Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 36 - MARYLAND STATE LOTTERY AND GAMING CONTROL AGENCY › Subtitle 03 - GAMING PROVISIONS › Chapter 36.03.02 - Investigation and Licensing › Section 36.03.02.16 - Denial of a License

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Denial of a
				Video Lottery Employee, Manufacturer, or Contractor License.
(1) In addition to the hearing requirements
				in §B of this regulation, the following process shall precede a hearing on
				the denial of a video lottery employee, manufacturer, or contractor
				license.
(2) After reviewing an
				application submitted for a video lottery employee, manufacturer, or contractor
				license, the Director may recommend that the Commission deny the application of
				an applicant who:
(3) If the
				Director recommends that the Commission deny a video lottery employee,
				manufacturer, or contractor license, the Director, or the Director's designee,
				shall promptly provide the applicant with written notice of the:
(a) Recommendation for denial;
(b) Basis for the recommendation;
				and
(c) Applicant's right to
				request a reconsideration meeting with the Director or the Director's
				designee.
(4) An
				applicant may submit to the Commission a written request for a reconsideration
				meeting within 15 days of the date of the notice described in §A(3) of
				this regulation.
(5) If an
				applicant fails to timely submit a request under §A(4) of this regulation,
				the Commission may adopt as final the recommendation of the Director or the
				Director's designee.
(6) During a
				reconsideration meeting, an applicant may:
(a)
				Be represented by counsel; and
(b)
				Present evidence as to why the license should be granted;
(7) If after the reconsideration meeting the
				applicant is dissatisfied with the recommendation of the Director or the
				Director's designee, the applicant may submit to the Commission, in writing:
(a) A request for hearing before the
				Commission on the recommendation of the Director or the Director's designee;
				and
(b) The applicant's legal and
				factual bases for disagreeing with the recommendation of the Director or the
				Director's designee.
(8)
				An applicant may submit a hearing request to the Commission within 15 days of
				the date of the recommendation of the Director or the Director's designee after
				the reconsideration meeting.
(9) If
				an applicant fails to timely submit a written hearing request under §A(8)
				of this regulation, the Commission may adopt as final the recommendation of the
				Director or the Director's designee.
(10) Upon receipt of a timely written hearing
				request, the Director shall provide the applicant a hearing notice for a
				hearing before the Commission.
(11)
				The Director's hearing notice, and the Commission hearing at which the
				recommended denial will be considered, shall comply with the requirements of
				COMAR 36.01.02.06.
(12) The
				Commission shall:
(a) Grant the license after
				determining that the applicant is qualified; or
(b) Deny the license after determining that
				the applicant:
(i) Is not qualified or is
				disqualified; or
(ii) Has violated
				a provision described in §A(2)(b) of this regulation.
(13) Following a hearing at which a
				license is denied, the Commission shall:
(a)
				Prepare an order denying the license with a statement of the reasons and
				specific findings of fact; and
(b)
				Provide the applicant with written notification of its final action.