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Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 5 - TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 227-5-4 - Maine Law Enforcement Certification Test

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. All state, county and municipal law
				enforcement officers who complete the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program
				and who have the power to arrest and authority to carry a firearm must pass a
				certification examination, based on the core curriculum content of duties, as
				approved by the Board of Trustees and outlined in Specification S-1.
1. Only students who have been certified by
				the Academy Director as having met all of the requirements of the course as
				outlined by the particular Specification will be eligible to take the "Maine
				Law Enforcement Certification Test."
2. Students who fail to pass the
				certification examination will be allowed to retake the examination a maximum
				of two times within the first year of employment. Those students who failed the
				examination twice will be referred to the Board for further deliberation of
				their status.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 5 - TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 227-5-5 - In-Service Training - Pursuant to 25 M.R.S.A. Section 2804-E and Section 2804-F

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. As a condition
				to continued employment as a municipal, county, state and other non-federal law
				enforcement officer, a person must successfully complete an annual in service
				training program conducted or certified by the Academy. The in-service training
				requirements shall include information on new laws and court decisions and on
				new enforcement practices demonstrated to reduce crime or increase officer
				safety. The Board may prescribe the extent of such training in the
				Specifications.
1. Any certified law
				enforcement officer who leaves such employment for any reason and is not
				employed in a law enforcement capacity for a period of 2 years after
				termination shall no longer be considered qualified under §2804-B and
				§2804-C.
a. If an individual is employed
				as a law enforcement officer after a 2 year period of inactivity, the Board may
				issue a Provisional Certificate of Eligibility to be valid for a period not to
				exceed 12 months. During this provisional period, the Board shall review the
				individual's background and shall have the options of recertification,
				requiring attendance at a pre-service course and/or conducting an examination
				prior to issuing a further certificate of eligibility.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 5 - TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 227-5-6 - Harbor Master Training

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Pursuant to
				  25
				  M.R.S.A. §2803-A (7) in
				  order to be certified as a Harbor Master a person must successfully complete
				  the Harbor Master training course as prescribed in Specification S-22, attached
				  and incorporated.
A. Upon successfully
				completing the Harbor Master training course and meeting the required
				standards, a person shall receive a Certificate of Eligibility issued by the
				Board. This certificate will be considered a license and grants the power to
				make an arrest and authority to carry a firearm in the State of Maine and will
				be considered lapsed when an individual is no longer employed by that
				agency.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 5 - TRAINING STANDARDS › A Bureau of the Department of Public Safety › PRESERVICE OFFICER TRAINING CERTIFICATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Specification S-7
The following requirements are specified for the
					 certification of Law Enforcement Officers, full and part-time officer graduates
					 from the Pre-service Officer Training School. This portion of training may be
					 waived by completing the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program, Specification
					 1.
1. Each student shall be required
				  to attend all sessions of the school except absences approved by the school
				  supervisor. No trainees will be certified when his excused absences exceed ten
				  percent of the hours of the instruction time. The Academy Director may excuse
				  attendance when candidate is deemed qualified for a waiver of the Basic Police
				  Course.
2. As a requirement for the
				  successful completion and certification from the Pre-service Officer Training
				  Course each student must have a passing cumulative academic average of 70% at
				  the conclusion of the school. Failure to obtain the required cumulative average
				  will be cause for withholding certification.
3. Each student will be required to
				  successfully complete the Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Course in accordance
				  with the standards of the American Heart Association or American Red
				  Cross.
4. 100 hours of
				  instruction.
5. Upon hire as a law
				  enforcement officer each student shall demonstrate safe and proficient
				  competency in the handling of firearms and must qualify with a department
				  approved service weapon on a course of fire approved by the Director.
				  Documentation of competency and qualification shall be attested to by an
				  Academy Certified Firearms Instructor on a form approved by the Academy prior
				  to certification being issued.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 5 - TRAINING STANDARDS › A Bureau of the Department of Public Safety › HARBOR MASTER BASIC TRAINING COURSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Specification S-22
The following requirements are specified for certification
					 of Harbor Masters as required by Title 25 M.R.S.A. SS 2803-A, subsection 7 and
					 authorized to make arrest under Title 38, Chapter 1, subchapter 1, relevant to
					 their duties as Harbor Master.
This certification empowers Harbor Masters to perform
					 related law enforcement duties only; no general law enforcement authority
					 outside this limited scope of duty is intended nor granted.
Requirements:
1. Be employed as a Harbor Master,
				  and;
2. Successfully complete the
				  pre-service law enforcement training as required of Reserve Officers,
				  and;
3. Within a year of employment
				  successfully complete the Harbor Master training course as prescribed by the
				  Board.
4. 12 hours of
				  instruction.
Procedures:
1. Harbor Masters who have sworn power to
				  arrest and/or authority to carry a firearm in the course of duty will enroll in
				  a reserve officer training course.
2. Knowledge and skills training of Harbor
				  Master Duties will be conducted at sites specified by the Academy.
3. Certification will be issued on completion
				  of both levels of training.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 7 - CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS › Section 227-7-1 - Purpose

