The attorney general may:
1.Inspect all sites in which gaming is conducted or inspect all premises where gaming
equipment is manufactured or distributed. The attorney general may require a licensed
manufacturer to reimburse the attorney general for the reasonable actual cost of
transportation, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred in inspecting the
manufacturer's facility.
2.Inspect all gaming equipment and supplies.
3.Seize, remove, or impound any gaming equipment, supplies, games, or books and
records for the purpose of examination and inspection.
4.Demand access to and inspect, examine, photocopy, and audit all books and records
of applicants, organizations, lessors, manufacturers, distributors, and affiliated
companies concerning any income, expense, or use of net proce
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The attorney general may:
1. Inspect all sites in which gaming is conducted or inspect all premises where gaming
equipment is manufactured or distributed. The attorney general may require a licensed
manufacturer to reimburse the attorney general for the reasonable actual cost of
transportation, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred in inspecting the
manufacturer's facility.
2. Inspect all gaming equipment and supplies.
3. Seize, remove, or impound any gaming equipment, supplies, games, or books and
records for the purpose of examination and inspection.
4. Demand access to and inspect, examine, photocopy, and audit all books and records
of applicants, organizations, lessors, manufacturers, distributors, and affiliated
companies concerning any income, expense, or use of net proceeds, and determine
compliance with this chapter or gaming rules.
5. Permit the commissioner or proper representative of the internal revenue service of
the United States to inspect a tax return or furnish a copy of the tax return, or
information concerning any item contained in the return, or disclosed by any audit or
investigation report of the gaming activity of any organization or player, or
recordkeeping information. However, information cannot be disclosed to the extent that
the attorney general determines that the disclosure would identify a confidential
informant or seriously impair any civil or criminal investigation. Except when directed
by judicial order, or for pursuing civil or criminal charges regarding a violation of this
chapter or a gaming rule, or as is provided by law, the attorney general may not
divulge nor make known, to any person, any income or expense item contained in any
tax return or disclosed by an audit or investigative report of any taxpayer provided to
the attorney general by the internal revenue service.
6. Require a representative of a licensed organization or distributor to participate in
training or for good cause prohibit the person from being involved in gaming as an
employee or volunteer. The attorney general may for good cause prohibit a person
from providing personal or business services to an organization or distributor.
7. Prohibit a person from playing games if the person violates this chapter, chapter
12.1-28 or 53-06.2, or a gaming rule.
8. Require or authorize an organization to pay or prohibit an organization from paying a
bingo, electronic quick shot bingo, or raffle prize to a player on a dispute or based on a
factual determination or a hearing by the attorney general.
9. Based on reasonable ground or written complaint, suspend, deny, or revoke an
organization's permit or an organization's, distributor's, or manufacturer's application or
license for violation, by the organization, distributor, or manufacturer or any officer,
director, agent, member, or employee of the organization, distributor, or manufacturer,
of this chapter or any gaming rule.
10. Impose a monetary fine on a licensed organization, organization that has a permit,
distributor, manufacturer, owner of an authorized site, or third-party business operating
gaming and working as an agent of the charity for failure to comply with this chapter or
any gaming rule. This fine may be in addition to or in lieu of a license suspension or
revocation. The monetary fine for each violation by:
a. An organization is a minimum of twenty-five dollars and may not exceed two
percent of the organization's average quarterly gross proceeds, or five thousand
dollars, whichever is greater.
b. A distributor is a minimum of one hundred dollars and may not exceed five
thousand dollars.
c. A manufacturer is a minimum of five hundred dollars and may not exceed two
hundred fifty thousand dollars.
d. An owner of an authorized site is a minimum of two hundred fifty dollars and may
not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars.
11. At any time within three years after any amount of fees, monetary fine, interest,
penalty, or tax required to be paid pursuant to this chapter becomes due, bring a civil
action to collect the amount due. However, if for any reason there is a change in
adjusted gross proceeds or tax liability by an amount which is in excess of twenty-five
percent of the amount of adjusted gross proceeds or tax liability originally reported on
the tax return, any additional tax determined to be due may be assessed within six
years after the due date of the tax return, or six years after the tax return was filed,
whichever period expires later. An action may be brought although the person owing
the fees or tax is not presently licensed.
12. Institute an action in any district court for declaratory or injunctive relief against a
person, whether or not the person is a gaming licensee, as the attorney general
deems necessary to prevent noncompliance with this chapter or gaming rules.
13. For good cause, require a licensed organization to use the attorney general's
recordkeeping system for any or all games.