suspension or objection, the [authority may issue, renew or

7-27  deny a permanent work permit to the applicant.

7-28      8.  A gaming employee who is issued a work permit] applicant

7-29  shall be deemed to be registered as a gaming employee. A complete

7-30  application for registration or renewal of registration as a gaming

7-31  employee is comprised of:

7-32      (a) The fully completed form for application for registration as

7-33  a gaming employee prescribed in subsection 3;

7-34      (b) Two complete sets of the fingerprints of the applicant,

7-35  unless directly forwarded electronically or by another means to the

7-36  Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History;

7-37      (c) The fee for processing the application for registration or

7-38  renewal of registration as a gaming employee prescribed by the

7-39  Board pursuant to subsection 6, unless otherwise prescribed by

7-40  regulation of the Commission; and

7-41      (d) A completed statement as prescribed in subsections 1 and 2

7-42  of NRS 463.3351.

7-43  If the Board determines after receiving an application for

7-44  registration or renewal of registration as a gaming employee that

7-45  the application is incomplete, the Board may suspend the

8-1  temporary registration as a gaming employee of the applicant who

8-2  filed the incomplete application. An applicant whose temporary

8-3  registration is suspended shall not be eligible to work as a gaming

8-4  employee until such time as he files a complete application.

8-5  10.  A person who is temporarily registered or registered as a

8-6  gaming employee is eligible for employment in any licensed gaming

8-7  establishment in this state until [the work permit is denied or] such

8-8  registration is objected to by the Board, expires or is suspended or

8-9  revoked. [However, each such employee shall notify the Board

8-10  within 10 days following any change of his place of employment at

8-11  a gaming establishment. Such a notification shall be deemed an

8-12  application for a work permit that the Board may deny or object to

8-13  after conducting any investigations the Board deems appropriate.

8-14  The provisions of subsections 9 to 16, inclusive, apply to any such

8-15  objection of the Board.] The Commission shall adopt regulations to:

8-16      (a) [Facilitate] Establish uniform procedures for the [issuance of

8-17  work permits by counties and cities;] registration of gaming

8-18  employees;

8-19      (b) Establish uniform criteria for [denial by a county or city

8-20  licensing authority] objection by the Board of an application for [a

8-21  work permit;] registration; and

8-22      (c) Provide for the creation and maintenance of a system of

8-23  records that contain information regarding the current place of

8-24  employment of each person who [possesses a valid work permit.

8-25      9.] is registered as a gaming employee and each person whose

8-26  registration as a gaming employee has expired, was objected to by

8-27  the Board, or was suspended or revoked. The system of records

8-28  must be accessible by licensees for the limited purpose of

8-29  complying with subsection 2.

8-30      11. If the Board, within the 120-day period[,] prescribed in

8-31  subsection 9, notifies:

8-32      (a) The [county or city licensing authority;] applicable licensee;

8-33  and

8-34      (b) The applicant,

8-35  that the Board suspends or objects to the [granting of a work permit

8-36  to the applicant, the authority shall deny the work permit and shall

8-37  immediately revoke and repossess any temporary work permit

8-38  which it may have issued.] temporary registration of an applicant

8-39  as a gaming employee, the licensee shall immediately terminate

8-40  the applicant from employment or reassign him to a position that

8-41  does not require registration as a gaming employee. The notice of

8-42  suspension or objection by the Board which is sent to the applicant

8-43  must include a statement of the facts upon which the Board relied in

8-44  making its suspension or objection.

9-1  [10.  Whenever an application for a work permit is made to the

9-2  Board and the Board denies such an application, it shall include in

9-3  its notice of the denial a statement of the facts upon which it relied

9-4  in denying the application.

9-5  11.] 12. Any person whose application for [a work permit has

9-6  been denied because of an objection by the Board or whose

9-7  application has been denied] registration or renewal of registration

9-8  as a gaming employee has been suspended or objected to by the

9-9  Board may, not later than 60 days after receiving notice of the

9-10  [denial] suspension or objection, apply to the Board for a hearing. A

9-11  failure of a person whose application has been [denied] objected to

9-12  or suspended to apply for a hearing within 60 days or his failure to

9-13  appear at a hearing of the Board conducted pursuant to this section

9-14  shall be deemed to be an admission that the [denial] suspension or

9-15  objection is well-founded, and the failure precludes administrative

9-16  or judicial review. At the hearing, the Board shall take any

9-17  testimony deemed necessary. After the hearing, the Board shall

9-18  review the testimony taken and any other evidence, and shall ,

9-19  within 45 days after the date of the hearing , mail to the applicant its

9-20  decision sustaining or reversing the [denial of the work permit]

9-21  suspension or the objection to the [issuance of a work permit.