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Certificates and awards may be presented by the Board for the
				  purpose of raising the level of competence of law enforcement and corrections
				  officers and to promote cooperation among law enforcement and corrections
				  agencies.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 7 - CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS › Section 227-7-2 - Cancellation

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board may revoke any certificate awarded to a law
				  enforcement or corrections officer if it finds that such officer falsified any
				  information required to obtain certification, or in any way misled the Board as
				  to any material facts relevant to such certification.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 7 - CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS › Section 227-7-3 - When Awarded

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board shall award certificates as follows:
A. To every person successfully completing
				the basic training course for municipal, county and state law enforcement
				officers, as prescribed in Specification S-1.
B. To every person successfully completing
				the basic training course for corrections officers as prescribed in
				Specification S-3 or Specification 3-A.
C. To every law enforcement and corrections
				office successfully completing in- service training as prescribed in the
				Specifications.
D. To every chief
				of police or sheriff who satisfies the standards for such certification as
				prescribed in Specification S-4 or Specification S-4A.
E. To such courses and instructors as the
				Board shall determine to have satisfied the Standards for such certification
				prescribed in Specifications S-5 and S-6.
F. To every person successfully completing
				the Pre-service Training Course for state, county and municipal law enforcement
				officers as prescribed by Specification S-7.
G. To every person successfully completing
				the Municipal Ordinance Prosecutor's Certificate Course for state, county and
				municipal law enforcement officers as prescribed by Specification
				S-19.
H. To every person
				successfully completing the Court Security Training Course for state, county
				and municipal law enforcement officers as prescribed by Specification
				S-20.
I. To every person
				successfully completing the Crash Reconstruction Specialist Certification
				course for state, county and municipal law enforcement officers as prescribed
				by Specification S-21.
J. To every
				person successfully completing the Harbor Master Basic Training Course for
				state, county and municipal law enforcement officers as prescribed by
				Specification S-22.
K. To every
				person successfully completing the standards of certification for Canine
				Handlers for state, county and municipal criminal justice personnel as
				prescribed by Specification S-23, S-24.
L. To every person successfully completing
				the standards of certification for Capitol Security Officer as prescribed by
				Specification S-27.
M. To every
				person successfully completing the standards of certification for Drug
				Recognition Technician as prescribed by Specification S-28.
N. To every person successfully completing
				the standards for Law Enforcement Recertification as prescribed by
				Specification S-30.
O. To every
				person successfully completing the standards for Corrections Full-Time
				Recertification as prescribed by Specification S-31.
P. To every person successfully completing
				the standards for Immigration and Naturalization Service Border Patrol Agent,
				INS Special Agents and INS Inspector Certification as prescribed by
				Specification S-32.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 9 - EXTENSIONS AND WAIVERS › Section 227-9-1 - Extension of Time for Law Enforcement Basic Training

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Pursuant to
				   25
				  M.R.S.A. §2804-C and in extenuating and
				  emergency circumstances, the Board may extend the twelve-month period within
				  which basic training is required for a period of time up to that allowed by
				  statute.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 9 - EXTENSIONS AND WAIVERS › Section 227-9-2 - Extension of Time for Corrections Basic Training

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In extenuating and emergency circumstances, the Board may
				  extend the twelve-month period within which basic training is required for a
				  period of time up to that allowed by statute.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 9 - EXTENSIONS AND WAIVERS › Section 227-9-3 - Basic Law Enforcement Training Program Waivers

