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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 03.10.01.04" title_num="03" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="01" heading="Annual Report and Record-Keeping Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Annual Report.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>On or before August 1 of each year, a licensee shall file an annual report with the Comptroller for the preceding reporting year.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The annual report shall be submitted by mail or electronically in a form approved by the Comptroller.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Charitable Disbursements.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The annual report shall show that the licensee has made and met the charitable disbursement requirement under Criminal Law Article, §12-304(c), Annotated Code of Maryland, on or before the due date of the report.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Information regarding each charitable disbursement shall include the name and address of the charitable organization receiving the disbursement, the charitable organization’s federal employer identification number, and a copy of a receipt from or a cancelled check to the charitable organization receiving the disbursement identifying the date and the amount of the disbursement.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Filing Requirements.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If a licensee fails to file a full and complete annual report by August 1, the Comptroller shall mail a notice within 30 days demanding that the report be filed within 10 days of the date on the notice.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Comptroller may suspend or revoke the license of each slot machine licensed to the licensee for a licensee’s failure to file a complete annual report.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Audits.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Comptroller may examine or audit an annual report filed by a licensee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>To determine whether an annual report is correct or otherwise to enforce this chapter, the Comptroller may:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Examine any records, data, or other documents that may support the information included in the annual report;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Conduct an investigation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Hold a hearing.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Record-Keeping Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A licensee shall keep the records substantiating the information required for the annual report for a period of 4 years or for a shorter time as determined by the Comptroller.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A licensee shall make the records available for inspection and examination by the Comptroller at any time during business hours.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A licensee must keep a separate accounting of proceeds and disbursements from its slot machines.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, a licensee shall comply with the record-keeping requirements of COMAR 03.01.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>