9-22      12.] registration of the applicant as a gaming employee.

9-23      13. The Board may suspend or object to the [issuance of a

9-24  work permit or may refuse to issue a work permit] registration of

9-25  an applicant as a gaming employee for any cause deemed

9-26  reasonable by the Board. The Board may object [or refuse] to or

9-27  suspend the registration if the applicant has:

9-28      (a) Failed to disclose or misstated information or otherwise

9-29  attempted to mislead the Board with respect to any material fact

9-30  contained in the application for [the issuance or renewal of a work

9-31  permit;] registration as a gaming employee;

9-32      (b) Knowingly failed to comply with the provisions of this

9-33  chapter or chapter 463B, 464 or 465 of NRS or the regulations of

9-34  the Commission at a place of previous employment;

9-35      (c) Committed, attempted or conspired to commit any crime of

9-36  moral turpitude, embezzlement or larceny or any violation of any

9-37  law pertaining to gaming, or any crime which is inimical to the

9-38  declared policy of this state concerning gaming;

9-39      (d) Committed, attempted or conspired to commit a crime which

9-40  is a felony or gross misdemeanor in this state or an offense in

9-41  another state or jurisdiction which would be a felony or gross

9-42  misdemeanor if committed in this state;

9-43      (e) Been identified in the published reports of any federal or

9-44  state legislative or executive body as being a member or associate of

9-45  organized crime, or as being of notorious and unsavory reputation;

10-1      (f) Been placed and remains in the constructive custody of any

10-2  federal, state or municipal law enforcement authority; or

10-3      (g) Had [a work permit] registration as a gaming employee

10-4  revoked or committed any act which is a ground for the revocation

10-5  of [a work permit] registration as a gaming employee or would

10-6  have been a ground for revoking [his work permit if he] registration

10-7  as a gaming employee if the applicant had then [held a work

10-8  permit.] been registered as a gaming employee.

10-9  If the Board [issues] registers or does not suspend or object to the

10-10  [issuance of a work permit to] registration of an applicant[,] as a

10-11  gaming employee, it may specially limit the period for which the

10-12  [permit] registration is valid, limit the job classifications for which

10-13  the [holder of the permit] registered gaming employee may be

10-14  employed and establish such individual conditions for the

10-15  [issuance,] renewal and effectiveness of the [permit] registration as

10-16  the Board deems appropriate, including required submission to

10-17  unscheduled tests for the presence of alcohol or controlled

10-18  substances.

10-19     [13.] 14. Any applicant aggrieved by the decision of the Board

10-20  may, within 15 days after the announcement of the decision, apply

10-21  in writing to the Commission for review of the decision. Review is

10-22  limited to the record of the proceedings before the Board. The

10-23  Commission may sustain, modify or reverse the Board’s decision.

10-24  The decision of the Commission is subject to judicial review

10-25  pursuant to NRS 463.315 to 463.318, inclusive.

10-26     [14.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, all

10-27  records acquired or compiled by the Board or Commission relating

10-28  to any application made pursuant to this section and all lists of

10-29  persons to whom work permits have been issued or denied and all

10-30  records of the names or identity of persons engaged in the gaming

10-31  industry in this state are confidential and must not be disclosed

10-32  except in the proper administration of this chapter or to an

10-33  authorized law enforcement agency. Upon receipt of a request from

10-34  the Welfare Division of the Department of Human Resources

10-35  pursuant to NRS 425.400 for information relating to a specific

10-36  person who has applied for or holds a work permit, the Board shall

10-37  disclose to the Division his social security number, residential

10-38  address and current employer as that information is listed in the files

10-39  and records of the Board. Any record of the Board or Commission

10-40  which shows that the applicant has been convicted of a crime in

10-41  another state must show whether the crime was a misdemeanor,

10-42  gross misdemeanor, felony or other class of crime as classified by

10-43  the state in which the crime was committed. In a disclosure of the

10-44  conviction, reference to the classification of the crime must be based

10-45  on the classification in the state where it was committed.]