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. In order to obtain a waiver, the applicant
				must demonstrate compliance with all Basic Law Enforcement Training Program
				entrance standards, as set forth in Chapter III except with respect to
				subsections C, D, K, L and M of Chapter III of these rules.
B. After compliance with paragraph A of this
				section, pursuant to 25 M.R.S.A. §2804-C, the Board may waive the required
				basic training course at the Academy under the following circumstances:
1. The applicant must be employed full-time
				or have been granted a conditional offer of employment, as defined in 25
				M.R.S.A. §2801-A(4), by the requesting agency, and
2. The applicant must have successfully
				completed an equivalent course. To be equivalent, a course must include
				completion of a state or federally regulated entry level law enforcement
				training program. If the Board determines that the entry level law enforcement
				training program is not equivalent to the one offered at the Academy, the Board
				will allow the applicant to supplement the course with the following:
a. The completion of in-service level law
				enforcement training;
b. The
				completion of post-secondary education in law enforcement or criminal justice;
				and
c. Experience as a full-time
				law enforcement officer.
The Board will consider the above to determine if the
				  applicant has completed an equivalent course.
3. The applicant must document all courses
				taken to the satisfaction of the Board. The applicant must provide a detailed
				curriculum of the entry level law enforcement training program and any other
				training submitted for consideration.
4. The applicant must have been employed as a
				full-time law enforcement officer within a two year period prior to an
				application for a waiver. If the applicant has not been so employed, that
				person shall provide evidence to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board,
				knowledge of current law enforcement practices or provide other criminal
				justice related experience.
5. The
				applicant must meet the standards of the Pre-Service Training Program by
				demonstrating proficiency with a service weapon to the basic law enforcement
				school standard, passing examinations administered in the Law Enforcement
				Pre-Service Course and completing the following instructional legal units of
				the basic law enforcement course: 
				
											 Maine Criminal Law
											Maine Motor Vehicle Law
											 Maine Juvenile Law
											 Maine Liquor Law
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 9 - EXTENSIONS AND WAIVERS › Section 227-9-4 - Corrections Basic Training Waiver

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The
				applicant must first satisfy all Basic Corrections Program entrance standards,
				as set forth in Chapter III of these rules.
B. Pursuant to 25 M.R.S.A. §2804-D, as
				to full-time corrections officers employed after July 6, 1978, the Board will
				waive the required basic training course at the Academy under the following
				circumstances:
1. The applicant must be
				employed full-time or have been granted a conditional offer of employment, as
				defined in 25 M.R.S.A. §2801-A(2), by the requesting agency, and
2. The applicant must have successfully
				completed an equivalent course. To be equivalent, a course must include
				completion of an entry level corrections training course recognized by another
				state or federal agency within the last 2 years. If the Board determines that
				the entry level course is not equivalent to the one offered at the Academy, the
				Board will allow the applicant to supplement the course with the following:
a. The completion of in-service corrections
				level training;
b. The completion
				of post-secondary education in corrections or related areas;
c. Experience as a full time correction
				officer.
The Board will then consider the above to determine if the
				  applicant has completed an equivalent course.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 11 - COSTS › Section 227-11-1 - Fees

