IC 4-30-11-1 Verification of validity of winning tickets; adoption of rules
Sec. 1. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
establish a system of verifying the validity of tickets claimed to win
prizes and to make payment of the prize. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-2 Assignment of prize; restrictions
Sec. 2. The right of any person to a prize is not assignable. A prize
may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner or to a person
designated under an appropriate judicial order. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-1990,
SEC.6.
IC 4-30-11-3 Persons less than 18 years of age
Sec. 3. A prize may not be paid to a person who is less than
eighteen (18) years of age unless the winning ticket was lawfully
purchased and made a gift to the minor. In that case the commission
shall direct the payment to an adult member of the minor's family or
the legal guardian of the minor as custodian for the minor. The
person named as guardian has the same powers and duties as
prescribed for a guardian under Indiana guardianship law. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-4 Invalid tickets
Sec. 4. A prize may not be paid if it arises from tickets that are
determined to be:
(1) stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, produced
or issued in error, or unreadable;
(2) not received or not recorded by the commission's applicable
deadlines;
(3) lacking in captions that confirm and agree with the lottery
play symbols that are appropriate to the lottery game involved;
or
(4) not in compliance with any additional specific rules and
public or confidential validation and security tests of the
commission applicable to the particular lottery game involved. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-5 More than one claimant entitled to prize
Sec. 5. A particular prize in a lottery game may not be paid more
than once. If there is a binding determination that more than one (1)
claimant is entitled to a prize, the sole remedy of these claimants is
the award to each of them of an equal share in the prize. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-6 Maximum payment allowed by retailers
Sec. 6. For the convenience of the public, retailers may be
authorized to pay winners an amount not to exceed five hundred
ninety-nine dollars ($599) after performing validation procedures on
their premises that are required by the commission for the lottery
game involved. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-7 Deadlines for claiming prizes
Sec. 7. Holders of lottery tickets are entitled to claim prizes for
one hundred eighty (180) days after the drawing or at the end of the
lottery game play in which the prize was won. If a valid claim is not
made for a prize within the applicable period, the prize is considered
an unclaimed prize for purposes of section 9 of this chapter. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2009,
SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-8 Tickets purchased or sold in violation of article
Sec. 8. A prize may not be paid on a ticket that is purchased or
sold in violation of this article or to a person who is prohibited from
purchasing a lottery ticket under this article. Such a prize is
considered an unclaimed prize for purposes of section 9 of this
chapter. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-9 Unclaimed prize money
Sec. 9. All unclaimed prize money shall be added to the pool from
which future prizes are to be awarded or used for special prize
promotions. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-10 Discharge of commission liability
Sec. 10. The commission is discharged of all liability upon
payment of a prize. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-11 Prize winners with outstanding debt to state agency, delinquent
taxes, or past due child support; offset
Sec. 11. (a) The treasurer of state, the department of state revenue,
the department of administration, the Indiana department of
transportation, the attorney general, and the courts shall identify to
the commission, in the form and format prescribed by the
commission and approved by the auditor of state, a person who:
(1) owes an outstanding debt to a state agency;
(2) owes delinquent state taxes; or
(3) owes child support collected and paid to a recipient through
a court.
(b) Before the payment of a prize of more than five hundred
ninety-nine dollars ($599) to a claimant identified under subsection
(a), the commission shall deduct the amount of the obligation from
the prize money and transmit the deducted amount to the auditor of
state. The commission shall pay the balance of the prize money to the
prize winner after deduction of the obligation. If a prize winner owes
multiple obligations subject to offset under this section and the prize
is insufficient to cover all obligations, the amount of the prize shall
be applied as follows:
(1) First, to the child support obligations owed by the prize
winner that are collected and paid to a recipient through a court.
(2) Second, to judgments owed by the prize winner.
(3) Third, to tax liens owed by the prize winner.
(4) Fourth, to unsecured debts owed by the prize winner.
Within each of the categories described in subdivisions (1) through
(4), the amount and priority of the prize shall be applied in the
manner that the auditor of state determines to be appropriate. The
commission shall reimburse the auditor of state pursuant to an
agreement under IC 4-30-15-5 for the expenses incurred by the
auditor of state in carrying out the duties required by this section.
(c) As used in this section, "debt" means an obligation that is
evidenced by an assessment or lien issued by a state agency, a
judgment, or a final order of an administrative agency. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-1990,
SEC.7; P.L.108-2009, SEC.2.
