Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. An applicant for
approval of, or modification of existing associated equipment shall; submit an
application to the board on forms provided or approved by the board.
B. The following information shall be
included on the application:
(1) the name,
business address, and business telephone number of the manufacturer or
distributor;
(2) the federal
identification number and New Mexico taxpayer identification number, or social
security number of the manufacturer or distributor;
(3) a list of the jurisdictions that have
approved the associated equipment and a copy of the document of approval from
each jurisdiction; and
(4)
additional information deemed necessary by the board to enable complete
understanding of the operation and function of the associated equipment for
which approval is sought.
C. The board has the authority to take,
authorize, or require each of the following actions:
(1) employ the services of an outside
independent gaming test laboratory to conduct the testing;
(2) bill a licensee who requests licensure or
approval of associated equipment through any billing mechanism the board deems
appropriate for all costs of testing;
(3) require transportation of not more than
two working models of the associated equipment to a designated independent
laboratory for review and inspection. The laboratory may dismantle the
associated equipment and may destroy the electronic components in order to
fully evaluate the equipment;
(4)
require that the applicant provide specialized equipment or the services of an
independent technical expert to evaluate the associated equipment;
and
(5) require the manufacturer or
distributor seeking approval of the associated equipment to pay all the costs
of transportation, review, inspection and testing.
D. If the board requires the manufacturer or
distributor of associated equipment to submit the associated equipment to an
independent laboratory for testing, then the manufacturer or distributor shall
provide the following information to the independent laboratory:
(1) the information set forth in Paragraphs
(1) through (5) of Subsection B of 15.1.7.31 NMAC above;
(2) a complete, comprehensive, and
technically accurate description and explanation of the associated equipment
and its intended use in both technical and lay language; the document must be
signed under penalty of perjury;
(3) detailed operating procedures of the
associated equipment; and
(4)
details of all tests previously performed on the associated equipment, the
conditions and standards under which the tests were performed, and the person
or persons who conducted the tests.
E. Upon testing of any associated equipment,
the independent laboratory shall provide the board with documentation of the
following:
(1) details of the tests performed
on the associated equipment;
(2)
results of tests performed on the associated equipment;
(3) detailed operating procedures of the
associated equipment;
(4)
percentage calculations of the associated equipment, if applicable,
and
(5) any other information
deemed necessary by the board to ensure compliance with the act and this
rule.
F. A gaming
operator licensee shall only install or use associated equipment that has been
approved by the board after determination that the associated equipment is in
compliance with the technical standards set forth in this rule.
G. After the board determines whether to
approve or disapprove the associated equipment, the board shall notify the
manufacturer or distributor of its decision, in writing.
H. A gaming operator licensee shall not alter
the manner in which associated equipment operates or revise or modify the
associated equipment without the prior written approval of the board.
