STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN J. BURZICHELLI
District 3 (Salem, Cumberland and Gloucester)
Assemblyman RALPH R. CAPUTO
District 28 (Essex)
SYNOPSIS
Removes requirement that Casino Control Commission inspectors and agents be present at all times during casino operations and instead permits presence at times deemed appropriate by commission.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning inspectors and agents of the Casino Control Commission and amending P.L.1977, c.110.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 63 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-63) is amended to read as follows:
63. Duties of the Commission. The Casino Control Commission shall have general responsibility for the implementation of this act, as hereinafter provided, including, without limitation, the responsibility:
a. To hear and decide promptly and in reasonable order all license, registration, certificate, and permit applications and causes affecting the granting, suspension, revocation, or renewal thereof;
b. To conduct all hearings pertaining to civil violations of this act or regulations promulgated hereunder;
c. To promulgate such regulations as in its judgment may be necessary to fulfill the policies of this act;
d. To collect all license and registration fees and taxes imposed by this act and the regulations issued pursuant hereto;
e. To levy and collect penalties for the violation of provisions of this act and the regulations promulgated hereunder;
f. To be present through its inspectors and agents at [all] times during the operation of any casino or simulcasting facility as deemed appropriate by the commission for the purpose of certifying the revenue thereof, receiving complaints from the public relating to the conduct of gaming and simulcast wagering operations, examining records of revenues and procedures, and conducting periodic reviews of operations and facilities for the purpose of evaluating current or suggested provisions of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
g. To refer to the division for investigation and prosecution any evidence of a violation of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) or the regulations promulgated thereunder;
h.To review and rule upon any complaint by a casino licensee regarding any investigative procedures of the division which are unnecessarily disruptive of casino or simulcasting facility operations. The need to inspect and investigate shall be presumed at all times. The disruption of a licensee's operations shall be proved by clear and convincing evidence, which evidence shall establish that: (1) the procedures had no reasonable law enforcement purpose, and (2) the procedures were so disruptive as to inhibit unreasonably casino or simulcasting facility operations; and
i. To ensure that there is no duplication of duties and responsibilities between it and the division.
(cf: P.L.1995, c.18, s.14)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill removes the requirement in current law for inspectors and agents of the Casino Control Commission to be present at all times during the operation of any casino or simulcasting facility to provide instead that they be present at times deemed appropriate by the commission. The purpose of this bill is to provide the commission with the flexibility needed in deploying its personnel with regard to its general responsibility in implementing the Casino Control Act.
The presence of the inspectors and agents is for the purpose of certifying the revenue of the casino and simulcasting facility, receiving complaints from the public relating to the conduct of gaming and simulcast wagering operations, examining records of revenues and procedures, and conducting periodic reviews of operations and facilities for the purpose of evaluating current or suggested provisions of the Casino Control Act.