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2001 Illinois Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2001)

handle is hein.sag/sagil0023 and id is 1 raw text is: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF ILLINOIS
February 2, 2001
Jim Ryan
ATTORNEY GENERAL
FILE NO. 01-001
REVENUE:
Police Powers of Investigators
of the Department of Revenue
Mr. Glen L. Bower
Director of Revenue
Illinois Department of Revenue
101 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, Illinois 62702
Dear Mr. Bower:
I have your letter where'  u in u re wheth r)investi-
gators appointed by the Department  R e e pursuant to section
39b15.1 of the Civil A  'ni  t e C d   (20 ILCS 2505/39bl5.l
(West 1998)) may exerc s the po  s of   ce officers with
respect to t       ce e t of pe a laws generally. For the
reasons h r nafter state      s my opinion that such investiga-
tors may x rcise th i powers as peace officers only when
enforcing t ts administered by the Department.
Section 39bl5.1 of the Civil Administrative Code
provides that the Department of Revenue may:
* * * appoint investigators to conduct
all investigations, searches, seizures, ar-
rests and other duties imposed under the
500 South Second Screet. Springfield. Illinois 62706 (217) 782-1090  TTY: (217) 785-2771  FAX: (217) 782-7046
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