(1) (a) The director of the division of gaming shall promulgate reasonable rules for the administration and enforcement of this part 16, including rules governing the identification, licensing, and fingerprinting of applicants for licensure.
(b) (I) Any rules of the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies in effect on September 1, 2020, under article 125 of title 12 continue in effect thereafter as though they had been promulgated by the director of the division of gaming under this part 16. References in any such rule to the director of the division of professions and occupations are deemed to refer to the director of the division of gaming.
(II) This subsection (1)(b) will be repealed if the director of the division of gaming promulgates rules pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section and the rules take effect. The director of the division of gaming shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the condition specified in this subsection (1)(b)(II) has occurred by e-mailing the notice to [email protected]. This subsection (1)(b) is repealed, effective upon the date identified in the notice that the rules take effect or, if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.
(2) (a) Any hearing, investigation, accusation, or other matter initiated by or pending before the director of the division of professions and occupations as of September 1, 2020, under article 125 of title 12 continues thereafter as though initiated by or pending before the director of the division of gaming under this part 16. In any such matter, references in pleadings or other documents to the director of the division of professions and occupations are deemed to refer to the director of the division of gaming.
(b) This subsection (2) will be repealed if the director of the division of gaming resolves all matters specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section and all applicable judicial review of the matters have been finalized. The director of the division of gaming shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the condition specified in this subsection (2)(b) has occurred by e-mailing the notice to [email protected]. This subsection (2) is repealed, effective upon the date identified in the notice that the condition has occurred or, if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.
Source: L. 2020: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 20-1286), ch. 269, p. 1305, § 2, effective July 10.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-125-104 as it existed prior to 2020.