11-1      15.  The Chairman of the Board may designate a member of the

11-2  Board or the Board may appoint a hearing examiner and authorize

11-3  that person to perform on behalf of the Board any of the following

11-4  functions required of the Board by this section concerning [work

11-5  permits:] the registration or renewal of registration of gaming

11-6  employees:

11-7      (a) Conducting a hearing and taking testimony;

11-8      (b) Reviewing the testimony and evidence presented at the

11-9  hearing;

11-10     (c) Making a recommendation to the Board based upon the

11-11  testimony and evidence or rendering a decision on behalf of the

11-12  Board to sustain or reverse the [denial of a work permit] suspension

11-13  of or the objection to the [issuance or renewal of a work permit;]

11-14  registration of an applicant as a gaming employee; and

11-15     (d) Notifying the applicant of the decision.

11-16     16.  Notice by the Board as provided pursuant to this section is

11-17  sufficient if it is mailed to the applicant’s last known address as

11-18  indicated on the application for [a work permit,] registration as a

11-19  gaming employee or the record of the hearing, as the case may be.

11-20  The date of mailing may be proven by a certificate signed by an

11-21  officer or employee of the Board which specifies the time the notice

11-22  was mailed. The notice shall be deemed to have been received by

11-23  the applicant 5 days after it is deposited with the United States

11-24  Postal Service with the postage thereon prepaid.

11-25     17.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, all

11-26  records acquired or compiled by the Board or Commission

11-27  relating to any application made pursuant to this section, all lists

11-28  of persons registered as gaming employees, all lists of persons

11-29  suspended or objected to by the Board and all records of the

11-30  names or identity of persons engaged in the gaming industry in

11-31  this state are confidential and must not be disclosed except in the

11-32  proper administration of this chapter or to an authorized law

11-33  enforcement agency. Upon receipt of a request from the Welfare

11-34  Division of the Department of Human Resources pursuant to NRS

11-35  425.400 for information relating to a specific person who has

11-36  applied for registration as a gaming employee or is registered as a

11-37  gaming employee, the Board shall disclose to the Division his

11-38  social security number, residential address and current employer

11-39  as that information is listed in the files and records of the Board.

11-40  Any record of the Board or Commission which shows that the

11-41  applicant has been convicted of a crime in another state must

11-42  show whether the crime was a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor,

11-43  felony or other class of crime as classified by the state in which the

11-44  crime was committed. In a disclosure of the conviction, reference

12-1  to the classification of the crime must be based on the

12-2  classification in the state where it was committed.

12-3      Sec. 8.  NRS 463.3351 is hereby amended to read as follows:

12-4      463.3351  1.  An applicant for [the issuance] registration or

12-5  renewal of [a work permit] registration as a gaming employee [or

12-6  independent agent] shall submit to the [agency issuing work permits

12-7  pursuant to NRS 463.335] Board the statement prescribed by the

12-8  Welfare Division of the Department of Human Resources pursuant

12-9  to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by

12-10  the applicant.

12-11     2.  The [issuing agency] Board shall include the statement

12-12  required pursuant to subsection 1 in:

12-13     (a) The application or any other forms that must be submitted

12-14  for [the issuance] registration or renewal of [the work permit;]

12-15  registration as a gaming employee; or

12-16     (b) A separate form prescribed by the [issuing agency.

12-17     3.  A work permit] Board.

12-18     3.  An applicant may not be [issued or renewed by the issuing

12-19  agency] registered as a gaming employee if the applicant:

12-20     (a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection

12-21  1; or

12-22     (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection

12-23  1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is

12-24  not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district

12-25  attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the

12-26  repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.

12-27     4.  If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant

12-28  to subsection 1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a

12-29  child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by

12-30  the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for

12-31  the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the

12-32  [issuing agency] Board shall advise the applicant to contact the

12-33  district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to

12-34  determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the

12-35  arrearage.

12-36     Sec. 9.  NRS 463.3352 is hereby amended to read as follows:

12-37     463.3352  1.  If [an agency that issues work permits pursuant

12-38  to NRS 463.335] the Board receives a copy of a court order issued

12-39  pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all

12-40  professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates ,

12-41  and permitsissued to a person who is [the holder of a work permit]

12-42  registered as a gaming employee [or independent agent issued by

12-43  the agency, the agency] , the Board shall deem the [work permit

12-44  issued to] registration of that person to be suspended at the end of

12-45  the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued

13-1  unless the [agency] Board receives a letter issued to the [holder of

13-2  the work permit] registered gaming employee by the district

13-3  attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating

13-4  that the [holder of the work permit] registered gaming employee has

13-5  complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage

13-6  pursuant to NRS 425.560.

13-7      2.  [An agency that issues work permits pursuant to NRS

13-8  463.335] The Board shall reinstate [a work permit] the registration

13-9  as a gaming employee of a person that has been suspended by a

13-10  district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the [agency] Board

13-11  receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency

13-12  pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose [work permit]

13-13  registration was suspended stating that the person whose [work

13-14  permit] registration was suspended has complied with the subpoena

13-15  or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.

