California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 19854

Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 302, Sec. 4. (AB 1271) Effective January 1, 2024.
(a)A person shall not be employed as a key employee unless that person applies for and obtains a key employee license.
(b)A person shall not be issued a key employee license unless the person would qualify for a state gambling license.
(c)A key employee license, once issued, shall authorize a person to act as a key employee until the expiration or revocation of that license and shall entitle the holder to work for any gambling enterprise as a key employee upon proper notice to the department.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 19854 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-8-special-business-regulations/chapter-5-the-gambling-control-act/article-4-licensing/section-19854

Other sections in Article 4 - Licensing

§ 19850§ 19851§ 19852§ 19852.2§ 19853§ 19854§ 19855§ 19856§ 19857§ 19858…§ 19871§ 19872§ 19873§ 19874§ 19875§ 19876§ 19876.5§ 19877§ 19878§ 19879

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