Minimum Standards for Count Room Key Box

Minimum Standards for Count Room Key Box. (a) If the licensee maintains a key box in the count room, the key box and controls surrounding the key box must be the same as those required by Rules 14.1 and 14.2 of this chapter. No one other than the count team members should have access to the count room key box. (b) At the end of the count and during breaks, the keys must be placed back into the count room key box and the key to the count room key box must be returned to the dual lock key box or automated key box. (c) The licensee must conduct a documented key inventory, which includes the signatures of the Count Team Manager, Count Team Supervisor or Count Team Lead and Security, to ensure all keys are accounted for at the conclusion of the count and before the count team exits for a break. The documented key inventory must be forwarded to Accounting for review with the count documentation. If the licensee maintains an automated key box in their count room, a manual documented key inventory is not required. Accounting must review the reports detailed in Rule 14.14 of this chapter to ensure an accurate key accountability. (Adopted: 12/20/2007.)