Section 510.40  Errors which Invalidate Claim

a)         A claim is invalid if:

1)         the claimant named on the claim form does not meet one of the three criteria for eligibility specified in Section 510.20; or

2)         the claim form is not deposited 10 minutes or more before the thoroughbred post time and 30 minutes or more before the standardbred post time, pursuant to Section 510.30(a); or

3)         the claimant does not have at least the amount of the claim on deposit or credited with the horsemen's bookkeeper; or

4)         the name of the horse to be claimed is erroneously spelled or is not specified in the space provided on the claim form; or

5)         the claim form:

A)        does not specify the designated claiming price as printed in the program;

B)        is not signed;

C)        does not fully indicate the name of the party making the claim; or

D)        is otherwise incorrectly completed; or

6)         the claim envelope does not meet the specifications of Section 510.30(a).

b)         In determining amounts on deposit, consideration shall be given only to amounts on deposit in the sole name of the claimant.  Amounts on deposit in accounts owned jointly or in the names of others shall not be considered in determining the adequacy of the claimant's deposit.

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 533, effective January 1, 2003)