13-16     Sec. 10.  NRS 463.3354 is hereby amended to read as follows:

13-17     463.3354  An application for [the issuance of a work permit]

13-18  registration or renewal of registration as a gaming employee [or

13-19  independent agent] must include the social security number of the

13-20  applicant.

13-21     Sec. 11.  NRS 463.336 is hereby amended to read as follows:

13-22     463.336  1.  The Commission may issue an order summarily

13-23  suspending a person’s [work permit] registration as a gaming

13-24  employee upon a finding that the suspension is necessary for the

13-25  immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, morals,

13-26  good order or general welfare. The order becomes effective when

13-27  served upon the [holder of the permit.] person registered.

13-28     2.  The order of summary suspension must state the facts upon

13-29  which the finding of necessity for the suspension is based. For

13-30  purposes of this section, the order of summary suspension shall be

13-31  deemed a complaint.

13-32     3.  An order of summary suspension must be signed by at least

13-33  three members of the Commission.

13-34     4.  The person whose [work permit] registration as a gaming

13-35  employee is summarily suspended:

13-36     (a) Has a right to a hearing on the order. The Commission shall

13-37  schedule a hearing within 5 days after receipt of the person’s notice

13-38  of defense.

13-39     (b) Must file a notice of defense within 30 days after the

13-40  effective date of the order of summary suspension. Failure to file

13-41  this notice in a timely manner waives his right to a hearing before

13-42  the Commission and to judicial review of the final decision.

13-43     5.  All affirmative defenses must be specifically stated in the

13-44  notice of defense and unless an objection is stated to the form or

14-1  manner of the order, all objections to the form of the complaint shall

14-2  be deemed waived.

14-3      6.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the procedures

14-4  for a disciplinary action in NRS 463.312 to 463.3145, inclusive,

14-5  must be followed.

14-6      Sec. 12.  NRS 463.337 is hereby amended to read as follows:

14-7      463.337  1.  If any gaming employee or independent agent ,

14-8  who is registered as a gaming employee with the board, is

14-9  convicted of any violation of this chapter or chapter 463B, 464 or

14-10  465 of NRS, or if in investigating an alleged violation of this chapter

14-11  by any licensee the Commission finds that a registered gaming

14-12  employee employed by or [an] a registered independent agent

14-13  contracting with the licensee has been guilty of cheating, the

14-14  Commission shall , after a hearing as provided in NRS 463.310 and

14-15  463.312 to 463.3145, inclusive[:

14-16     (a) If the gaming employee or independent agent holds a work

14-17  permit issued by the Board, revoke it.

14-18     (b) If the gaming employee or independent agent holds a work

14-19  permit issued by a county or city licensing authority, notify the

14-20  authority to revoke it, and the county or city licensing authority shall

14-21  revoke it.] , revoke the registration.

14-22     2.  The Commission may revoke [a work permit issued by the

14-23  Board or, if issued by a county or city licensing authority, notify the

14-24  authority to revoke it,] the registration of a gaming employee or

14-25  independent agent if the Commission finds , after a hearing as

14-26  provided in NRS 463.310 and 463.312 to 463.3145, inclusive, that

14-27  the gaming employee or independent agent has failed to disclose,

14-28  misstated or otherwise misled the Board in respect to any fact

14-29  contained within any application for [a work permit] registration as

14-30  a gaming employee or, subsequent to being [issued a work permit:]

14-31  registered as a gaming employee:

14-32     (a) Committed, attempted or conspired to do any of the acts

14-33  prohibited by this chapter or chapter 463B, 464 or 465 of NRS;

14-34     (b) Knowingly possessed or permitted to remain in or upon any

14-35  licensed premises any cards, dice, mechanical device or any other

14-36  cheating device whatever, the use of which is prohibited by statute

14-37  or ordinance;

14-38     (c) Concealed or refused to disclose any material fact in any

14-39  investigation by the Board;

14-40     (d) Committed, attempted or conspired to commit larceny or

14-41  embezzlement against a gaming licensee or upon the premises of a

14-42  licensed gaming establishment;

14-43     (e) Been convicted in any jurisdiction other than Nevada of any

14-44  offense involving or relating to gambling;

15-1      (f) Accepted employment without prior Commission approval in

15-2  a position for which he could be required to be licensed under this

15-3  chapter after having been denied a license for a reason involving

15-4  personal unsuitability or after failing to apply for licensing when

15-5  requested to do so by the Commission;

