Delaware § 10212 - Rights and responsibilities of each party state.

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§ 10212. Rights and responsibilities of each party state.

(a) By enacting this Compact, each party state:

(1) Agrees to accept the decisions of the Compact Committee regarding the issuance of Compact Committee licenses to participants in live racing pursuant to the committee’s licensure requirements.

(2) Reserves the right:

(i) To charge a fee for the use of a Compact Committee license in that state;

(ii) To apply its own standards in determining whether, on the facts of a particular case, a Compact Committee license should be suspended or revoked;

(iii) To apply its own standards in determining licensure eligibility, under the laws of that party state, for categories of participants in live racing that the Compact Committee determines not to license and for individual participants in live racing who do not meet the licensure requirements of the Compact Committee; and

(iv) To establish its own licensure standards for the licensure of non-racing employees at harness and horse racetracks and employees at separate satellite wagering facilities. Any party state that suspends or revokes a Compact Committee license shall, through its racing commission or the equivalent thereof or otherwise, promptly notify the Compact Committee of that suspension or revocation.

(3) Agrees to reimburse or otherwise pay the expenses of its official representative on the Compact Committee or its alternate.

(b) No party state shall be held liable for the debts or other financial obligations incurred by the Compact Committee.

73 Del. Laws, c. 382, §  1; 

Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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