2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 32 - Sports and Parks
Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995
Article VI - Licensing
§ 443. Registration of casino service employees
(a) No person may commence employment as a casino service employee, unless that person has been registered with the Commission, which registration shall be in accordance with subsection (f) of this section.
(b) Any applicant for casino service employee registration shall produce such information as the Commission may require. Subsequent to the registration of a casino service employee, the Commission may revoke, suspend, limit, or otherwise restrict the registration upon a finding that the registrant is disqualified on the basis of the criteria contained in section 438 of this title.
(c) The Commission may, by regulation, require that all applicants for casino service employee registration be residents of the Virgin Islands for a period not to exceed six months immediately prior to such registration, but application may be made prior to the expiration of the required period of residency. The Commission shall waive the required residency period for an applicant only upon a showing of good cause.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section no casino service employee registration shall be revoked on the basis of a conviction of any of the offenses enumerated in this chapter as disqualification criteria or the commission of any act or acts which would constitute any offense under subsection (c) of section 438, as specified in subsection (g) of that section provided that the registrant has affirmatively demonstrated the registrant's rehabilitation. In determining whether the registrant has affirmatively demonstrated the registrant's rehabilitation the Commission shall consider the following factors:
(1) The nature and duties of the registrant's position;
(2) The nature and seriousness of the offense or conduct;
(3) The circumstances under which the offense or conduct occurred;
(4) The date of the offense or conduct;
(5) The age of the registrant when the offense or conduct was committed;
(6) Whether the offense or conduct was an isolated or repeated incident;
(7) Any social conditions which may have contributed to the offense or conduct;
(8) Any evidence of rehabilitation, including good conduct in prison or in the community, counseling or psychiatric treatment received, acquisition of additional academic or vocational schooling, successful participation in correctional work-release programs, or the recommendation of persons who have or have had the registrant under their supervision.
(e) The Commission may waive any disqualification criterion for a casino service employee consistent with the public policy of this chapter and upon a finding that the interests of justice so require.
(f) Upon petition by the holder of a casino license, casino service employee registration shall be granted to each applicant for casino service employee registration named therein, provided that the petition certifies that each such applicant has filed a completed application for casino service employee registration as required by the Commission.
