SECTIONS 19910-19915 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 19910-19915

19910. The Legislature finds that to protect and promote the
health, safety, good order, and general welfare of the inhabitants of
this state, and to carry out the policy declared by this chapter, it
is necessary that the department ascertain and keep itself informed
of the identity, prior activities, and present location of all
gambling enterprise employees and independent agents in the State of
California, and when appropriate to do so, recommend to the
commission for approval persons for employment in gambling
establishments as provided in this article.

19911. No person under the age of 21 years shall be eligible for a
work permit and no permit shall be issued to a person under the age
of 21 years.

19912. (a) (1) A person shall not be employed as a gambling
enterprise employee, or serve as an independent agent, except as
provided in paragraph (2), unless he or she is the holder of one of
the following:
(A) A valid work permit issued in accordance with the applicable
ordinance or regulations of the county, city, or city and county in
which his or her duties are performed.
(B) A work permit issued by the commission pursuant to regulations
adopted by the commission for the issuance and renewal of work
permits. A work permit issued by the commission shall be valid for
two years.
(2) An independent agent is not required to hold a work permit if
he or she is not a resident of this state and has registered with the
department in accordance with regulations.
(b) A work permit shall not be issued by any city, county, or city
and county to any person who would be disqualified from holding a
state gambling license for the reasons specified in subdivisions (a)
to (g), inclusive, of Section 19859.
(c) The department may object to the issuance of a work permit by
a city, county, or city and county for any cause deemed reasonable by
the department, and if the department objects to issuance of a work
permit, the work permit shall be denied.
(1) The commission shall adopt regulations specifying particular
grounds for objection to issuance of, or refusal to issue, a work
permit.
(2) The ordinance of any city, county, or city and county relating
to issuance of work permits shall permit the department to object to
the issuance of any permit.
(3) Any person whose application for a work permit has been denied
because of an objection by the department may apply to the
commission for an evidentiary hearing in accordance with regulations.
(d) Application for a work permit for use in any jurisdiction
where a locally issued work permit is not required by the licensing
authority of a city, county, or city and county shall be made to the
commission, and may be granted or denied for any cause deemed
reasonable by the commission. If the commission denies the
application, it shall include in its notice of denial a statement of
facts upon which it relied in denying the application. Upon receipt
of an application for a work permit, the commission may issue a
temporary work permit for a period not to exceed 120 days, pending
completion of the background investigation by the department and
official action by the commission with respect to the work permit
application.
(e) An order of the commission denying an application for, or
placing restrictions or conditions on, a work permit, including an
order declining to issue a work permit following review pursuant to
paragraph (3) of subdivision (c), may be reviewed in accordance with
subdivision (e) of Section 19870.

19913. (a) The commission may issue an order summarily suspending a
person's work permit, whether issued by a city, county, or city and
county, or by the commission, upon a finding that the suspension is
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health,
safety, or general welfare. The order is effective when served upon
the holder of the permit.
(b) The order of summary suspension shall state facts upon which
the finding of necessity for the suspension is based. For the
purposes of this section, the order of summary suspension shall be
deemed an accusation.
(c) An order of summary suspension shall be signed by at least
three members of the commission.
(d) The person whose work permit is summarily suspended has a
right to a hearing to commence not more than 30 calendar days from
the date of service of the suspension.

19914. (a) The commission may revoke a work permit or, if issued by
the licensing authority of a city, county, or city and county,
notify the authority to revoke it, and the licensing authority shall
revoke it, if the commission finds, after a hearing, that a gambling
enterprise employee or independent agent has failed to disclose,
misstated, or otherwise misled the department or the commission with
respect to any fact contained in any application for a work permit,
or if the commission finds that the employee or independent agent,
subsequent to being issued a work permit, has done any of the
following:
(1) Committed, attempted, or conspired to do any acts prohibited
by this chapter.
(2) Engaged in any dishonest, fraudulent, or unfairly deceptive
activities in connection with controlled gambling, or knowingly
possessed or permitted to remain in or upon any premises any cards,
dice, mechanical devices, or any other cheating device.
(3) Concealed or refused to disclose any material fact in any
investigation by the department.
(4) Committed, attempted, or conspired to commit, any embezzlement
or larceny against a gambling licensee or upon the premises of a
gambling establishment.
(5) Been convicted in any jurisdiction of any offense involving or
relating to gambling.
(6) Accepted employment without prior commission approval in a
position for which he or she could be required to be licensed under
this chapter after having been denied a license or after failing to
apply for licensing when requested to do so by the commission.
(7) Been refused the issuance of any license, permit, or approval
to engage in or be involved with gambling or parimutuel wagering in
any jurisdiction, or had the license, permit, or approval revoked or
suspended.
(8) Been prohibited under color of governmental authority from
being present upon the premises of any licensed gambling
establishment or any establishment where parimutuel wagering is
conducted, for any reason relating to improper gambling activities or
any illegal act.
(9) Been convicted of any felony.
(b) The commission shall revoke a work permit if it finds, after
hearing, that the holder thereof would be disqualified from holding a
state gambling license for the reasons specified in subdivision (f)
or (g) of Section 19859.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any powers
of the commission with respect to licensing.

19915. The fee for a work permit issued by the commission shall be
not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) or more than two hundred
fifty dollars ($250).