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. All Municipal, County, State or
				non-Federal law enforcement agencies that send an employee to the Basic Law
				Enforcement Training Program shall pay a sum per employee, as prescribed by the
				Board of Trustees, to the Academy before the school in which the employee or
				employees are enrolled commences.
B. Each individual who is enrolled in a
				Pre-service Training Program will be assessed a fee as prescribed by the Board
				of Trustees. This fee will be collected upon enrollment of the student and made
				payable to the Academy.
C. Each
				applicant who is a full-time law enforcement officer or corrections officer and
				applies for a waiver of the Basic Courses shall pay a fee as prescribed by the
				Board.
D. Each applicant shall pay
				a sum, as prescribed by the Board of Trustees, to the Academy to meet the cost
				of administering the reading and writing entrance examination.
E. Each applicant shall pay a sum, as
				prescribed by the Board of Trustees, to the Academy to meet the cost of
				administering the physical fitness entrance examination.
F. Each pre-employment applicant to the Basic
				Law Enforcement Training Program shall pay a sum as prescribed by the Board of
				Trustees, to the Academy to meet the cost of administering the application
				process
G. Each pre-employment
				student to the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program shall pay a sum, as
				prescribed by the Board of Trustees, to the Academy for course
				tuition.
H. The Board of Trustees
				shall establish a fee schedule for training and all other services provided by
				the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to help defray the cost of such training and
				services.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 13 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MANDATORY POLICY ON RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC ABUSE › Section 227-13-1 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the minimum
				  standards for a mandatory written law enforcement agency policy on Response to
				  Domestic Abuse required by
				  25 M.R.S.
				  §2803-B(1)
				  (D).
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 227 - MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES › Chapter 13 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MANDATORY POLICY ON RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC ABUSE › Section 227-13-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				  indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) Law enforcement agency. "Law enforcement
				agency" means any state, county, municipality, or other political unit within
				the territory belonging to the State or any department, agency, or subdivision
				of any of the foregoing, any tribal government, or any corporation,
				agricultural society, or other association carrying out the functions of
				government that employs law enforcement officers.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 230 - MAINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY › Chapter 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS OF SCHEDULE II DRUGS › Section 230-1-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Security Prescription Blank
.
				"Security prescription blank" means a prescription blank that complies with the
				requirements of section
				3 of this rule.
B.
Schedule II Drug.
"Schedule
				II drug" has the same meaning as in the federal Controlled Substances Act of
				1970,
				21 United States Code, Section
				812, as amended through the effective date of
				this Chapter. The United States Code is available at the State Law and
				Legislative Library, Maine State House, State Street, Augusta,
				Maine.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 230 - MAINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY › Chapter 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS OF SCHEDULE II DRUGS › Section 230-1-2 - Requirement of a Security Prescription Blank for Schedule II Drugs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Beginning January 1, 2003, all written
				prescriptions for schedule II drugs issued by health care providers must be
				written on a security prescription blank, unless the health care provider has
				been granted a waiver pursuant to Section 5.
B. No prescription shall be filled that is
				not in conformity with these rules.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 230 - MAINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY › Chapter 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS OF SCHEDULE II DRUGS › Section 230-1-3 - Requirements of a urity Prescription Blank

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A prescription for a schedule II drug shall contain the
				  following security features:
A. A
				latent "void" pattern shall be printed across the entire width of the front of
				the prescription blank, such that if a prescription is photocopied the word
				"void" will appear in a pattern across the entire front of the
				prescription.
B. A repetitive
				watermark shall be printed on the backside of the prescription blank so that it
				shall only be seen at a forty-five (45) degree angle. The watermark shall bear
				the name of the company manufacturing the prescription blank or the word
				"security."
C. The prescription
				blank shall contain a word or symbol printed with ink that disappears if rubbed
				or scratched briskly.
D. The
				prescription blank shall contain a feature that shows obvious tampering if the
				blank is exposed to erasure or attempted erasure, either through the use of
				abrasion or chemicals.
E. The
				prescription blank shall be four and one-quarter (4 ¼) inches high and
				five and one-half (5 ½) inches wide.
F. The prescription shall bear the
				preprinted, stamped, typed, or manually printed name, address and telephone
				number of the prescribing health care provider.
G. The prescription blank shall provide space
				for the patient's name and address, the health care provider's signature and
				the health care provider's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration
				number.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 230 - MAINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY › Chapter 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS OF SCHEDULE II DRUGS › Section 230-1-4 - Requirements for completion of written prescriptions for schedule II drugs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All written prescriptions for schedule II drugs are subject
				  to the following requirements:
A. In
				cases of prescriptions where the name of more than one health care provider is
				pre-printed, the prescription must clearly indicate which health care provider
				issued the prescription;
B. The
				health care provider shall indicate the desired quantity and strength of the
				drug on the prescription form by both writing out the quantity and by
				indicating or writing the quantity in numerical form;
C. Prescriptions may be dispensed upon oral
				prescription of a health care provider only in emergency circumstances, and
				shall be promptly reduced to writing and filed by the pharmacy, but need not be
				written on a security prescription blank. The prescription shall also be
				reduced to a written prescription on a security prescription blank by the
				health care provider, and sent to the pharmacy within seven (7) days.
D. Only one (1) prescription shall be written
				per prescription blank.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 230 - MAINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY › Chapter 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS OF SCHEDULE II DRUGS › Section 230-1-5 - Waiver of requirements for security prescription blank

