Public Act 101-0318
 
SB1246 EnrolledLRB101 07738 SMS 52787 b

    AN ACT concerning gaming.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by adding
Sections 43 and 79.5 and by changing Section 58 as follows:
 
    (230 ILCS 40/43 new)
    Sec. 43. Notice of alleged violation of Section 40. In all
instances of an alleged violation of Section 40, the Board or
its agents or designees shall provide written notice of the
alleged violation to the affected licensed establishment,
licensed fraternal establishment, licensed veterans
establishment, or licensed truck stop establishment within 15
days after the alleged occurrence of the violation.
 
    (230 ILCS 40/58)
    Sec. 58. Location of terminals. Video gaming terminals in
a licensed establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or
licensed veterans establishment must be located in an area that
is restricted to persons over 21 years of age and the entrance
to the area must be which is within the view of at least one
employee of the establishment , who is over 21 years of age, of
the establishment in which they are located.
    The placement of video gaming terminals in licensed
establishments, licensed truck stop establishments, licensed
fraternal establishments, and licensed veterans establishments
shall be subject to the rules promulgated by the Board pursuant
to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
 
    (230 ILCS 40/79.5 new)
    Sec. 79.5. Enforcement actions. The Board shall establish
a policy and standards for compliance operations to investigate
whether a licensed establishment, licensed fraternal
establishment, licensed veterans establishment, or a licensed
truck stop establishment is: (1) permitting any person under
the age of 21 years to use or play a video gaming terminal in
violation of this Act; or (2) furnishing alcoholic liquor to
persons under 21 years of age in violation of the Liquor
Control Act of 1934.
    The policy and standards for compliance operations under
this Section shall be similar to the model policy and
guidelines for the operation of alcohol and tobacco compliance
checks by local law enforcement officers adopted by the
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board pursuant to
subsection (c) of Section 6-16.1 of the Liquor Control Act of
1934. The Board shall adopt the policy and standards in the
form of emergency rulemaking that shall be adopted no later
than 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 101st General Assembly and shall be immediately followed by
permanent rulemaking on the same subject.
    A licensed establishment, licensed fraternal
establishment, licensed veterans establishment, or licensed
truck stop establishment that is the subject of an enforcement
action under this Section and is found, pursuant to the
enforcement action, to be in compliance with this Act shall be
notified by the Board that no violation was found within 30
days after the finding.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.