§ 8 §1204 — Application; criminal history background check

1.
Application.
An application for a license or for renewal of a license required under this chapter must be submitted on a form or in a format approved by the director. An application submitted to the director must, at a minimum, include the following:
2.
Persons that have control.
The following persons are considered to have control of an applicant or a licensee:
3.
Criminal history record check.
The director shall request a criminal history record check in accordance with this subsection for each applicant for initial licensure and each person required to be disclosed by the applicant for initial licensure under subsection 1, paragraph B. The director may require a criminal history record check in accordance with this subsection from a licensee seeking to renew a license, from any person the licensee is required to disclose under subsection 1, paragraph B as part of the license renewal application and from any person identified by the licensee under subsection 4. A criminal history record check conducted pursuant to this subsection must include criminal history record information obtained from the Maine Criminal Justice Information System established in Title 16, section 631 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
4.
Material change to application.
A person licensed under this chapter shall give the director written notice within 30 days of any material change to any information provided in the licensee's application for a license or renewal, including any change in the identity of persons considered to have control of the licensee as described in subsection 2.
5.
Gambling Control Unit employees prohibited.
An employee of the Gambling Control Unit within the department may not be an applicant for a license issued under this chapter.

Legislative History

PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §6 (NEW).