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. A health care provider, pharmacy, printer,
				reproducer, or distributor of prescription blanks may apply in writing to the
				Department of Public Safety for a waiver from the requirements for security
				prescription blanks. A request for waiver shall include:
(1) A detailed statement of the security
				features provided by the system proposed by the applicant for the prevention of
				forgery or alteration of an original prescription; or
(2) A sample of the alternative prescription
				blank.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 230 - MAINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY › Chapter 1 - REQUIREMENTS FOR WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS OF SCHEDULE II DRUGS › Section 230-1-6 - Printers, Reproducers or Distributors of urity Prescription Blanks

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. A printer, reproducer or distributor of
				security prescription blanks shall require a written purchase order or request
				for security prescription blanks. A written purchase order or request shall
				remain on file for two (2) years.
B. A purchase order or request shall be
				signed by:
(1) A health care provider whose
				name is to be printed on the security prescription blanks; or
(2) The chief medical officer of a health
				care facility, if the security prescription blanks are requested on behalf of a
				health care provider who stamps, types or manually prints his or her name,
				address, telephone number and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number on
				the security prescription blank.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION › Section 633-1-1

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Act to Establish the Gambling Control Board to License
				  and Regulate Slot Machines at Commercial Harness Racing Tracks, Public Law
				  2003, Ch. 687, was enacted by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor
				  John E. Baldacci on May 6, 2004. The Gambling Control Board created by that
				  portion of the Public Law codified at 8 M.R.S.A. Chapter 31 is charged with the
				  responsibility of adopting rules necessary to administer and enforce Maine's
				  slot machine gambling industry. In 2010, a referendum vote by the citizens of
				  the State of Maine enacted An Act to Allow a Casino in Oxford County. Initiated
				  Bill Chapter 2, effective November 2, 2010, added the regulation of casinos to
				  the responsibilities of the Gambling Control Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION › Section 633-1-2

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The rules contained herein are authorized by that
				  legislation. For definitions of specific terms used in these rules, see
				   8 M.R.S.A.
				  §1001.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION › Section 633-1-3

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Wherever in these rules a duty or responsibility is assigned
				  to the Board, the Board may, pursuant to the authority granted to it by
				   8 M.R.S.A.
				  §1003, delegate that duty or
				  responsibility to the Executive Director.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 2 - LICENSES AND APPLICATIONS › Section 633-2-8

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An action of the Board regarding an applicant or licensee
				  relates only to the applicant's or licensee's qualification for licensure under
				  8 M.R.S.A., Chapter 31, Section 1016 and these rules and does not indicate or
				  suggest that the Board has considered or passed on the qualifications or
				  application of the applicant or licensee for any other purpose.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CONTROL OF LICENSEES › Section 633-3-1

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each licensed slot machine operator, casino operator, slot
				  machine distributor, table game distributor, and gambling services vendor shall
				  maintain, in a place secure from theft, loss, or destruction, adequate records
				  of its business and accounting operations relating to the slot machine
				  operations and the casino operations regulated by this rule. Each of the above
				  licensees shall make the records available to the Board, Director, or
				  Department pursuant to
				   8 M.R.S.A.
				  §1041 and §
									1042.
				  Records shall be maintained as follows:
1. The licensees shall hold the records for
				not less than 5 years. The records shall include, but not be limited to, all of
				the following:
A. All correspondence with, or
				reports to, the Board or any local, state or federal regulatory
				agency;
B. All correspondence
				concerning the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or business of a
				proposed or existing slot machine facility or casino;
C. A personnel file on each
				employee;
D. All accounting
				records, ledgers, subsidiary records, computer generated data and internal
				audit records pertaining to slot machine or table game activities.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CONTROL OF LICENSEES › Section 633-3-2

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A licensee shall disclose changes in information.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this rule,
				if an obligation has been placed upon a licensee to report or submit
				information to the Board, the reporting or submission may be accomplished by
				providing the information to the Director or the Board.
2. A licensee or an applicant for a license
				has a continuing duty to disclose promptly any material changes in information
				provided to the Board as soon as the applicant or licensee becomes aware of the
				change. The duty to disclose changes in information continues throughout any
				period of licensure granted by the Board. A licensee or applicant shall make
				sure that all required release of information forms submitted to the Board are
				current.
3. A slot machine
				operator, casino operator, slot machine distributor, table game distributor, or
				gambling services vendor shall immediately notify the Board of any proposed or
				effective change regarding the makeup of its owners, directors, officers,
				partners, or key executives.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CONTROL OF LICENSEES › Section 633-3-3