IC 4-30-11-1 Verification of validity of winning tickets; adoption of rules
Sec. 1. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
establish a system of verifying the validity of tickets claimed to win
prizes and to make payment of the prize. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-2 Assignment of prize; restrictions
Sec. 2. The right of any person to a prize is not assignable. A prize
may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner or to a person
designated under an appropriate judicial order. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-1990,
SEC.6.
IC 4-30-11-3 Persons less than 18 years of age
Sec. 3. A prize may not be paid to a person who is less than
eighteen (18) years of age unless the winning ticket was lawfully
purchased and made a gift to the minor. In that case the commission
shall direct the payment to an adult member of the minor's family or
the legal guardian of the minor as custodian for the minor. The
person named as guardian has the same powers and duties as
prescribed for a guardian under Indiana guardianship law. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-4 Invalid tickets
Sec. 4. A prize may not be paid if it arises from tickets that are
determined to be:
(1) stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, produced
or issued in error, or unreadable;
(2) not received or not recorded by the commission's applicable
deadlines;
(3) lacking in captions that confirm and agree with the lottery
play symbols that are appropriate to the lottery game involved;
or
(4) not in compliance with any additional specific rules and
public or confidential validation and security tests of the
commission applicable to the particular lottery game involved. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-5 More than one claimant entitled to prize
Sec. 5. A particular prize in a lottery game may not be paid more
than once. If there is a binding determination that more than one (1)
claimant is entitled to a prize, the sole remedy of these claimants is
the award to each of them of an equal share in the prize. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-6 Maximum payment allowed by retailers
Sec. 6. For the convenience of the public, retailers may be
authorized to pay winners an amount not to exceed five hundred
ninety-nine dollars ($599) after performing validation procedures on
their premises that are required by the commission for the lottery
game involved. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-7 Deadlines for claiming prizes
Sec. 7. Holders of lottery tickets are entitled to claim prizes for
one hundred eighty (180) days after the drawing or at the end of the
lottery game play in which the prize was won. If a valid claim is not
made for a prize within the applicable period, the prize is considered
an unclaimed prize for purposes of section 9 of this chapter. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2009,
SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-8 Tickets purchased or sold in violation of article
Sec. 8. A prize may not be paid on a ticket that is purchased or
sold in violation of this article or to a person who is prohibited from
purchasing a lottery ticket under this article. Such a prize is
considered an unclaimed prize for purposes of section 9 of this
chapter. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-9 Unclaimed prize money
Sec. 9. All unclaimed prize money shall be added to the pool from
which future prizes are to be awarded or used for special prize
promotions. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-10 Discharge of commission liability
Sec. 10. The commission is discharged of all liability upon
payment of a prize. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-11 Prize winners with outstanding debt to state agency, delinquent
taxes, or past due child support; offset
Sec. 11. (a) The treasurer of state, the department of state revenue,
the department of administration, the Indiana department of
transportation, the attorney general, and the courts shall identify to
the commission, in the form and format prescribed by the
commission and approved by the auditor of state, a person who:
(1) owes an outstanding debt to a state agency;
(2) owes delinquent state taxes; or
(3) owes child support collected and paid to a recipient through
a court.
(b) Before the payment of a prize of more than five hundred
ninety-nine dollars ($599) to a claimant identified under subsection
(a), the commission shall deduct the amount of the obligation from
the prize money and transmit the deducted amount to the auditor of
state. The commission shall pay the balance of the prize money to the
prize winner after deduction of the obligation. If a prize winner owes
multiple obligations subject to offset under this section and the prize
is insufficient to cover all obligations, the amount of the prize shall
be applied as follows:
(1) First, to the child support obligations owed by the prize
winner that are collected and paid to a recipient through a court.
(2) Second, to judgments owed by the prize winner.
(3) Third, to tax liens owed by the prize winner.
(4) Fourth, to unsecured debts owed by the prize winner.
Within each of the categories described in subdivisions (1) through
(4), the amount and priority of the prize shall be applied in the
manner that the auditor of state determines to be appropriate. The
commission shall reimburse the auditor of state pursuant to an
agreement under IC 4-30-15-5 for the expenses incurred by the
auditor of state in carrying out the duties required by this section.
(c) As used in this section, "debt" means an obligation that is
evidenced by an assessment or lien issued by a state agency, a
judgment, or a final order of an administrative agency. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-1990,
SEC.7; P.L.108-2009, SEC.2.
