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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 36.07.02.15" title_num="36" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="02" heading="Identification Cards for Licensees.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Commission shall issue an identification card to an individual who is employed by a licensed facility operator or manufacturer and licensed as a principal employee or instant bingo manager.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Identification Card.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An identification card shall display a photograph of the licensee, and at a minimum, indicate:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The individual's name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>By color, pattern, or symbol, the licensing category; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The license expiration date.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An identification card is evidence that the licensee is authorized to be employed in the designated licensing category by a licensed facility operator or manufacturer.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An identification card is the property of the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Licensee Obligations.  A licensee:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall wear or otherwise prominently display his or her identification card at all times while working;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall immediately report a loss or theft of the card to the licensee’s employer and the Commission;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>May not allow another individual to possess the card; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Shall comply with an order of the Commission to surrender the card.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Replacement Identification Card.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the identification card of a licensee who is employed by a licensed facility operator, manufacturer, or contractor is lost or stolen:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The licensee shall immediately:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Report the loss or theft to his or her employer; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>In a form or format designated by the Commission, submit to the Commission a written description of the circumstances of the loss or theft; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>After verifying the licensee’s identity, the Commission may issue a new identification card to the licensee;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the identification card of a licensee who is employed by a licensed facility operator or manufacturer is temporarily unavailable to the licensee:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The licensee shall immediately:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Report the temporary unavailability of the card to his or her employer; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>In a form or format designated by the Commission, submit to the Commission a written description as to why the card is temporarily unavailable;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>After verifying the licensee’s identity, the Commission may issue a temporary identification card to the licensee that is valid for 30 days; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The licensee shall surrender the temporary identification card to the Commission by the end of the 30th day on which he or she received the card.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the Commission issues a replacement or temporary identification card to a licensee, the licensee’s employer shall pay the Commission:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>$40 for the cost of a replacement identification card; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>$20 for the cost of a temporary identification card.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Surrender and Reissuance of Identification Card.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The licensed facility operator or manufacturer that employs, or employed, a licensee shall ensure that the licensee surrenders his or her identification card to the Commission if the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Commission suspends or revokes the license;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>License is not renewed;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Licensee separates from employment with a licensed facility operator or manufacturer; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Licensee is otherwise ordered to surrender the identification card.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If an identification card is not surrendered as required under §D(2)(c) or §E(1) of this regulation, the licensed facility operator or manufacturer that employs, or employed, the licensee may be subject to a sanction under COMAR 36.07.17.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If an identification card was surrendered when the licensee separated employment from a licensed facility operator or manufacturer, the Commission may issue the licensee another identification card if the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Licensee obtains employment with a licensed facility operator or manufacturer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Term of the license has not expired; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Commission verifies:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The licensee’s identity;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>That the license was in good standing when the card was surrendered; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>That the license has not expired and remains in good standing.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>There is no fee for an identification card issued under §E(3) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Nothing in this regulation shall preclude the Commission from imposing on the licensee a sanction that is based on the circumstances related to a licensee’s separation from employment with a licensed facility operator or manufacturer.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>