Section 435a.6. Board credentials

(a) The following individuals shall obtain a Board credential:

(1) A principal whose duties are required to be performed at a licensed facility in excess of 12 days in a 12-month period.

(2) Key employees.

(3) Gaming employees.

(4) Nongaming employee registrants.

(5) State employees whose duties require the employee’s presence at a licensed facility more frequently than once a month.

(b) The credential will contain the following information:

(1) The name, date of birth, sex, height, weight, hair color and eye color of the licensee, permittee or registrant.

(2) A photograph of the face of the individual to whom the credential has been issued which meets the standards of the Commonwealth Photograph Imaging Network.

(3) The inscription ‘‘Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.’’

(4) The seal of the Commonwealth.

(5) A license, permit or registration number.

(6) The type of license, permit or registration.

(7) An expiration date.

(8) The signature of the employee.

(9) Other security features as determined by the Board.

(c) A State employee required to obtain a Board credential shall carry the Board credential on his person at all times while engaged in the performance of his duties on the premises of a licensed facility.

(d) An individual who is not a State employee, who is required to obtain a Board credential and whose duties:

(1) Do not require the individual to be on the gaming floor or in a restricted area, shall carry the Board credential on his person at all times while engaged in the performance of his duties on the premises of a licensed facility.

(2) Require the individual to be on the gaming floor or in a restricted area, shall display the Board credential on his person at all times while engaged in the performance of his duties on the premises of a licensed facility. A food and beverage employee of a slot machine licensee who is required to obtain a Board credential and whose duties require the individual to be on the gaming floor may carry, instead of display, the employee’s Board credential if:

(i) The employee displays the access badge required under § 465a.12 (relating to access badges and temporary access credentials).

(ii) The access badge displays a unique identification number that has been assigned to that employee and which can be read by the slot machine licensee’s surveillance system.

(e) Slot machine and management company licensees are prohibited from allowing a principal who is required to obtain a credential, a key employee, gaming employee or nongaming employee registrant to perform his duties on the premises of a licensed facility unless the employee is in possession of a Board-issued credential.

(f) An employee whose license, permit or registration has been suspended or revoked by the Board shall surrender the Board credential to Board staff.

The provisions of this § 435a.6 amended October 10, 2008, effective October 11, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 5652; amended May 14, 2010, effective May 15, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 2535; amended June 12, 2015, effective June 13, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 2829. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (363716) to (363717).

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Authority

The provisions of this § 435a.6 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(9)—(23) and (30), 1205, 1206(f) and (g), 1207(1) and (2), 1207(1)—(3), (5), (9) and (11), 1208(1)(iii), 1209(b), 1212, 1213, 1322, 13A11, 13A12—13A14, 13A15 and 1802 and Chapter 13.