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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2144
Introduced 1/14/2004, by Denny Jacobs SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 2505/2505-305 |
was 20 ILCS 2505/39b15.1 |
230 ILCS 10/22.1 new |
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Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that only the Department of State Police has the authority to conduct investigations, searches, seizures, and arrests aboard riverboats. Effective July 1, 2004.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2144 |
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LRB093 15017 LRD 40588 b |
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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 Department of Revenue Law of the
Civil |
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| Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section |
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| 2505-305 as follows:
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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) Except as otherwise provided in Section 22.1 of the |
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| Riverboat Gambling Act, the Department has the power to
appoint |
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| investigators to conduct all investigations,
searches, |
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| seizures, arrests, and other duties imposed under the |
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| provisions
of any law administered by the Department
or the |
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| Illinois Gaming Board.
Except as provided in subsection (c), |
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| these investigators have
and
may exercise all the powers of |
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| peace officers solely for the purpose of
enforcing taxing |
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| measures administered by the Department
or the Illinois Gaming |
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| Board.
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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) Investigators appointed under this Section who are |
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| assigned to the
Illinois Gaming Board have and may exercise all
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| the rights and powers
of peace officers,
provided that these |
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| powers shall be limited to offenses or violations occurring
or |
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| committed on a riverboat or dock, as defined in subsection
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| subsections (d) and (f) of
Section 4 of the Riverboat
Gambling |
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| Act.
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