19920A.  (a) The division shall make appropriate investigations as
follows:
   (1) Determine whether there has been any violation of this chapter
or any regulations adopted thereunder.
   (2) Determine any facts, conditions, practices, or matters that it
may deem necessary or proper to aid in the enforcement of this
chapter or any regulation adopted thereunder.
   (3) To aid in adopting regulations.
   (4) To secure information as a basis for recommending legislation
relating to this chapter.
   (b) If, after any investigation, the division is satisfied that a
license, permit, finding of suitability, or approval should be
suspended or revoked, it shall file an accusation with the commission
in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part
1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
   (c) In addition to any action that the commission may take against
a license, permit, finding of suitability, or approval, the
commission may also require the payment of fines or penalties.
However, no fine imposed shall exceed twenty thousand dollars
($20,000) for each separate violation of any provision of this
chapter or any regulation adopted thereunder.
   (d) This section shall become operative on the occurrence of one
of the events specified in Section 66 of the act that added this
section to the Business and Professions Code.



19921A.  (a) The commission may issue any emergency orders against
an owner licensee or any person involved in a transaction requiring
prior approval that the division deems reasonably necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or
general welfare.
   (b) The emergency order shall set forth the grounds upon which it
is based, including a statement of facts constituting the alleged
emergency necessitating the action.
   (c) The emergency order is effective immediately upon issuance and
service upon the owner licensee or any agent of the licensee
registered with the division for receipt of service, or, in cases
involving prior approval, upon issuance and service upon the person
or entity involved, or upon an agent of that person or entity
authorized to accept service of process in this state.  The emergency
order may suspend, limit, condition, or take other action in
relation to the license of one or more persons in an operation
without affecting other individual licensees, registrants, or the
licensed gambling establishment.  The emergency order remains
effective until further order of the commission or final disposition
of any proceeding conducted pursuant to subdivision (d).
   (d) Within two calendar days after issuance of an emergency order,
the division shall file an accusation with the commission against
the person or entity involved.  Thereafter, the person or entity
against whom the emergency order has been issued and served is
entitled to a hearing which, if so requested, shall commence within
10 business days of the date of the request if a gambling operation
is closed by the order, and in all other cases, within 30 calendar
days of the date of the request.  On application of the division, and
for good cause shown, a court may extend the time within which a
hearing is required to be commenced, upon those terms and conditions
that the court deems equitable.
   (e) This section shall become operative on the occurrence of one
of the events specified in Section 66 of the act that added this
section to the Business and Professions Code.



19922.  (a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision or order of the
board that limits, conditions, suspends, or revokes any previously
granted license or approval, made after hearing by the board, may
petition the Superior Court for the County of Sacramento for judicial
review pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure and
Section 11523 of the Government Code.  Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the standard set forth in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (h) of Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure
shall apply for obtaining a stay of the operation of a board order.
In every case where it is claimed that the findings are not supported
by the evidence, abuse of discretion is established if the court
determines that the findings are not supported by substantial
evidence in light of the whole record.
   (b) The court may summarily deny the petition, or the court may
issue an alternative writ directing the board to certify the whole
record of the division in the case to the court within a time
specified.  No new or additional evidence shall be introduced in the
court, but, if an alternative writ issues, the cause shall be heard
on the whole record of the division as certified by the board.
   (c) In determining the cause following issuance of an alternative
writ, the court shall enter judgment affirming, modifying, or
reversing the order of the board, or the court may remand the case
for further proceedings before, or reconsideration by, the board.
   (d) This section provides the exclusive means to review
adjudicatory decisions of the board.