1. An organization or distributor may not employ a person as a temporary or permanent employee until the organization or distributor has initiated a record check on the person, the person has independently requested a record check from the bureau of criminal investigation within one year before employment, or a person is not required to have a record check according to subsection 5. An organization or distributor temporarily may employ a person pending the results of a record check.

2. An organization or distributor shall initiate a record check of a person by submitting a "request for record check" form to the attorney general within twenty-one calendar days of the first day of employment. If special circumstances exist, including an applicant residing out of state, the organization shall follow procedures prescribed by the attorney general. An organization or distributor may only request a record check of a person who has a written promise of employment or who is temporarily employed pending the result of the record check. A person shall attest to the accuracy of the information on the form and authorize the attorney general to release information on any criminal record found, including a copy of the bureau of criminal investigation's criminal history record information, to an organization or distributor which requested the record check.

3. An organization shall initiate a record check on employees including volunteers at least every six years, commencing with the date of employment.

4. The following employees, including volunteers, of an organization require a record check: a. A person who directly operates games on a site; b. A person who is a shift or gaming manager; c. A person who places a deal of pull tabs in a dispensing device, removes currency from a device, adds currency and removes redeemed credit ticket vouchers from a kiosk, or

reimburses an alcoholic beverage establishment for redeemed pull tabs or credit ticket vouchers;

1. d. A person who is a member of a drop box cash count team; or
2. e. A person who directly sells or distributes gaming equipment for a distributor.5. The following employees, including volunteers, of an organization are not required to have a record check:- a. A person who is sixteen or seventeen years of age;
3. b. A person who has had a record check done and, within one year of the record check, has become re-employed by or starts to volunteer for the same organization or employed by or volunteers for a different organization, distributor, or alcoholic beverage establishment than the person was employed by or volunteered for when the record check was done, and who provides the results of the record check and, if applicable, a copy of the bureau of criminal investigation's criminal history record information, to the new organization, distributor, or alcoholic beverage establishment; or
4. c. A person, other than a gaming manager, who only conducts a calcutta, raffle, poker, or sports pool or is employed by or volunteers for an organization that conducts games on no more than fourteen days during a calendar year.6. The attorney general may require fingerprints of a person. A local law enforcement agency may charge a fee for taking fingerprint impressions.7. The fee for a record check is fifteen dollars and is not refundable. However, if a federal agency or local law enforcement agency has done a record check, the attorney general may waive the fee. The fee must be remitted by an organization, distributor, or person with the request form to the attorney general.8. The attorney general shall conduct the record check and provide the results to an organization or distributor which requested the record check unless a federal or local law enforcement agency conducts a record check. This notice must indicate whether a criminal record was found or not found. If a criminal record is found, the attorney general shall also provide an organization or distributor with a copy of the bureau of criminal investigation's criminal history record information. An organization or distributor shall review this report to determine whether a person is eligible for employment as an employee according to subdivision a or b of subsection 5 of North Dakota Century Code section 53-06.1-06.9. If a person is not eligible for employment but has been temporarily employed pending the results of a record check, an organization or distributor, within five days of receiving the copy of the record check, shall terminate the person's employment. This period may not be extended without consent of the office of attorney general.10. An organization or distributor shall retain the results and criminal history record information from the federal or local law enforcement licensing document for the time period prescribed by federal law.11. If a person, while employed by an organization or distributor, pleads guilty to or has been found guilty of a felony or misdemeanor offense referenced by subdivisions a and b of subsection 5 of North Dakota Century Code section 53-06.1-06, the person shall immediately notify the organization or distributor. Upon notification, an organization or distributor, within five days, shall terminate the person's employment unless the person received a deferred imposition of sentence and has fully complied with the terms of the deferral.

History: Effective May 1, 1998; amended effective July 1, 2000; July 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; October 1, 2006; July 1, 2010; April 1, 2016; July 1, 2018; January 1, 2023; July 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1

Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.1-01.1, 53-06.1-06