SB1579sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

Filed: 2/27/2009

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1579

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1579 on page 5, by replacing lines 13 through 17 with the following: "witness, respectively, unless the conduct that gave rise to the action was willful or wanton misconduct."; and

on page 7, line 1, by changing "United States citizen" to "citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States"; and

on page 7, line 2, by replacing "a felony." with the following: "forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or any other similar offense, or a felony involving moral turpitude, in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State or any other state, district, or territory of the United States or of a foreign country, unless the Board waives this qualification after taking into account the nature of the applicant's conduct, any aggravating or extenuating circumstances, the time elapsed since the conviction, the rehabilitation or restitution performed by the applicant, and any other factors that the Board deems relevant.".