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An applicant or licensee shall disclose
				  representatives.
1. An applicant or
				licensee shall file with the Board a list of persons and positions authorized
				to act on the applicant's or licensee's behalf as to any matter before the
				Board. An attorney appearing on behalf of an applicant or licensee in a matter
				before the Board shall promptly file an appearance identifying his or her
				client and the matter in which the attorney will appear.
2. A person holding or applying for a slot
				machine operator license, casino operator license, slot machine distributor
				license, table game distributor license, or a gambling services vendor license
				shall establish and identify a registered agent within the State of Maine for
				the purpose of accepting service of process, notices, and other forms of
				communication for the person holding or applying for one of the licenses cited
				above.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CONTROL OF LICENSEES › Section 633-3-4

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A licensed slot machine operator, casino operator, slot
				  machine distributor, table game distributor, or gambling services vendor shall
				  conduct a reasonable investigation of the background of employees whose duties
				  relate to or involve the conduct of gambling operations in the State of Maine
				  to reasonably ensure that the employee is eligible and suitable for the
				  employment under the licensing standards and other requirements of 8 M.R.S.A.
				  Chapter 31 and these rules. A licensed slot machine operator, casino operator,
				  slot machine distributor, table game distributor, or gambling services vendor
				  shall keep and maintain written records of investigations for all employees.
				  The licensees shall make the written records available to the Board, upon
				  request, within a reasonable time period prescribed by the Board. Licensure by
				  the Board may not be relied on by the licensee as the sole criterion for hiring
				  a job applicant.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CONTROL OF LICENSEES › Section 633-3-5

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An applicant or licensee shall provide all information
				  required by 8 M.R.S.A. Chapter 31 and these rules and satisfy all requests for
				  information pertaining to licensing, in the form specified by the Board. An
				  applicant or licensee shall waive liability as to the State, its
				  instrumentalities and agents for any damages resulting from any disclosure or
				  publication in any manner other than a willful unlawful disclosure or
				  publication of any material or information acquired during inquiries,
				  investigations or hearings.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CONTROL OF LICENSEES › Section 633-3-6

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Owners, directors, officers, key executives, and managerial
				  employees of a casino or slot facility, and any employees licensed by the
				  Board, shall not play or be permitted to play any gambling game at the casino
				  or slot facility at which the person is employed or licensed except in the
				  course of employee training, slot machine testing or table game testing being
				  conducted by authorized personnel, or when that person is demonstrating to one
				  or more patrons how to play a permitted slot machine game or table game.
1. Any employee for whom licensure
				has been waived pursuant to 8 M.R.S.A. §1015 is permitted to play slot
				machines or table games when not on duty. No such person shall be allowed to
				purchase or redeem tokens or tickets for any other person at the slot machine
				facility or casino operated by the licensee.
No Board member, Director of the Board, member of the Board
				  staff or Department member assigned to the Gambling Control Unit may gamble in
				  any casino or slot facility licensed by the Board except in the course of his
				  or her duties.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CONTROL OF LICENSEES › Section 633-3-7

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An applicant for or holder of a slot machine operator
				  license, casino operator license, slot machine distributor license, table game
				  distributor license, or a gambling services vendor license may not enter into
				  or perform any contract or transaction in connection with operations related to
				  the slot machine operator license, casino operator license, slot machine
				  distributor license, table game distributor license, or gambling services
				  vendor license for which application has been made or which the licensee holds
				  unless the applicant or licensee transfers or receives consideration that is
				  commercially reasonable.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 4 - LICENSEE RECORDS › Section 633-4-1 - Ownership Records

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The slot machine operator licensee or casino operator
				  licensee shall keep and provide to the Board upon request, all of the following
				  records:
1. If the slot Machine
				Operator licensee, Casino Operator licensee, or any controlling person of the
				licensee, or an applicant for the slot machine operator license or casino
				operator license, is a publicly traded corporation then the following will be
				provided:
A. A list of those executive
				officers of the publicly traded corporation whose ongoing and regular
				responsibilities relate or are expected to relate directly to the operation or
				oversight of the slot machine facility or casino.
B. Annual reports for the three (3) most
				recent years
C. Audited financial
				statements, i.e., balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, for the
				last three (3) years. All relevant attachments are to be provided.
D. All reports required to be filed with the
				Securities and Exchange Commission including the last 10-K report and the last
				two 10-Q reports.
E. Any other
				reports of the licensee or its parent/holding company to its shareholders for
				the current fiscal year
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 4 - LICENSEE RECORDS › Section 633-4-2 - Accounting Records

