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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 36.07.02.01" title_num="36" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="02" heading="Process.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Upon filing an application for a license under this subtitle, the applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee established by the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If a license application must be submitted to the Commission by a particular date, the application shall be submitted not later than 5 p.m. on the last day of this period, and an application submitted after the deadline need not be accepted nor considered by the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Applications.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Documents submitted to the Commission under this chapter shall consist of an original and the number of copies required by the Commission and shall be in the electronic format required by Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Documents and information submitted to the Commission in a license application shall be sworn before a notary public as to their truth and validity by the applicant or, if the applicant is not an individual, by the chief executive officer of the applicant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Director Review.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Upon receipt of an application by the Commission, the Director shall review the application to determine whether it contains all the information required under this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the Director determines that the required information has not been submitted, the Director shall notify the applicant in writing and state the nature of the deficiency.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An applicant notified in accordance with §D(2) of this regulation may submit the documents necessary to complete the application not later than 15 days after issuance of the notification.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>When the Director determines that an application contains all of the required information, the Director shall certify in writing that the application has been received by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>An applicant who is notified in accordance with §D(2) of this regulation and who fails to submit the requested documents in a timely manner need not be certified by the Director, and the Commission need not consider the application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Changes in Application.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If information submitted by an applicant as part of a license application changes or becomes inaccurate before the Commission acts on the application, the applicant shall immediately notify the Director in writing of the change or inaccuracy.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>After an application has been filed by an applicant, the applicant may not amend the application except:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>To address a deficiency in accordance with a notice sent under §D(2) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>As required by the Commission or the Commission staff for clarification of information contained in the application; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>To address a change in the circumstances surrounding the application that was outside the control of the applicant and that affects the ability of the applicant to comply with the law or the regulations of the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>To amend an application under §E(2)(c) of this regulation, an applicant shall file with the Director a written request to amend the application, stating:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The change in the circumstances surrounding the application that necessitates the amendment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The nature of the amendment; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The reason why the amendment is necessary to bring the application into compliance with the law or the regulations of the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Commission shall grant or deny each request filed under §E(3) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A request shall be granted if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Commission that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The circumstances requiring the amendment were outside the control of the applicant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Before the change in the circumstances surrounding the application, the application complied with the pertinent provisions of the law or the regulations of the Commission; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The amendment is necessary to bring the application into compliance with the pertinent provisions of the law or the regulations of the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>An application for an instant bingo principal employee license may be withdrawn if the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Applicant submits a written request to the Commission to withdraw the application; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Written request is submitted before the Commission has denied the application.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Burden of Proof.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The burden of proof shall be on the applicant to show that the applicant complies with the regulations of the Commission regarding eligibility and qualifications for the license.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Commission may deny an instant bingo principal employee license to an applicant whose past or present conduct would bring the State into disrepute.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Commission may deny a license to an applicant whose gaming license has been suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Administrative Costs of Background Investigations.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Promptly upon receipt of an invoice from the Commission, an applicant for a license shall reimburse the Commission for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The administrative costs associated with performing background investigations of the applicant and any individual required to provide information under Regulation .02 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any payments made by the Commission to a person approved by the Commission to conduct the background investigations.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Failure to reimburse the Commission shall be grounds for disqualification of the applicant and denial of the license application.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Commission may require an advance deposit from an applicant for the Commission’s estimate of the administrative costs of conducting the applicant’s background investigation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Commission shall refund to an applicant any unused amount of the advance deposit.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Payment and Collection.  Applicants shall pay the administrative costs and fees required under this regulation by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Wire transfer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Money order;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Certified check made payable to the “State of Maryland”; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any other manner designated by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Continuing Obligations.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Applicants who are awarded a license shall, during the term of their licensures, conform to all of the information contained in their license applications.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Failure to conform to the information contained in a license application shall be grounds for the Commission invoking against the licensee the sanctions described in Regulation .17 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>