15-6      (g) Been refused the issuance of any license, permit or approval

15-7  to engage in or be involved with gaming or pari-mutuel wagering in

15-8  any jurisdiction other than Nevada, or had any such license, permit

15-9  or approval revoked or suspended;

15-10     (h) Been prohibited under color of governmental authority from

15-11  being present upon the premises of any gaming establishment or any

15-12  establishment where pari-mutuel wagering is conducted for any

15-13  reason relating to improper gambling activities or any illegal act;

15-14     (i) Contumaciously defied any legislative investigative

15-15  committee or other officially constituted bodies acting on behalf of

15-16  the United States or any state, county or municipality which seeks to

15-17  investigate crimes relating to gaming, corruption of public officials,

15-18  or any organized criminal activities; or

15-19     (j) Been convicted of any felony or gross misdemeanor, other

15-20  than one constituting a violation of this chapter or chapter 463B,

15-21  464 or 465 of NRS.

15-22     3.  [A work permit must not be issued by any authority in this

15-23  state to a person whose work permit has previously been revoked

15-24  pursuant to this section, or to whom the issuance or renewal of a

15-25  work permit has been denied, except with the unanimous approval

15-26  of the Commission members.

15-27     4.] A gaming employee or independent agent whose [work

15-28  permit] registration as a gaming employee has been revoked

15-29  pursuant to this section is entitled to judicial review of the

15-30  Commission’s action in the manner prescribed by NRS 463.315 to

15-31  463.318, inclusive.

15-32     [5.] 4. Nothing in this section limits or prohibits the

15-33  enforcement of NRS 463.165, 463.560, 463.595, 463.637 or

15-34  463.645.

15-35     Sec. 13.  NRS 463.339 is hereby amended to read as follows:

15-36     463.339  An applicant for licensing, registration, finding of

15-37  suitability[, work permit] or any approval or consent required by

15-38  this chapter or chapter 462 of NRS shall make full and true

15-39  disclosure of all information to the Board, Commission or other

15-40  relevant governmental authority as necessary or appropriate in the

15-41  public interest or as required in order to carry out the policies of this

15-42  state relating to licensing and control of the gaming industry and the

15-43  operation of charitable lotteries.

 

 

16-1      Sec. 14.  NRS 463.3403 is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-2      463.3403  Any information obtained by the Board from any

16-3  licensee, his employer or agent relating to the termination of the

16-4  employment of a gaming employee or the services of an

16-5  independent agent is confidential and must not be disclosed except:

16-6      1.  Such information obtained from the former employer of an

16-7  applicant for [a work permit] registration as a gaming employee

16-8  must be disclosed to the applicant to the extent necessary to permit

16-9  him to respond to any suspension or objection made by the Board to

16-10  his application for [the permit;] such registration;

16-11     2.  In the necessary administration of this chapter; or

16-12     3.  Upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

16-13     Sec. 15.  NRS 463.482 is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-14     463.482  As used in NRS 463.160 to 463.170, inclusive,

16-15  463.368, 463.386, 463.482 to 463.645, inclusive, and sections 2, 3

16-16  and 4 of this act, and 463.750, unless the context otherwise

16-17  requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 463.4825 to 463.488,

16-18  inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

16-19     Sec. 16.  NRS 463.510 is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-20     463.510  1.  The purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge ,

16-21  exercise of an option to purchase or other disposition of any

16-22  security issued by a corporation, other than a publicly traded

16-23  corporation, which holds a state gaming license [or granting of an

16-24  option to purchase such a security] is void unless approved in

16-25  advance by the Commission.

16-26     2.  If at any time the Commission finds that an individual owner

16-27  of any such security is unsuitable to continue as a gaming licensee

16-28  in this state, the owner shall immediately offer the security to the

16-29  issuing corporation for purchase. The corporation shall purchase the

16-30  security so offered, for cash at fair market value, within 10 days

16-31  after the date of the offer.

16-32     3.  Beginning upon the date when the Commission serves notice

16-33  of a determination of unsuitability pursuant to subsection 2 upon the

16-34  corporation, it is unlawful for the unsuitable owner:

16-35     (a) To receive any dividend or interest upon any such security;

16-36     (b) To exercise, directly or through any trustee or nominee, any

16-37  voting right conferred by such security; or

16-38     (c) To receive any remuneration in any form from the

16-39  corporation, for services rendered or otherwise.

16-40     4.  Every security issued by a corporation, other than a publicly

16-41  traded corporation, which holds a state gaming license must bear a

16-42  statement, on both sides of the certificate evidencing the security, of

16-43  the restrictions imposed by this section.

