act - Powers and duties of Commission.
A.The ABLE Commission shall be the licensing authority for the licensing of organizations, manufacturers, and distributors conducting, supplying, or otherwise providing charity games to the public in this state.
B.The Commission shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act. In addition to such other duties as may be imposed on the Commission by law, and in order to perform that responsibility, the Commission shall: 1. Adopt and promulgate rules for the purpose of administering and enforcing the Oklahoma Charity Games Act; 2. Have the authority to issue, renew, suspend, or revoke any license authorized by the Oklahoma Charity Games Act; 3. Conduct or direct the conducting of investigations relating to
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act - Powers and duties of Commission. A. The ABLE Commission shall be the licensing authority for the licensing of organizations, manufacturers, and distributors conducting, supplying, or otherwise providing charity games to the public in this state. B. The Commission shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act. In addition to such other duties as may be imposed on the Commission by law, and in order to perform that responsibility, the Commission shall: 1. Adopt and promulgate rules for the purpose of administering and enforcing the Oklahoma Charity Games Act; 2. Have the authority to issue, renew, suspend, or revoke any license authorized by the Oklahoma Charity Games Act; 3. Conduct or direct the conducting of investigations relating to issuing, renewing, suspending, or revoking any license authorized by the Oklahoma Charity Games Act; 4. Institute proceedings as the complainant against both licensees and nonlicensees for violations of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act; 5. Maintain records of all proceedings including minutes of meetings, applications for licenses and related documents of applicants, and official documents filed in any hearings conducted by the Commission arising out of any provision of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission. Copies of such records certified by the Director of the Commission shall be admissible as evidence in a civil or criminal action; 6. Make such expenditures including employing such additional staff as may be necessary for the administration and enforcement of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act; 7. Establish a standard recordkeeping system for the conduct of charity games; 8. Establish a model internal control system for use by organizations; 9. Conduct all hearings including actions on investigations, issuance, denial, revocation, or suspension of a license, adoption of rules, and conduct meetings in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and 10. Be responsible for approving locations for the conducting of charity games. C. The members of the Commission, the Director and such agents as the Commission appoints shall have all the powers and authority of peace officers of this state for purposes of enforcing the provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act. D. The Commission shall have the authority to regularly inspect all locations or places of business of licensees and all other persons, firms or corporations dealing in the manufacture, distribution, transportation, sale or service of charity games or charity game equipment within this state. Any officer or employee of the Commission with responsibility for enforcement of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act shall have the power and authority, without a warrant, to enter and examine the location or place of business of any licensee, during normal operating hours thereof, to determine if any violation of the provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act or rules of the Commission is or may be occurring. The right of entry and inspection shall be a condition upon which every license shall be issued and the application for and acceptance of any license hereunder shall conclusively be deemed to be consent of the applicant and licensee to such entry and inspection. Officers and employees of the Commission or the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall be given free access to and shall not be hindered or interfered with in their examination of the location or place of business of any licensee, and in any case in which such officer or employee is denied free access and entry or is hindered or interfered with in making such examination, any license held for such location or place of business shall be subject to suspension or revocation.