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1. The slot machine
				operator licensee or casino operator licensee shall maintain complete,
				accurate, legible, and permanent records of all transactions pertaining to its
				revenues and expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity in conformance with
				generally accepted accounting principles. The Board may direct the slot machine
				operator licensee or casino operator licensee to alter the manner in which the
				records are maintained if the licensee's records are not in accordance with
				generally accepted accounting principles or if the records are not in
				sufficient detail.
2. The
				accounting records shall be maintained using a double entry system of
				accounting with transactions recorded in accordance with generally accepted
				accounting principles and supported by detailed subsidiary records.
3. The detailed subsidiary records shall
				include, at a minimum, all of the following:
A. Detailed general ledger accounts
				identifying all revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity for the slot
				machine operator licensee or casino operator licensee;
B. A record of all investments, advances,
				loans, and accounts receivable balances due the establishment;
C. A record of all loans and other accounts
				payable by the slot machine operator licensee or casino operator
				licensee;
D. A record of all
				accounts receivable written off as uncollectible by the slot machine operator
				licensee or casino operator licensee;
E. Journal entries prepared by the slot
				machine operator licensee or casino operator licensee;
F. Tax work papers used in preparation of any
				state or federal tax return;
G.
				Records that identify all of the following on a per day basis or other
				accounting period approved by the Board
1. The
				number of coin equivalents if a bill acceptor is being used or vouchers are
				used;
2. The number of credits
				wagered;
3. The number of credits
				paid out by printed tickets;
4. The
				total number of credits won;
5. The
				number of times the logic door was accessed; and
6. The number of times the cash door was
				accessed;
7. The calculated payout
				percentage of each slot machine game on the basis of credits won divided by
				credits played;
8. The master game
				report for each table;
9. The
				number of chips missing and value from each table;
10. The Drop for each table;
11. The Win for each table.
H. Records required to fully
				comply with all applicable federal financial record-keeping requirements
				enumerated in 31
Code of Federal Regulations
, part
				103;
I. Records required by the
				slot machine operator licensee's or casino operator licensee's internal control
				system;
J. Work papers supporting
				the daily reconciliation of cash accountability; and
K. Other records that the Board requires to
				be maintained.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 4 - LICENSEE RECORDS › Section 633-4-3 - Standard Financial and Statistical Records

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1. Each Operator, unless specifically
				exempted by the Board, shall file daily, weekly, monthly, and annual reports of
				financial and statistical data with the Board.
2. At a minimum, the reports shall contain
				the following information:
Daily
A. Daily Operation Report which must include
				slot machine and table game win, handle, win percentage for the day, month to
				date, and for the comparable period last year.
B. A validation drop vs. meter comparison
				report filed for each drop day that compares the actual count to system totals.
Weekly
A. Transfers of employees within the
				Operator's organization.
B. Changes
				in officers, partners, directors, key employees, operations employees, and
				owners.
C. Names of all new
				employees hired to work on the premises.
D. Termination of any employee and the reason
				for such termination.
Monthly
A. Slot machine win, handle, and win
				percentage by denomination for the previous month and for the comparable
				periods in the prior year.
B. Table
				game win, handle, and win percentage for the previous month and for the
				comparable periods in the prior year.
C. Management fees paid.
D. All employee infractions of the internal
				controls, Board established Rules and Regulations and State Law. Each
				infraction shall be reported on a form approved by the board or its designee
				and shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
1. Employee name.
2. Date of infraction.
3. Complete details of infraction.
4. Action taken.
E. Balance sheet and income statement
				prepared on a comparative basis for the current month and corresponding prior
				year period, in a form prescribed by the Board which will include table games
				and slot machine operations.
Annually
A. Each Operator, unless specifically
				exempted by the Board, shall, at its own expense, cause its annual financial
				statements to be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing
				standards by an independent certified public accountant licensed to practice in
				the State of Maine.
B. The annual
				financial statement shall be prepared on a comparative basis for the current
				and prior fiscal year, and shall present financial position and results of
				operations in conformity with generally accepted accounting
				principles.
C. Copies of the annual
				report as developed by the independent certified public accountant shall be
				submitted by the Operator to the Board.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 4 - LICENSEE RECORDS › Section 633-4-4 - Special Audits and Licensee Annual Compliance Reports

