California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 18 - California Gambling Control Commission › Chapter 4 - Manufacturers or Distributors of Gambling Equipment › Section 12301 - Registration of Manufacturers or Distributors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except
				as provided in Section
				12310, and after December 31, 2002,
				no person may manufacture or distribute gambling equipment unless that person
				has a currently valid registration as a manufacturer or distributor issued in
				accordance with this chapter.
(b)
				Each manufacturer or distributor shall apply for registration with the Bureau,
				using the form required by Section
				12309. Any manufacturer or
				distributor in business on the effective date of this chapter shall submit an
				application for registration to the Bureau within 30 days of the effective date
				of this chapter. An application for registration shall include all of the
				following:
(1) The applicant's name, Federal
				Employer Identification Number, if any, or Social Security Number, voice
				telephone number, facsimile telephone number, and address of its principal
				place of business and of each location in this state at which it conducts the
				business of manufacture or distribution of gambling equipment or gambling
				equipment parts, including a list of its storage facilities. For purposes of
				this paragraph, a vehicle used for storage or distribution of gambling
				equipment parts shall be deemed to be located at the address in this state
				where customarily garaged or kept when not in use.
(2) A statement specifying in which
				activities the applicant engages with respect to gambling equipment located,
				operated, or to be operated in this state, including, as applicable,
				manufacturing, distributing, selling, leasing, inspecting, testing, repairing,
				refurbishing, or storing.
(3)
				Whether the application is for registration as a class A or as a class B
				manufacturer or distributor.
(4) If
				the applicant is a business entity, the name, mailing address, voice telephone
				number, and facsimile telephone number, if any, of its chief executive officer,
				or other person designated by the entity to serve as the entity's
				representative.
(5) If the
				principal place of business of the applicant is located outside of this state,
				the applicant shall provide a copy or other evidence of current licensure in
				the jurisdiction in which it is located to manufacture or distribute gambling
				equipment, or shall submit a statement that licensure is not required by the
				jurisdiction in which it is located.
(6) A copy of the applicant's current
				registration with the United States Attorney General pursuant to the Gambling
				Devices Act of 1962, 15
				United States Code section 1173, if the
				applicant is so registered. If the applicant is not so registered, the
				application shall include a statement that the applicant is not required to
				register under the Gambling Devices Act of 1962, Title
				15 United States Code
				section 1173.
(7) Whether the manufacturer or distributor
				has currently designated an agent for service of process pursuant to the laws
				of this state by a filing with the Secretary of State and, if so, the name of
				the designated agent for service of process.
(8) A statement that the application is
				accurate and complete within the personal knowledge of the designated
				representative who executes the application.
(9) A declaration under penalty of perjury in
				the form specified in Section
				2015.5
				of the Code of Civil Procedure signed by the designated representative that the
				application is true and correct.
(10)
(A)
				Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, for class A
				registration, a nonrefundable application fee as specified in paragraph (1) of
				subsection (c) of Section
				12309 must be submitted with the
				application for initial registration, and annually thereafter with each
				application for renewal at least 30 calendar days prior to the anniversary date
				of initial registration. For class B registration, no fee will be required for
				initial registration or renewal. Applications for renewal of class B
				registration must be submitted annually at least 30 calendar days prior to the
				anniversary date of initial registration.
(B) The nonrefundable annual application fee
				for a manufacturer or distributor applying for class A registration that sells,
				leases, inspects, tests, repairs, refurbishes, or stores only slot machines or
				devices that are "antique slot machines" within the meaning of Penal Code
				section
				330.7 will be
				as specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of Section
				12309, provided that this
				subparagraph does not apply to a person that is otherwise a manufacturer or
				distributor or who is an antique collector exempt from registration under
				Section 12301.1.