Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1007 – Intelligence sharing, reciprocal use and restricted use agreements
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1. Agreement. The board or the department may enter into intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreements with a department or agency of the Federal Government and law enforcement agencies and gaming enforcement or regulatory agencies of other jurisdictions. The board or the department may provide information or records designated as confidential under section 1006 only after obtaining a signed authorization to release the information or records from the applicant, licensee, owner, key executive or gaming employee to which the information or records relate, pertain or belong. This authorization requirement does not apply to the sharing of information permitted under subsections 2 and 3.
[PL 2005, c. 11, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1007
- Applicant: means a person who has submitted an application for a license. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Board: means the Gambling Control Board established under section 1002. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Gaming employee: means any person connected directly with a gambling facility, including cashiers, change personnel, counting room personnel, hosts, persons who extend credit or offer complimentary services, machine mechanics, security personnel, supervisors or managers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Key executive: means any executive of a licensee having power to exercise a significant influence over decisions concerning the operation or distribution of slot machines, table games or gambling services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Licensee: means a person granted a license under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Owner: means a person who owns or controls, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of a business organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
- Person: means an individual or a business organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 8 Sec. 1001
2. Reports from other jurisdictions. Information or records in the possession of the board or the department received pursuant to an intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreement entered into by the board or the department with a federal department or agency or a law enforcement agency or gaming enforcement or regulatory agency of any jurisdiction are considered records or information within the meaning of section 1006, subsection 1 and may be disseminated only with the permission of the person or agency providing the information or records.
[PL 2005, c. 11, §1 (NEW).]
3. Investigation of violations. Records received by the board or the department as application materials or as part of an investigation related to an applicant or licensee may be disclosed to state or federal law enforcement entities when the Attorney General or the department determines that the information contains evidence of a possible violation of laws, rules or regulations enforced by those entities.
[PL 2005, c. 11, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 11, §1 (NEW).