Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 568a - Operation of Lottery › Section 12-568a-5 - Agents

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Certification of the CLC.
The CLC shall certify on each lottery
			 sales agent license application that it authorizes submission of the
			 application by such applicant at such location and that it shall activate such
			 applicant as an agent upon licensure. The CLC shall additionally provide a
			 statement of any surety bond requirement.
(b)
Qualifications for licensure.
Any person desiring a lottery sales agent license shall make
			 application on forms prescribed by the department. An applicant for a lottery
			 sales agent license shall be required to supply in its application, at a
			 minimum: The name, nature, and location of the applicant's business; the
			 applicant's federal tax identification number, Connecticut tax registration
			 number, and, where applicable, social security number; the names, addresses and
			 dates of birth of officers, principal owners, and designated employees, as
			 required by the commissioner; an explanation of any criminal conviction, other
			 than minor traffic offenses, of the applicant and any of its officers, owners,
			 or designated employees; an explanation of any tax disputes or delinquencies
			 involving taxes owed to the state by the applicant; disclosure of any pending
			 action, fine, suspension or revocation of any liquor or other permit, license,
			 registration or authorization issued by any state, federal or tribal authority,
			 or authority in any other state, of the applicant and any officer, owner or
			 designated employee of the applicant; and the names and addresses of two
			 business references. No applicant will be issued a lottery sales agent license
			 to engage in business exclusively as an agent. No applicant shall have the word
			 "lottery" or "lotto" contained within the business name, except as approved by
			 the CLC. An applicant shall not withdraw its application without the permission
			 of the commissioner. In determining an applicant's qualifications for licensure
			 as an agent, the department shall consider the following factors:
(1) The financial responsibility of the
			 applicant. The department may conduct an investigation into the credit
			 worthiness of the applicant utilizing the services of a commercial
			 credit-reporting agency or other method approved by the commissioner. The CLC
			 may require that the applicant post and maintain a surety bond at the
			 applicant's sole expense in an amount determined by the CLC;
(2) Any falsification of the information
			 submitted with the lottery sales agent license application or failure to
			 disclose any fact material to the application;
(3) The applicant's reputation for honesty
			 and integrity;
(4) Insofar as
			 permitted by law, any record of criminal convictions, however, the commissioner
			 may defer a decision of whether to grant or deny a lottery sales agent license
			 if criminal charges are pending against the applicant;
(5) Certification of municipal tax compliance
			 and state tax compliance; and
(6)
			 Such other information as the department may deem pertinent to the issuance of
			 a lottery sales agent license.