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90_HB1802 20 ILCS 1605/15 from Ch. 120, par. 1165 20 ILCS 1605/27 from Ch. 120, par. 1177 20 ILCS 1605/18 rep. Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that proceeds from bonds purchased and interest accumulated as a result of a grand prize multi-state game ticket that goes unclaimed will be transferred upon the termination of the claim period directly from the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to each respective multi-state partner state according to its contribution ratio. Prohibits selling a lottery ticket or share to a minor under 18 years of age. Prohibits purchasing a lottery ticket or share for a minor under 18 years of age. Prohibits making a gift of a lottery ticket or share to a minor under 18 years of age. Repeals the Section concerning payment of prizes to persons under 18 years of age. Effective immediately. LRB9000368LDdvA LRB9000368LDdvA 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Lottery Law by changing 2 Sections 15 and 27 and repealing Section 18. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by 6 changing Sections 15 and 27 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 1605/15) (from Ch. 120, par. 1165) 8 Sec. 15. No minor under 18 years of age shall buy a 9 lottery ticket or share. No person shall sell, distribute 10 samples of, or furnish a lottery ticket or share to any minor 11 under 18 years of age nor buy a lottery ticket or share for 12 any minor under 18 years of age.No ticket or share shall be13sold to any person under the age of 18, but this Section does14not prohibit the purchase of a ticket or share for the15purpose of making a gift by a person 18 years of age or older16to any person of any age. Any agent or employee of any agent17who knowingly sells or offers to sell a lottery ticket or18share to any person under the age of 18 shall be guilty of a19Class B misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense under this20Section is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be guilty21of a Class 4 felony.22 No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize 23 shall be paid to any of the following persons: any member of 24 the Board or any officer or other person employed by the 25 Board or by the Department;or toany spouse, child, brother, 26 sister or parent residing as a member of the same household 27 in the principal place of abode of any such persons; or any 28 minor under 18 years of age. 29 Any violation of this Sectionprohibitionshall be a 30 Class B misdemeanor; provided, that if any violation of this 31 Sectionprohibitionis a subsequent violation, the offender -2- LRB9000368LDdvA 1 shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. 2 (Source: P.A. 84-1128.) 3 (20 ILCS 1605/27) (from Ch. 120, par. 1177) 4 Sec. 27. (a) The State Treasurer may, with the consent 5 of the Director, contract with any person or corporation, 6 including, without limitation, a bank, banking house, trust 7 company or investment banking firm, to perform such financial 8 functions, activities or services in connection with 9 operation of the lottery as the State Treasurer and the 10 Director may prescribe. 11 (b) All proceeds from investments made pursuant to 12 contracts executed by the State Treasurer, with the consent 13 of the Director, to perform financial functions, activities 14 or services in connection with operation of the lottery, 15 shall be deposited and held by the State Treasurer as 16 ex-officio custodian thereof, separate and apart from all 17 public money or funds of this State in a special trust fund 18 outside the State treasury. Such trust fund shall be known as 19 the "Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund", and shall be 20 administered by the Director. 21 The Director shall, at such times and in such amounts as 22 shall be necessary, prepare and send to the State Comptroller 23 vouchers requesting payment from the Deferred Lottery Prize 24 Winners Trust Fund to deferred prize winners, in a manner 25 that will insure the timely payment of such amounts owed. 26 This Act shall constitute an irrevocable appropriation of 27 all amounts necessary for that purpose, and the irrevocable 28 and continuing authority for and direction to the Director 29 and the State Treasurer to make the necessary payments out of 30 such trust fund for that purpose. 31 (c) Moneys invested pursuant to subsection (a) of this 32 Section may be invested only in bonds, notes, certificates of 33 indebtedness, treasury bills, or other securities -3- LRB9000368LDdvA 1 constituting direct obligations of the United States of 2 America and all securities or obligations the prompt payment 3 of principal and interest of which is guaranteed by a pledge 4 of the full faith and credit of the United States of America. 5 Interest earnings on moneys in the"Deferred Lottery Prize 6 Winners Trust Fund"shall remain in such fund and be used to 7 pay the winners of lottery prizes deferred as to payment 8 until such obligations are discharged. Proceeds from bonds 9 purchased and interest accumulated as a result of a grand 10 prize multi-state game ticket that goes unclaimed will be 11 transferred upon the termination of the relevant claim period 12 directly from the lottery's Deferred Lottery Prize Winners 13 Trust Fund to each respective multi-state partner state 14 according to its contribution ratio. 15 (c-5) If a deferred lottery prize is not claimed within 16 the claim period established by game rule, then the 17 securities or other instruments purchased to fund the prize 18 shall be liquidated and the liquidated amount shall be 19 transferred to the State Lottery Fund for disposition 20 pursuant to Section 19 of this Act. 21 (c-10) The Director may use a portion of the moneys in 22 the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to purchase 23 bonds to pay a lifetime prize if the prize duration exceeds 24 the length of available securities. If the winner of a 25 lifetime prize exceeds his or her life expectancy as 26 determined using actuarial assumptions and the securities or 27 moneys set aside to pay the prize have been exhausted, moneys 28 in the State Lottery Fund shall be used to make payments to 29 the winner for the duration of the winner's life. 30 (c-15) From time to time, the Director may request that 31 the State Comptroller transfer any excess moneys in the 32 Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to the Lottery 33 Fund. 34 (d) This amendatory Act of 1985 shall be construed -4- LRB9000368LDdvA 1 liberally to effect the purposes of the Illinois Lottery Law. 2 (Source: P.A. 88-676, eff. 12-14-94; 89-466, eff. 6-13-96.) 3 (20 ILCS 1605/18 rep.) 4 Section 10. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by 5 repealing Section 18. 6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 7 becoming law.