 

 

17-1      Sec. 17.  NRS 463.567 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-2      463.567  1.  The purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge,

17-3  [granting] exercise of an option to purchase, or other disposition of

17-4  any interest in a limited partnership which holds a state gaming

17-5  license is ineffective unless approved in advance by the

17-6  Commission.

17-7      2.  If at any time the Commission finds that an individual owner

17-8  of any such interest is unsuitable to hold that interest, the

17-9  Commission shall immediately notify the limited partnership of that

17-10  fact. The limited partnership shall, within 10 days from the date that

17-11  it receives the notice from the Commission, return to the unsuitable

17-12  owner, in cash, the amount of his capital account as reflected on the

17-13  books of the partnership.

17-14     3.  Beginning on the date when the Commission serves notice

17-15  of a determination of unsuitability pursuant to subsection 2 upon the

17-16  limited partnership, it is unlawful for the unsuitable owner:

17-17     (a) To receive any share of the profits or interest upon any

17-18  limited partnership interest;

17-19     (b) To exercise, directly or through any trustee or nominee, any

17-20  voting right conferred by such interest; or

17-21     (c) To receive any remuneration in any form from the limited

17-22  partnership, for services rendered or otherwise.

17-23     4.  The certificate of limited partnership of any limited

17-24  partnership holding a state gaming license must contain a statement

17-25  of the restrictions imposed by this section.

17-26     Sec. 18.  NRS 463.5733 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-27     463.5733  1.  The purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge,

17-28  [granting] exercise of an option to purchase or other disposition of

17-29  any interest in a limited-liability company which holds a state

17-30  gaming license is ineffective unless approved in advance by the

17-31  Commission.

17-32     2.  If at any time the Commission finds that a member is

17-33  unsuitable to hold an interest in a limited-liability company, the

17-34  Commission shall immediately notify the limited-liability company

17-35  of that fact. The limited-liability company shall, within 10 days after

17-36  it receives the notice from the Commission, return to the member, in

17-37  cash, the amount of his capital account as reflected on the books of

17-38  the company.

17-39     3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, beginning on

17-40  the date when the Commission serves notice of a determination of

17-41  unsuitability pursuant to subsection 2 upon the limited-liability

17-42  company, it is unlawful for the unsuitable member:

17-43     (a) To receive any share of the distribution of profits of the

17-44  limited-liability company or any payments upon dissolution of the

17-45  company;

18-1      (b) To exercise any voting right conferred by the member’s

18-2  interest in the limited-liability company;

18-3      (c) To participate in the management of the limited-liability

18-4  company; or

18-5      (d) To receive any remuneration in any form from the limited-

18-6  liability company, for services rendered or otherwise.

18-7      4.  The articles of organization of any limited-liability company

18-8  holding a state gaming license must contain a statement of the

18-9  restrictions imposed by this section.

18-10     Sec. 19.  NRS 463.650 is hereby amended to read as follows:

18-11     463.650  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 to

18-12  5, inclusive, it is unlawful for any person, either as owner, lessee or

18-13  employee, whether for hire or not, to operate, carry on, conduct or

18-14  maintain any form of manufacture, selling or distribution of any

18-15  gaming device, cashless wagering system or interactive gaming

18-16  system for use or play in Nevada or for distribution outside of

18-17  Nevada without first procuring and maintaining all required federal,

18-18  state, county and municipal licenses.

18-19     2.  A lessor who specifically acquires equipment for a capital

18-20  lease is not required to be licensed under this section or

18-21  NRS 463.660.

18-22     3.  The holder of a state gaming license or the holding company

18-23  of a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited-liability

18-24  company or other business organization holding a license may,

18-25  within 2 years after cessation of business or upon specific approval

18-26  by the Board, dispose of by sale in a manner approved by the Board,

18-27  any or all of its gaming devices, including slot machines, and

18-28  cashless wagering systems, without a distributor’s license. In cases

18-29  of bankruptcy of a state gaming licensee or foreclosure of a lien by a

18-30  bank or other person holding a security interest for which gaming

18-31  devices are security in whole or in part for the lien, the Board may

18-32  authorize the disposition of the gaming devices without requiring a

18-33  distributor’s license.

18-34     4.  The Commission may, by regulation, authorize a person who

18-35  owns [gaming] :

18-36     (a) Gaming devices for home use in accordance with NRS

18-37  463.160 ; or

18-38     (b) Antique gaming devices,

18-39  to sell such devices without procuring a license therefor[.] to

18-40  residents of jurisdictions wherein ownership of such devices is

18-41  legal.

