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Sen. Terry Link
Filed: 4/23/2009
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3872
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3872 on page 1, |
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| lines 5 and 6, by replacing "Section 2505-310" with "Sections |
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| 2505-305 and 2505-310"; and
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| on page 1, immediately below line 6, by inserting the |
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| following:
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| "(20 ILCS 2505/2505-305) (was 20 ILCS 2505/39b15.1)
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| Sec. 2505-305. Investigators.
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| (a) The Department has the power to
appoint investigators |
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| to conduct all investigations,
searches, seizures, arrests, |
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| and other duties imposed under the provisions
of any law |
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| administered by the Department, the Illinois Liquor Control |
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| Commission, the Illinois Racing Board,
or the Illinois Gaming |
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| Board. These
Except as provided in subsection (c), these |
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| investigators have
and
may exercise all the powers of peace |
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| officers only as provided in this Section. An investigator may |
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| exercise the powers of a peace officer while solely for the |
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| purpose of
enforcing taxing or other measures administered by |
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| the Department, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, the |
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| Illinois Racing Board,
or the Illinois Gaming Board. An |
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| investigator may exercise the powers of a peace officer when he |
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| or she discovers any criminal offense or violation while |
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| enforcing any measure administered by the Department, the |
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| Illinois Liquor Control Commission, the Illinois Racing Board, |
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| or the Illinois Gaming Board if (i) the criminal offense or |
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| violation creates a threat to the life or safety of the |
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| investigator or any other person and (ii) the investigator |
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| notifies the proper local law enforcement agency as soon as is |
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| practical.
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| (b) The Director must authorize to each investigator |
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| employed under this
Section and
to any other employee of the |
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| Department exercising the powers of a peace
officer a
distinct |
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| badge that, on its face, (i) clearly states that the badge is
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| authorized
by the
Department and (ii)
contains a unique |
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| identifying number.
No other badge shall be authorized by
the |
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| Department.
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| (c) (Blank). Investigators appointed under this Section |
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| who are assigned to the
Illinois Gaming Board have and may |
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| exercise all
the rights and powers
of peace officers,
provided |
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| that these powers shall be limited to offenses or violations |
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| occurring
or committed on a riverboat or dock, as defined in |
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| subsections (d) and (f) of
Section 4 of the Riverboat
Gambling |