Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each
natural person who seeks to apply for a license or registration under the Act,
obtain a license credential, modify his or her credential in any manner or
obtain employment as a CHAB employee pursuant to
13:69A-8.11 shall establish his or
her identity to a reasonable certainty.
(b) A natural person may establish his or her
identity pursuant to (a) above by providing either:
1. One of the following authentic documents:
i. A current and valid United States
passport;
ii. A Certificate of
United States Citizenship, or a Certificate of Naturalization, issued by the
United States Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS); or
iii. A current
and valid identification card issued by the USCIS containing a photograph or
fingerprints and identifying information such as name, date of birth, sex,
height, color of eyes and address; or
2. A certified copy of a birth certificate
issued by a state, county or municipal authority in the United States bearing
an official seal, and any one of the following authentic documents:
i. A current and valid driver's license
containing a photograph or identifying information such as name, date of birth,
sex, height, color of eyes and address;
ii. A current and valid identification card
issued to persons who serve in the United States military or their dependents
by the United States Department of Defense containing a photograph or
identifying information such as name, date of birth, sex, height, color of eyes
and address;
iii. A current and
valid student identification card containing a photograph, an expiration date,
the seal or logo of the issuing institution, and the signature of the card
holder;
iv. A current and valid
identification card issued by a Federal, state or local government agency
containing a photograph or identifying information such as name, date of birth,
sex, height, color of eyes and address; or
v. A current and valid casino employee or
casino key employee license, a casino employee or casino key employee license
that expired within the last five years, or a valid casino service employee
registration issued after February 2003; or
3. A current and valid foreign passport with
an employment authorization issued by the USCIS, and any one of the following
authentic documents:
i. A current and valid
driver's license containing a photograph or identifying information such as
name, date of birth, sex, height, color of eyes and address;
ii. A current and valid identification card
issued to persons who serve in the United States military or their dependents
by the United States Department of Defense containing a photograph or
identifying information such as name, date of birth, sex, height, color of eyes
and address;
iii. A current and
valid student identification card containing a photograph, an expiration date,
the seal or logo of the issuing institution, and the signature of the card
holder;
iv. A current and valid
identification card issued by a Federal, state or local government agency
containing a photograph or identifying information such as name, date of birth,
sex, height, color of eyes and address; or
v. A current and valid casino employee or
casino key employee license, a casino employee or casino key employee license
that expired within the last five years, or a valid casino service employee
registration issued after February 2003.
(c) Any person whose current legal name is
different from the name on his or her certified birth certificate (for example,
maiden name) must show legal proof of the name change. Legal proof accepted is
a certified marriage or civil union certificate, divorce decree or court order
linking the new name with the previous name. Note: A divorce decree may be used
as authority to resume using a previous name only if it contains the new name
and permits a return to use of the previous name.
(d) Any person required to establish his or
her identity pursuant to (a) above who is not a United States citizen shall
also be required to demonstrate that he or she is authorized to work in the
United States in accordance with
13:69A-1.3(a).
(e) Any natural person may request that the
Division change the name designated on his or her application, license or
registration by establishing identity pursuant to (b) above or by providing a
certified copy of certificate of marriage, a divorce decree or court order from
this or any other state, which evidences the requested name change.
(f) Any person whose application or name
change is not accepted for failure to meet the requirements of (b) or (c) above
may request a hearing in accordance with
13:69B-2.3.