18-42     5.  Upon approval by the Board, a gaming device owned by:

18-43     (a) A law enforcement agency;

18-44     (b) A court of law; or

19-1      (c) A gaming device repair school licensed by the Commission

19-2  on Postsecondary Education,

19-3  may be disposed of by sale, in a manner approved by the Board,

19-4  without a distributor’s license. An application for approval must be

19-5  submitted to the Board in the manner prescribed by the Chairman.

19-6      6.  Any person whom the Commission determines is a suitable

19-7  person to receive a license under the provisions of this section and

19-8  NRS 463.660 may be issued a manufacturer’s or distributor’s

19-9  license. The burden of proving his qualification to receive or hold a

19-10  license under this section and NRS 463.660 is at all times on the

19-11  applicant or licensee.

19-12     7.  Every person who must be licensed pursuant to this section

19-13  is subject to the provisions of NRS 463.482 to 463.645, inclusive,

19-14  unless exempted from those provisions by the Commission.

19-15     8.  The Commission may exempt, for any purpose, a

19-16  manufacturer, seller or distributor from the provisions of NRS

19-17  463.482 to 463.645, inclusive, if the Commission determines that

19-18  the exemption is consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

19-19     9.  As used in this section[, “holding] :

19-20     (a) “Antique gaming device” means a gaming device that was

19-21  manufactured before 1951.

19-22     (b) “Holding company” has the meaning ascribed to it in

19-23  NRS 463.485.

19-24     Sec. 19.5.  NRS 171.1235 is hereby amended to read as

19-25  follows:

19-26     171.1235  1.  As used in this section:

19-27     (a) “Establishment” means any premises whereon any gaming is

19-28  done or any premises owned or controlled by a licensee for the

19-29  purpose of parking motor vehicles owned or operated by patrons of

19-30  such licensee.

19-31     (b) “Licensee” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.0171.

19-32     2.  Any licensee or his officers, employees or agents may take

19-33  into custody and detain any person when [:

19-34     (a) Such person has committed a felony, whether or not in the

19-35  presence of such licensee or his officers, employees or agents; or

19-36     (b) A felony has been committed, and] such licensee [,] or his

19-37  officers, employees or agents have reasonable cause to believe

19-38  [such] the person detained has committed [it.] a felony, whether or

19-39  not in the presence of such licensee or his officers, employees or

19-40  agents.

19-41     3.  Detention pursuant to this section shall be in the

19-42  establishment, in a reasonable manner, for a reasonable length of

19-43  time and solely for the purpose of notifying a peace officer. Such

19-44  taking into custody and detention shall not render the licensee or his

19-45  officers, employees or agents criminally or civilly liable for false

20-1  arrest, false imprisonment, slander or unlawful detention unless such

20-2  taking into custody and detention are unreasonable under all the

20-3  circumstances.

20-4      4.  No licensee [,] or his officers, employees or agents are

20-5  entitled to the immunity from liability provided for in this section

20-6  unless there is displayed in a conspicuous place in his establishment

20-7  a notice in boldface type clearly legible and in substantially this

20-8  form:

 

20-9      Any gaming licensee [,] or his officers, employees or

20-10  agents who have reasonable cause to believe that any person

20-11  has committed a felony may detain such person in the

20-12  establishment for the purpose of notifying a peace officer.

20-13     Sec. 20.  NRS 179.301 is hereby amended to read as follows:

20-14     179.301  1.  The State Gaming Control Board and Nevada

20-15  Gaming Commission and their employees, agents and

20-16  representatives may inquire into and inspect any records sealed

20-17  pursuant to NRS 179.245 or 179.255, if the event or conviction was

20-18  related to gaming, for purposes of determining the suitability or

20-19  qualifications of any person to hold a state gaming license,

20-20  manufacturer’s, seller’s or distributor’s license or [gaming work

20-21  permit] registration as a gaming employee pursuant to chapter 463

20-22  of NRS. Events and convictions, if any, which are the subject of an

20-23  order sealing records may form the basis for recommendation,

20-24  denial or revocation of those licenses or work permits.

20-25     2.  The Central Repository and its employees may inquire into

20-26  and inspect any records sealed pursuant to NRS 179.245 or 179.255

20-27  that constitute information relating to sexual offenses, and may

20-28  notify employers of the information in accordance with NRS

20-29  179A.180 to 179A.240, inclusive.

