(a) The commission is entitled to conduct an investigation of and is entitled to obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division, or another law enforcement agency to assist in the investigation of:
(1) a sales agent or an applicant for a sales agent license;
(2) a person required to be named in a license application;
(3) a lottery operator or prospective lottery operator;
(4) an employee of a lottery operator or prospective lottery operator, if the employee is or will be directly involved in lottery operations;
(5) a person who manufactures or distributes lottery equipment or supplies, or a representative of a person who manufactures or distributes lottery equipment or supplies offered to the lottery;
(6) a person who has submitted a written bid or proposal to the commission in connection with the procurement of goods or services by the commission, if the amount of the bid or proposal exceeds $500;
(7) an employee or other person who works for or will work for a sales agent or an applicant for a sales agent license;
(8) a person who proposes to enter into or who has a contract with the commission to supply goods or services to the commission; or
(9) if a person described in Subdivisions (1) through (8) is not an individual, an individual who:
(A) is an officer or director of the person;
(B) holds more than 10 percent of the stock in the person;
(C) holds an equitable interest greater than 10 percent in the person;
(D) is a creditor of the person who holds more than 10 percent of the person’s outstanding debt;
(E) is the owner or lessee of a business that the person conducts or through which the person will conduct lottery-related activities;
(F) shares or will share in the profits, other than stock dividends, of the person;
(G) participates in managing the affairs of the person; or
(H) is an employee of the person who is or will be involved in:
(i) selling tickets; or
(ii) handling money from the sale of tickets.
(b) The commission shall conduct an investigation of and obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division, or another law enforcement agency to assist in the investigation of:
(1) the executive director or a prospective executive director; or
(2) an employee or prospective employee of the commission.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 466.201

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) Not later than the first anniversary after the date of each renewal, the commission shall obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety on a sales agent whose license is renewed under § 466.158.

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