(a)
Composition and appointment.
The three member board of administrative judges shall be comprised of:
(1) the division facility supervisor or
designee;
(2) the general manager
or designee; and
(3) an additional
division representative.
(b)
Authority.
(1) Majority rules. All questions pertaining
to which their authority extends shall be determined by a majority vote of the
board of administrative judges.
(2)
Presiding judge. The division facility supervisor or the senior facility
liaison officer shall be the presiding judge of the board of administrative
judges.
(c)
Deputy
and temporary racing judges. No deputy or temporary racing judge shall
sit on the board of administrative judges unless the permission for such
substitution is received from the executive director.
(d)
Powers and duties.
(1) The board of administrative judges shall
have jurisdiction over all matters concerning allegations of regulatory
infractions committed by patrons or division licensees.
(2) The board of administrative judges shall
investigate and review any allegation of fraudulent or corrupt practices at the
facility.
(3) The board of
administrative judges shall investigate all complaints.
(4) The board of administrative judges shall
have the power to conduct reinstatement hearings.
(5) The board of administrative judges shall
have the power, following a hearing conducted in accordance with the division
rules of practice and hearing procedures, to punish for violation of chapter
226 of the Connecticut General Statutes or sections
12-574-F1
to
12-574-F65,
inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, any person subject
to their control and in their discretion, to impose fines, license suspensions
or both for said violations.
(6)
The board of administrative judges may suspend for not longer than sixty (60)
days anyone whom they have authority to supervise, they may impose a fine not
exceeding $500.00, or they may impose a combination of these penalties. They
may also suspend any person, including greyhound racing authorities, racing
judges of any other state or any other officials of the meet, found guilty of
any corrupt or fraudulent practices. All such suspensions and fines shall be
reported to the division. If the penalty capable of being imposed by them is
not in their opinion sufficient, the board of administrative judges shall refer
the matter to the division.
(7) Any
party aggrieved by the imposition of a penalty by the board of administrative
judges may petition the division for a hearing de novo conducted in accordance
with chapter 54 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The petition shall be
submitted in writing to the division within three days of official notice of
the judges' decision. The taking of a petition to the division shall
automatically stay any penalty imposed by the board of administrative
judges.
(8) The division retains
the right to assume jurisdiction over any matter within the purview of the
board of administrative judges.
(e)
Exclusions. In accordance
with section
12-574-F19
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the board of administrative
judges shall order the exclusion from all places under their control of persons
ruled off or ejected. In accordance with section
12-574-F19
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, they may also order the
exclusion of any person declared guilty of any corrupt or fraudulent practices
by authorities or judges of any other state or country. The names of all
persons ordered excluded shall be promptly reported to the division.