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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="11-316" title_number="11" title_name="Horse Racing" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing and Responsibilities of Licensees">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Before a prospective buyer buys a majority controlling interest in a licensee, the Commission shall review the personal and financial background of the prospective buyer.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The regulations shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>require a personal and financial background check of the prospective buyer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>specify a period of time to review the required personal and financial information before a purchase or transfer of racing days is made; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>require that notice and an invitation to comment be given to the Legislative Policy Committee at least 15 days before final approval of a purchase or transfer of racing days resulting from a purchase.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The background check shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a review by a certified public accountant of certified financial statements, including contingent or pledged liabilities, sufficient to determine the ability of the prospective buyer to buy and maintain the licensee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>an income statement for the most recent year;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a statement of financial and related records of any person in which the prospective buyer has at least a majority interest;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a disclosure of each financial interest in racing;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a disclosure of each person who will have beneficial ownership of the licensee as a result of the purchase;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>a criminal history records check under § 11-312 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>a character review.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
