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5:12-76.     General duties and powers 
    76.  General Duties and Powers.

 

   a.   The Division of Gaming Enforcement shall:

 

   (1)  promptly and in reasonable order investigate all applications, enforce the provisions of this act and any regulations promulgated hereunder, and prosecute before the commission all proceedings for violations of this act or any regulations promulgated hereunder; 

   (2)  provide the commission with all information necessary for all action under Article 6 of this act and for all proceedings involving enforcement of the provisions of this act or any regulations promulgated hereunder; and 

   (3)  ensure that there is no duplication of duties and responsibilities between it and the commission. 

   b.   The division shall:

 

   (1)  Investigate the qualifications of each applicant before any license, certificate, or permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of this act; 

   (2)  Investigate the circumstances surrounding any act or transaction for which commission approval is required; 

   (3)  Investigate violations of this act and regulations promulgated hereunder; 

   (4)  Initiate, prosecute and defend such proceedings before the commission, or appeals therefrom, as the division may deem appropriate; 

   (5)  Provide assistance upon request by the commission in the consideration and promulgation of rules and regulations; 

   (6)  Conduct continuing reviews of casino operations through on-site observation and other reasonable means to assure compliance with this act and regulations promulgated hereunder, subject to subsection h. of section 63 of this act; 

   (7)  Receive and take appropriate action on any referral from the commission relating to any evidence of a violation of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) or the regulations promulgated thereunder; 

   (8)  Exchange fingerprint data with, and receive criminal history record information from, the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in considering applicants for any license or registration issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.); 

   (9)  Conduct audits of casino operations at such times, under such circumstances, and to such extent as the director shall determine, including reviews of accounting, administrative and financial records, and management control systems, procedures and records utilized by a casino licensee; 

   (10)  Be entitled to request and receive information, materials and any other data from any licensee or registrant, or applicant for a license or registration under this act; and 

   (11)  Report to the Attorney General recommendations that promote more efficient operations of the division. 

   L.1977,c.110,s.76; amended 1979,c.282,s.16; 1991,c.182,s.19; 1993,c.292,s.11; 1995,c.18,s.20.