Sec. 2001.437. UNIT MANAGER; LICENSE

(a) If the unit accounting agreement of a unit states that a unit manager is responsible for compliance with commission rules and this chapter, the unit manager is responsible for:

(1) the filing of one quarterly report for the unit on a form prescribed by the commission; and

(2) the payment of taxes and fees and the maintenance of the bingo inventory and financial records of the unit.

(b) A unit with a unit manager shall notify the commission of the name of the unit manager and immediately notify the commission of any change of unit manager.

(c) A person may not provide services as a unit manager to licensed authorized organizations that form a unit unless the person holds a unit manager license under this subchapter. A person designated as an agent under Section 2001.438(b) is not a unit manager on account of that designation for purposes of this section.

(d) An applicant for a unit manager license must file with the commission a written application on a form prescribed by the commission that includes:

(1) the name and address of the applicant;

(2) information regarding whether the applicant, or any officer, director, or employee of the applicant, has been convicted of a felony, criminal fraud, gambling or gambling-related offense, or crime of moral turpitude; and

(3) any other information required by commission rule.

(e) The commission by rule shall establish an annual license fee for a unit manager license in an amount reasonable to defray administrative costs plus any costs incurred to conduct a criminal background check.

(f) A person who holds a unit manager license shall post a bond or other security pursuant to Section 2001.514.

(g) A person is not eligible for a unit manager license under this subchapter if the person, or any officer, director, or employee of the person:

(1) has been convicted of a felony, criminal fraud, a gambling or gambling-related offense, or crime of moral turpitude, if less than 10 years has elapsed since the termination of a sentence, parole, or community supervision served for the offense;

(2) is an owner, officer, or director of a licensed commercial lessor, is employed by a licensed commercial lessor, or is related to a licensed commercial lessor within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, unless the holder of the license is a licensed authorized organization or an association of licensed authorized organizations; or

(3) holds or is listed on another license under this chapter, unless the holder of the license is a licensed authorized organization or an association of licensed authorized organizations.

(h) A unit manager must complete the training required by Section 2001.107.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1114, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.