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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 36.10.06.10" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="06" heading="Identification Cards for Sports Wagering Employees.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Commission shall issue an identification card to an individual who is licensed as a sports wagering employee.</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 sports wagering facility, mobile sports wagering licensee, online sports wagering operator, sports wagering facility operator, or sports wagering contractor.</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>Unless otherwise approved by the Commission for a specific date and time, shall wear or otherwise prominently display the licensee’s identification card at all times while working in a sports wagering facility or a data center located in Maryland;</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 an identification card issued under this regulation is lost or stolen:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The licensee shall immediately:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Report the loss or theft to the licensee’s 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 an identification card issued under this regulation 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 the licensee’s 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 an emergency credential to the licensee that is valid for 1 work day; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The licensee shall surrender the emergency credential to the Commission at the end of the work day on which the licensee 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; or</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. The employer of the sports wagering employee who was issued an identification card under this regulation shall ensure that the licensee’s identification card is surrendered to the Commission if the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Commission suspends or revokes the license;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>License is not renewed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Licensee separates from employment with licensee’s employer; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Licensee is otherwise ordered to surrender the identification card.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If an identification card is not surrendered as required under §D(2)(c) or E of this regulation, the licensee’s employer may be subject to enforcement action under COMAR 36.03.04 or 36.10.08.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If an identification card was surrendered when the licensee separated employment from the licensee’s employer, the Commission may issue the licensee another identification card if the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Licensee obtains employment with a sports wagering licensee or video lottery operation licensee;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Term of the employee’s license has not expired; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Commission verifies:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The licensee’s identity;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>That the license was in good standing when the card was surrendered; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>That the license has not expired and remains in good standing.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>There is no fee for an identification card issued under §G of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Nothing in this regulation shall preclude the Commission from taking enforcement action against a licensee based on the circumstances related to the licensee’s separation from employment or information obtained while reviewing a licensee’s notification of an intended change in employment status.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>