Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 3/23/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL XXXX

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill XXXX by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by adding
5Section 79 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/79 new)
7    Sec. 79. Investigators. Investigators appointed by the
8Board pursuant to the powers conferred upon the Board by
9paragraph (20.6) of subsection (c) of Section 5 of the
10Riverboat Gambling Act and Section 80 of this Act shall have
11authority to conduct investigations, searches, seizures,
12arrests, and other duties imposed under this Act and the
13Riverboat Gambling Act, as deemed necessary by the Board. These
14investigators have and may exercise all of the rights and
15powers of peace officers, provided that these powers shall be
16(1) limited to offenses or violations occurring or committed in

 

 

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1connection with conduct subject to this Act, including, but not
2limited to, the manufacture, distribution, supply, operation,
3placement, service, maintenance, or play of video gaming
4terminals and the distribution of profits and collection of
5revenues resulting from such play, and (2) exercised, to the
6fullest extent practicable, in cooperation with the local
7police department of the applicable municipality or, if these
8powers are exercised outside the boundaries of an incorporated
9municipality or within a municipality that does not have its
10own police department, in cooperation with the police
11department whose jurisdiction encompasses the applicable
12locality.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.".