IC 4-30-11-1 Verification of validity of winning tickets; adoption of rules
Sec. 1. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
establish a system of verifying the validity of tickets claimed to win
prizes and to make payment of the prize. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-2 Assignment of prize; restrictions
Sec. 2. The right of any person to a prize is not assignable. A prize
may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner or to a person
designated under an appropriate judicial order. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-1990,
SEC.6.
IC 4-30-11-3 Persons less than 18 years of age
Sec. 3. A prize may not be paid to a person who is less than
eighteen (18) years of age unless the winning ticket was lawfully
purchased and made a gift to the minor. In that case the commission
shall direct the payment to an adult member of the minor's family or
the legal guardian of the minor as custodian for the minor. The
person named as guardian has the same powers and duties as
prescribed for a guardian under Indiana guardianship law. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-4 Invalid tickets
Sec. 4. A prize may not be paid if it arises from tickets that are
determined to be:
(1) stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, produced
or issued in error, or unreadable;
(2) not received or not recorded by the commission's applicable
deadlines;
(3) lacking in captions that confirm and agree with the lottery
play symbols that are appropriate to the lottery game involved;
or
(4) not in compliance with any additional specific rules and
public or confidential validation and security tests of the
commission applicable to the particular lottery game involved. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-5 More than one claimant entitled to prize
Sec. 5. A particular prize in a lottery game may not be paid more
than once. If there is a binding determination that more than one (1)
claimant is entitled to a prize, the sole remedy of these claimants is
the award to each of them of an equal share in the prize. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-6 Maximum payment allowed by retailers
Sec. 6. For the convenience of the public, retailers may be
authorized to pay winners an amount not to exceed five hundred
ninety-nine dollars ($599) after performing validation procedures on
their premises that are required by the commission for the lottery
game involved. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-7 Deadlines for claiming prizes
Sec. 7. Holders of lottery tickets are entitled to claim prizes for
one hundred eighty (180) days after the drawing or at the end of the
lottery game play in which the prize was won. If a valid claim is not
made for a prize within the applicable period, the prize is considered
an unclaimed prize for purposes of section 9 of this chapter. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2009,
SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-8 Tickets purchased or sold in violation of article
Sec. 8. A prize may not be paid on a ticket that is purchased or
sold in violation of this article or to a person who is prohibited from
purchasing a lottery ticket under this article. Such a prize is
considered an unclaimed prize for purposes of section 9 of this
chapter. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-9 Unclaimed prize money
Sec. 9. All unclaimed prize money shall be added to the pool from
which future prizes are to be awarded or used for special prize
promotions. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-10 Discharge of commission liability
Sec. 10. The commission is discharged of all liability upon
payment of a prize. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.
IC 4-30-11-11 Prize winners with outstanding debt to state agency, delinquent
taxes, or past due child support; offset
Sec. 11. (a) The treasurer of state, the department of state revenue,
the department of administration, the Indiana department of
transportation, the attorney general, and the courts shall identify to
the commission, in the form and format prescribed by the
commission and approved by the auditor of state, a person who:
(1) owes an outstanding debt to a state agency;
(2) owes delinquent state taxes; or
(3) owes child support collected and paid to a recipient through
a court.
(b) Before the payment of a prize of more than five hundred
ninety-nine dollars ($599) to a claimant identified under subsection
(a), the commission shall deduct the amount of the obligation from
the prize money and transmit the deducted amount to the auditor of
state. The commission shall pay the balance of the prize money to the
prize winner after deduction of the obligation. If a prize winner owes
multiple obligations subject to offset under this section and the prize
is insufficient to cover all obligations, the amount of the prize shall
be applied as follows:
(1) First, to the child support obligations owed by the prize
winner that are collected and paid to a recipient through a court.
(2) Second, to judgments owed by the prize winner.
(3) Third, to tax liens owed by the prize winner.
(4) Fourth, to unsecured debts owed by the prize winner.
Within each of the categories described in subdivisions (1) through
(4), the amount and priority of the prize shall be applied in the
manner that the auditor of state determines to be appropriate. The
commission shall reimburse the auditor of state pursuant to an
agreement under IC 4-30-15-5 for the expenses incurred by the
auditor of state in carrying out the duties required by this section.
(c) As used in this section, "debt" means an obligation that is
evidenced by an assessment or lien issued by a state agency, a
judgment, or a final order of an administrative agency. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-1990,
SEC.7; P.L.108-2009, SEC.2.
