§ 23-113-303 - Licenses for employees and suppliers. - Arkansas Statutes

23-113-303. Licenses for employees and suppliers.

(a) The Arkansas Racing Commission may require persons employed by the franchise holder in the conduct of wagering on electronic games of skill to obtain a license from the commission under procedures generally consistent with the licensing procedures otherwise applicable to other employees of the franchise holder engaged in the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing or greyhound racing, as the case may be.

(b) (1) No person may sell or otherwise supply electronic games of skill to a franchise holder for the conduct of wagering thereon as authorized in this chapter or provide repair or other services to electronic games of skill unless the person has:

(A) Demonstrated to the satisfaction of the commission that the person has the capability and qualifications necessary to reasonably furnish the equipment and perform the services to be provided by the supplier; and

(B) Obtained a license from the commission.

(2) Each supplier shall pay to the commission an annual license fee in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each year or part thereof that the license is in effect.

(c) (1) (A) An applicant shall be fingerprinted to determine an applicant's suitability to be issued a franchise holder employee license, supplier license, or service license.

(B) The fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Arkansas Racing Commission to the Department of Arkansas State Police for statewide criminal and noncriminal background checks.

(C) After completion of the statewide criminal and noncriminal background check, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Department of Arkansas State Police to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.

(2) The applicant shall sign a release that authorizes the:

(A) Department of Arkansas State Police to forward the applicant's fingerprint card to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check; and

(B) Release of the results of the statewide criminal and noncriminal background check and the national criminal history record check to the Arkansas Racing Commission.

(3) (A) Any information received by the Arkansas Racing Commission from the statewide criminal and noncriminal background check and the national criminal history record check shall be kept confidential and may be used by the commission only for the purpose of determining the applicant's suitability to be licensed by the commission.

(B) The commission may disclose any information under subdivision (c)(3)(A) of this section to the applicant or the applicant's duly authorized representative.

(4) No statewide criminal and noncriminal background check or national criminal history record check shall be required of applicants for certain classes of licenses that have been exempted from investigation by rules promulgated by the Arkansas Racing Commission.

(5) The Arkansas Racing Commission shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

(d) Any person knowingly making a false statement on an employee or supplier license application under this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.