PRINTER'S NO. 4581

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2936 Session of 2004

        INTRODUCED BY J. EVANS, ARGALL, PHILLIPS, E. Z. TAYLOR, ADOLPH,
           ARMSTRONG, BASTIAN, BROWNE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, DALLY,
           FICHTER, GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, HARRIS, HERSHEY,
           HUTCHINSON, KILLION, MACKERETH, MAJOR, MYERS, NAILOR,
           O'NEILL, ROSS, RUBLEY, SATHER, SAYLOR, SEMMEL, T. STEVENSON,
           TIGUE, WATSON, WILT, ZUG AND WEBER, OCTOBER 21, 2004

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
           OCTOBER 21, 2004

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, further providing for gaming enforcement.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Section 1517(d) of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania
     6  Consolidated Statutes, added July 5, 2004 (P.L.572, No.71), is
     7  amended to read:
     8  § 1517.  Enforcement.
     9     * * *
    10     (d)  Criminal action.--
    11         (1)  The department shall at all times have the power of
    12     access to examination and audit of any equipment and records
    13     relating to all aspects of the operation of slot machines
    14     under this part.
    15         (2)  In addition to the authority conferred upon the

     1     Attorney General by the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950,
     2     No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, the
     3     Attorney General shall have the authority to investigate and
     4     [to] institute criminal proceedings for any violation of this
     5     part [or any series of such violations involving any county
     6     of this Commonwealth and another state. No]. A person charged
     7     with a violation of this part by the Attorney General shall
     8     not have standing to challenge the authority of the Attorney
     9     General to investigate or prosecute the case, and, if any
    10     such challenge is made, the challenge shall be dismissed and
    11     no relief shall be available in the courts of this
    12     Commonwealth to the person making the challenge.
    13         (3)  Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
    14     limit the regulatory or investigative authority of any
    15     Commonwealth agency with functions relating to individuals,
    16     entities or matters within the scope of this part.
    17     * * *
    18     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.








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