California Code of Regulations
Title 4 - Business Regulations
Division 18 - California Gambling Control Commission
Chapter 2 - Licenses and Work Permits
Article 5 - Surrender or Abandonment of Cardroom Business License
Section 12142 - Cardroom Business License; Surrender; Abandonment

Universal Citation: 4 CA Code of Regs 12142

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) A cardroom business licensee may propose to surrender their cardroom business license at any time prior to expiration. In order to propose the surrender of a cardroom business license, the cardroom business licensee must submit a written request to the Commission, with a copy to the Bureau. A proposed surrender will be agendized for consideration at the next available Commission meeting. Each proposed surrender will be considered on its merits by the Commission. A proposed surrender is not effective unless and until the surrender is accepted by the Commission. A proposed surrender may be rejected if the Commission determines that acceptance would not be in the public interest, for example, if the cardroom business licensee is currently under investigation or if disciplinary action has been initiated.

(b) A cardroom business license that has been surrendered or abandoned after the effective date of this section is subject to the following:

(1) The license cannot be reactivated, reinstated, reissued, or renewed.

(2) The cardroom business licnesee associated with that cardroom business license is no longer eligible to conduct any gambling operation under that license.

(3) Business and Professions Code section 19963 precludes that gambling establishment from being reopened in that jurisdiction or in any other jurisdiction.

1. New section filed 12-12-2002; operative 12-12-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2002, No. 50).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) and NOTE filed 6-26-2003 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2003, No. 26).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 6-3-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations; operative 7-1-2013 in accordance with Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012 (Register 2013, No. 23).
4. Relocation and amendment of article 5 heading from preceding section 12140 to precede section 12142, repealer of former section 12142 and renumbering of former section 12347 to new section 12142, including amendment of section heading and section, filed 12-12-2020; operative 1-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2020, No. 51). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19811, 19824, 19840 and 19841, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19823, 19851, 19876, 19877 and 19963, Business and Professions Code.

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