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90_HB1802enr 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 HB1802 Enrolled 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, buy a lottery ticket or share for any 12 minor under 18 years of age, or aid and abet in the purchase 13 of lottery tickets or shares by a minor under 18 years of 14 age.No ticket or share shall be sold to any person under15the age of 18, but this Section does not prohibit the16purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a17gift by a person 18 years of age or older to any person of18any age. Any agent or employee of any agent who knowingly19sells or offers to sell a lottery ticket or share to any20person under the age of 18 shall be guilty of a Class B21misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense under this Section22is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be guilty of a23Class 4 felony.24 No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize 25 shall be paid to any of the following persons: any member of 26 the Board or any officer or other person employed by the 27 Board or by the Department;or toany spouse, child, brother, 28 sister or parent residing as a member of the same household 29 in the principal place of abode of any such persons; or any 30 minor under 18 years of age. 31 Any violation of this Section by a person other than the HB1802 Enrolled -2- LRB9000368LDdvA 1 purchasing minorprohibitionshall be a Class B misdemeanor; 2 provided, that if any violation of this Sectionprohibition3 is a subsequent violation, the offender shall be guilty of a 4 Class 4 felony. Notwithstanding any provision to the 5 contrary, a violation of this Section by a minor under 18 6 years of age shall be a petty offense. 7 (Source: P.A. 84-1128.) 8 (20 ILCS 1605/27) (from Ch. 120, par. 1177) 9 Sec. 27. (a) The State Treasurer may, with the consent 10 of the Director, contract with any person or corporation, 11 including, without limitation, a bank, banking house, trust 12 company or investment banking firm, to perform such financial 13 functions, activities or services in connection with 14 operation of the lottery as the State Treasurer and the 15 Director may prescribe. 16 (b) All proceeds from investments made pursuant to 17 contracts executed by the State Treasurer, with the consent 18 of the Director, to perform financial functions, activities 19 or services in connection with operation of the lottery, 20 shall be deposited and held by the State Treasurer as 21 ex-officio custodian thereof, separate and apart from all 22 public money or funds of this State in a special trust fund 23 outside the State treasury. Such trust fund shall be known as 24 the "Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund", and shall be 25 administered by the Director. 26 The Director shall, at such times and in such amounts as 27 shall be necessary, prepare and send to the State Comptroller 28 vouchers requesting payment from the Deferred Lottery Prize 29 Winners Trust Fund to deferred prize winners, in a manner 30 that will insure the timely payment of such amounts owed. 31 This Act shall constitute an irrevocable appropriation of 32 all amounts necessary for that purpose, and the irrevocable 33 and continuing authority for and direction to the Director HB1802 Enrolled -3- LRB9000368LDdvA 1 and the State Treasurer to make the necessary payments out of 2 such trust fund for that purpose. 3 (c) Moneys invested pursuant to subsection (a) of this 4 Section may be invested only in bonds, notes, certificates of 5 indebtedness, treasury bills, or other securities 6 constituting direct obligations of the United States of 7 America and all securities or obligations the prompt payment 8 of principal and interest of which is guaranteed by a pledge 9 of the full faith and credit of the United States of America. 10 Interest earnings on moneys in the"Deferred Lottery Prize 11 Winners Trust Fund"shall remain in such fund and be used to 12 pay the winners of lottery prizes deferred as to payment 13 until such obligations are discharged. Proceeds from bonds 14 purchased and interest accumulated as a result of a grand 15 prize multi-state game ticket that goes unclaimed will be 16 transferred after the termination of the relevant claim 17 period directly from the lottery's Deferred Lottery Prize 18 Winners Trust Fund to each respective multi-state partner 19 state according to its contribution ratio. 20 (c-5) If a deferred lottery prize is not claimed within 21 the claim period established by game rule, then the 22 securities or other instruments purchased to fund the prize 23 shall be liquidated and the liquidated amount shall be 24 transferred to the State Lottery Fund for disposition 25 pursuant to Section 19 of this Act. 26 (c-10) The Director may use a portion of the moneys in 27 the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to purchase 28 bonds to pay a lifetime prize if the prize duration exceeds 29 the length of available securities. If the winner of a 30 lifetime prize exceeds his or her life expectancy as 31 determined using actuarial assumptions and the securities or 32 moneys set aside to pay the prize have been exhausted, moneys 33 in the State Lottery Fund shall be used to make payments to 34 the winner for the duration of the winner's life. HB1802 Enrolled -4- LRB9000368LDdvA 1 (c-15) From time to time, the Director may request that 2 the State Comptroller transfer any excess moneys in the 3 Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to the Lottery 4 Fund. 5 (d) This amendatory Act of 1985 shall be construed 6 liberally to effect the purposes of the Illinois Lottery Law. 7 (Source: P.A. 88-676, eff. 12-14-94; 89-466, eff. 6-13-96.) 8 (20 ILCS 1605/18 rep.) 9 Section 10. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by 10 repealing Section 18. 11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 12 becoming law.