Senate File 243 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  HANCOCK


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning the purchasing of raffle tickets.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 2632SS 83
  4 ec/nh/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 99B.17, Code 2009, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    99B.17  GAMBLING ON CREDIT UNLAWFUL == EXCEPTION.
  1  4    A person who tenders and a person who receives any promise,
  1  5 agreement, note, bill, bond, contract, mortgage or other
  1  6 security, or any negotiable instrument, as consideration for
  1  7 any wager or bet, whether or not lawfully conducted or engaged
  1  8 in pursuant to this chapter, commits a misdemeanor.  However,
  1  9 a participant in a bingo occasion or in a contest lawful under
  1 10 section 99B.11 may make payment by personal check for any
  1 11 entry or participation fee assessed by the sponsor of the
  1 12 bingo occasion or contest.  In addition, a participant in a
  1 13 raffle may purchase raffle tickets by personal check, money
  1 14 order, bank check, cashier's check, electronic check, credit
  1 15 card, or debit card.  The department shall adopt rules setting
  1 16 minimum standards concerning the purchase of raffle tickets as
  1 17 authorized by this section for the protection of personal
  1 18 information consistent with payment card industry compliance
  1 19 regulations.
  1 20                           EXPLANATION
  1 21    This bill authorizes the purchase of raffle tickets by
  1 22 check, money order, credit card, or debit card.  Current law
  1 23 makes it a misdemeanor to gamble or wager on credit.  The bill
  1 24 requires the department of inspections and appeals to adopt
  1 25 rules regarding the purchase of raffle tickets on credit to
  1 26 include protection of personal information consistent with
  1 27 payment card industry regulations.
  1 28 LSB 2632SS 83
  1 29 ec/nh/14