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.".