20-30     3.  Records which have been sealed pursuant to NRS 179.245

20-31  or 179.255 and which are retained in the statewide registry

20-32  established pursuant to NRS 179B.200 may be inspected pursuant to

20-33  chapter 179B of NRS by an officer or employee of the Central

20-34  Repository or a law enforcement officer in the regular course of his

20-35  duties.

20-36     Sec. 21.  NRS 646.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:

20-37     646.020  1.  Every pawnbroker doing business in any

20-38  incorporated city or unincorporated town in this state shall maintain

20-39  in his place of business a book or other permanent record in which

20-40  must be legibly written in the English language, at the time of each

20-41  loan or purchase a record thereof containing:

20-42     (a) The date and time of the transaction.

20-43     (b) The name or other identification of the person or employee

20-44  conducting the transaction.

21-1      (c) The name, age, street and house number, the serial number

21-2  of one piece of positive identification [or a work permit issued

21-3  pursuant to NRS 463.335] and a general description of the

21-4  complexion, color of hair and facial appearance of the person with

21-5  whom the transaction is had. In lieu of recording the serial number

21-6  of a piece of positive identification [or a work permit,] , the record

21-7  may contain an indication that the pawnbroker knows the person

21-8  with whom the transaction is had.

21-9      (d) A description of the property received in pledge. In the case

21-10  of watches, the description must contain the name of the maker and

21-11  the number of the works or the case. In the case of jewelry, all

21-12  letters and marks inscribed thereon must be included in the

21-13  description.

21-14     (e) The amount loaned.

21-15     (f) The number of any pawn ticket issued therefor.

21-16     2.  The person with whom a transaction is had shall, at the time

21-17  of the transaction, certify in writing that he has the legal right to

21-18  pledge or sell the property.

21-19     3.  The record and all goods received must at all times during

21-20  the ordinary hours of business be open to the inspection of the

21-21  prosecuting attorney or of any peace officer.

21-22     Sec. 22.  NRS 244.353, 463.0195, and 463.0197 are hereby

21-23  repealed.

21-24     Sec. 23.  Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of this

21-25  act, a person who holds a valid work permit on October 1, 2003,

21-26  issued before October 1, 2003, shall be deemed to be registered as a

21-27  gaming employee on October 1, 2003, and the registration of such a

21-28  person shall be deemed to expire on the expiration date set forth on

21-29  the work permit, unless objected to by the Board or suspended or

21-30  revoked. If the work permit of such a person does not set forth an

21-31  expiration date, the registration of such a person shall be deemed to

21-32  expire on the person’s birthday in 2005, unless objected to by the

21-33  Board or suspended or revoked.

21-34     Sec. 24.  1.  This section and section 19 of this act become

21-35  effective upon passage and approval.

21-36     2.  Section 7 of this act becomes effective upon passage and

21-37  approval for purposes related to the adoption and dissemination of

21-38  regulations by the Nevada Gaming Commission and on January 1,

21-39  2004, for all other purposes.

21-40     3.  Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 15 to 18, inclusive, of this act become

21-41  effective on July 1, 2003.

21-42     4.  Sections 6, 6.5 and 19.5 of this act become effective on

21-43  October 1, 2003.

21-44     5.  Sections 1.3, 1.7, 5, 8 to 14, inclusive, and 20 to 23,

21-45  inclusive, of this act become effective on January 1, 2004.

 

22-1  TEXT OF REPEALED SECTIONS

 

22-2      244.353  Revocation or suspension of work permit or

22-3   identification card for licensed gambling establishment: Appeal

22-4   to county commissioners.

22-5      Whenever under the provisions of any law or county ordinance a

22-6   person is required to obtain a work permit or identification card

22-7   from the sheriff or other county officer as a condition of

22-8   employment in a licensed gambling establishment, and such work

22-9   permit or identification card is revoked or suspended by the sheriff

22-10   or other county officer, the person aggrieved may appeal therefrom

22-11   to the board of county commissioners.

22-12     463.0195  “Temporary work permit” defined.

22-13     “Temporary work permit” means a work permit which is valid

22-14   only for a period not to exceed 90 days from its date of issue and is

22-15   not renewable.

22-16     463.0197  “Work permit” defined.

22-17     “Work permit” means any card, certificate or permit issued by

22-18   the Board or by a county or city licensing authority, whether

22-19   denominated as a work permit, registration card or otherwise,

22-20   authorizing the holder to be employed as a gaming employee in this

22-21   state or to serve as an independent agent. A document issued by any

22-22   governmental authority for any employment other than gaming is

22-23   not a valid work permit for the purposes of this chapter.

 

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