§ 42-61-1. Division of state lottery established. There is established a state lottery division within the department of revenue. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 20, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 106; P.L. 2005, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 9.
§ 42-61-10. Prizes to lottery employees. No lottery prize award shall be awarded to or for any officer or employee of the state lottery division, or any blood relative of that officer or employee living as a member of that officer or employee’s household. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 20, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. […]
§ 42-61-11. Unclaimed prize money. Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket or share shall be retained by the director for the person entitled thereto for one year after the drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made for the money within that year, the prize money shall […]
§ 42-61-12. Deposit of receipts — Reports. The director shall, in accordance with rules and regulations, require any and all lottery sales agents to deposit to the credit of the state lottery fund in financial institutions designated by the division all moneys received by those agents from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, less […]
§ 42-61-13. Applicability of other laws. No other law providing any penalty or disability for the sale of lottery tickets, or any acts done in connection with a lottery, shall apply to the sale of tickets or shares performed pursuant to this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 20, § 1.
§ 42-61-14. Payment of prizes to minors and persons under legal disabilities. (a) If the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under the age of eighteen (18) years, the director shall direct payment to the minor by depositing the amount of the prize in any financial institution to the credit of […]
§ 42-61-15. State lottery fund. (a) There is created the state lottery fund, into which shall be deposited all revenues received by the division from the sales of lottery tickets and license fees. The fund shall be in the custody of the general treasurer, subject to the direction of the division for the use of […]
§ 42-61-16. Penalties for forgery and counterfeiting. Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, alter, forge, utter, pass, or counterfeit a state lottery ticket or share shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years or by a fine of not more than one thousand […]
§ 42-61-17. Prizes exempt from taxation. The prizes received pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the state sales or use tax. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 20, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 343, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 21, § 2.
§ 42-61-18. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 222, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 59, § 2, effective June 8, 2011; P.L. 2011, ch. 71, § 2, effective June 15, 2011.
§ 42-61-2. Repealed.
§ 42-61-3. Appointment of director of lotteries. The lotteries shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a director, who shall be a qualified person to administer an enterprise of the nature of a lottery. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The appointment shall […]
§ 42-61-4. Powers and duties of director. The director shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty to: (1) Supervise and administer the operation of lotteries in accordance with this chapter, chapter 61.2 of this title and with the rules and regulations of the division; (2) Act as the chief administrative […]
§ 42-61-5. Sales agents. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, the term “person” shall be construed to mean and include an individual, association, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, company, receiver, trustee, referee, or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of individuals. “Person” […]
§ 42-61-6. Proceeds of sales — Segregated funds. (a) All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares received by a person in the capacity of a sales agent shall constitute a trust fund until paid into the state lottery fund. (b) The sales agent shall be personally liable for all proceeds; and failure […]
§ 42-61-6.1. Repealed.
§ 42-61-6.2. Insolvency of sales agent. Whenever any person who receives proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets in the capacity of a sales agent becomes insolvent, or dies insolvent, the proceeds due the state lottery from that person or his or her estate shall have preference over all other debts or demands, except as […]
§ 42-61-7. Assignment of prizes. No right of any person to a prize drawn shall be assignable, except that payment of any prize drawn may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner, and except that any person pursuant to an appropriate judicial order may be paid the prize to which the winner […]
§ 42-61-7.1. Payment of prizes in excess of six hundred dollars ($600) — Setoff for child support debts and benefit of overpayments. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-61-7 relating to assignment of prizes, the following setoff provisions shall apply to the payment of any prizes or winning ticket in excess of six hundred dollars ($600). […]
§ 42-61-7.2. Payment of prizes in excess of six hundred dollars ($600) — Setoff for unpaid taxes. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-61-7 and § 42-61-7.1 relating to assignment of prizes and setoff for child support debts and benefit overpayments, the following setoff provisions shall apply to the payment of any prizes or winning ticket […]
