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| Public Act 101-0318 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning gaming.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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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)
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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.
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(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.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||