Gaming Committee

Filed: 2/15/2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4998

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4998, on page 41, by
3 replacing lines 16 through 27 with the following:
4         "(20.6) To appoint investigators to conduct
5     investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other
6     duties imposed under this Act, as deemed necessary by the
7     Board. These investigators have and may exercise all of the
8     rights and powers of peace officers, provided that these
9     powers shall be limited to offenses or violations occurring
10     or committed on a riverboat or dock, as defined in
11     subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as otherwise
12     provided by this Act or any other law.
13         (20.7) To contract with the Department of State Police
14     for the use of trained and qualified State police officers
15     and with the Department of Revenue for the use of trained
16     and qualified Department of Revenue investigators to
17     conduct investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and
18     other duties imposed under this Act and to exercise all of
19     the rights and powers of peace officers, provided that the
20     powers of Department of Revenue investigators under this
21     subdivision (20.7) shall be limited to offenses or
22     violations occurring or committed on a riverboat or dock,
23     as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as
24     otherwise provided by this Act or any other law. In the
25     event the Department of State Police or the Department of
26     Revenue is unable to fill contracted police or

 

 

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1     investigative positions, the Board may appoint
2     investigators to fill those positions pursuant to
3     subdivision (20.6).".