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. To assure the integrity of gaming and
				compliance with 8 M.R.S.A.. Chapter 31 and these rules, the Board may require
				for cause a special audit of the slot machine operator or the casino operator
				to be conducted by State of Maine personnel or an independent certified public
				accountant who is, or whose firm is, licensed in Maine. The audit may not be
				performed by a firm who is also acting as a financial advisor for any
				governmental organization involved with or benefiting from the operation of the
				slot machine facility or casino. The Board shall establish the scope,
				procedures and reporting requirements of a special audit.
2. The slot machine operator licensee or
				casino operator licensee who is a public reporting company under the Securities
				and Exchange Act of 1933 or 1934,
				15 U.S.C.
				§
										77 and
				15
				U.S.C. §78, shall submit a copy of all reports required by the Securities
				and Exchange Commission to the Director in the form filed with the SEC. The
				reports shall be due on the same filing dates as required by the Securities and
				Exchange Commission.
3. The slot
				machine operator licensee or casino operator licensee shall bear the expense of
				preparing any audit required by these rules and performed by an independent
				certified public accountant. Qualified personnel of the slot machine operator
				licensee or casino operator licensee shall prepare compliance reports and the
				slot machine operator licensee or casino operator licensee shall bear the
				expense of preparing the compliance reports.
4. The reporting year-end of the holder of
				the slot machine operator license or casino operator license shall be the
				licensee's fiscal year.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 5 - INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 633-5-2

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This rule incorporates by reference the
State of
				  Maine Minimum Internal Control Standards
, (MICS) 2022 edition. A copy
				  of the MICS follows this rule as Appendix A. Copies of this standard are
				  available through the Maine Dept. of Public Safety Gambling Control Board, 45
				  Commerce Drive, Augusta, ME 04330.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 6 - TICKET REDEMPTION › Section 633-6-1

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Slot Machine Operators and Casino Operators shall redeem
				  tickets presented by a player in accordance with procedures proposed by the
				  Operator and approved by the Director prior to the opening of the premises for
				  slot machine play. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of
				  coin-in/coin-out machines.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 6 - TICKET REDEMPTION › Section 633-6-2

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Tickets may be redeemed by a player at the designated places
				  on the premises where the slot machine issuing the ticket is located. No ticket
				  or jackpot claim shall be redeemed by an Operator more than one year from the
				  date of issuance of the ticket or the date of the occurrence of the
				  jackpot.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 6 - TICKET REDEMPTION › Section 633-6-3

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No payment for credits awarded on a slot machine may be made
				  unless the ticket meets the following requirements:
1. It is presented on a fully legible, valid,
				printed ticket on paper approved by the board, containing the information as
				required;
2. It is not mutilated,
				altered, unreadable, or tampered with in any manner, or previously paid;
				and
3. It is not counterfeit in
				whole or in part.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 6 - TICKET REDEMPTION › Section 633-6-4 - Method of Payment

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The management of each licensed Slot Machine Operator or
				  Casino Operator shall designate employees authorized to redeem tickets during
				  the hours of operation. Credits shall be immediately paid in cash or by check,
				  electronic funds transfer (EFT), or automatic funds transfer (AFT) when a
				  player presents a ticket for payment meeting the requirements of this section.
				  No credits may be paid in tokens, chips or merchandise. Automated redemption
				  systems such as self-service kiosks are permissible.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 6 - TICKET REDEMPTION › Section 633-6-5 - Restrictions on Payment

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Operators may only redeem tickets for credits awarded on slot
				  machines located on its premises. The Board and the State of Maine are not
				  liable for the payment of any credits on any tickets.
Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 6 - TICKET REDEMPTION › Section 633-6-6 - Redeemed Tickets Defaced

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All tickets redeemed by a licensed Slot Machine Operator or
				  Casino Operator shall be marked, defaced, or electronically cancelled in a
				  manner that prevents any subsequent presentment and payment.