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SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED IOWA LOTTERY AUTHORITY BILL)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to matters under the purview of the Iowa lottery authority, and providing criminal penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 99G.3, subsection 14, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   14.  “Retailer” means a person, licensed by the authority, who sells lottery tickets or shares on behalf of the authority pursuant to a contract license issued by the authority.
    Sec. 2.  Section 99G.31, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  The authority shall only pay prizes for lottery tickets or shares that the authority determines were legally purchased, legally possessed, and legally presented. 
    Sec. 3.  Section 99G.36, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsections:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  A person who knowingly or intentionally passes a lottery ticket or share in order to avoid the application of an offset under section 99G.41 shall be guilty of a class “D” felony.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  2B.  A person who knowingly or intentionally passes a lottery ticket or share in order to circumvent prohibited player provisions found in section 99G.31, subsection 2, paragraphs “g” or “h” or applicable game specific rules shall be guilty of a class “D” felony.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  2C.  A person who knowingly or intentionally claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share received from an individual subject to an offset under section 99G.41 shall be guilty of a class “D” felony.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  2D.  A person who knowingly or intentionally claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share received from a player prohibited from playing the lottery under section 99G.31, subsection 2, paragraphs “g” or “h” or applicable game specific rules shall be guilty of a class “D” felony.
    Sec. 4.  Section 99G.36, subsection 3, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  No person shall knowingly or intentionally make a material false statement in any lottery prize claim, make a material false statement in any application for a license or proposal to conduct lottery activities, or make a material false entry in any book or record which is compiled or maintained or submitted to the authority or the board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class “D” felony.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill concerns the Iowa lottery authority.
   Code section 99G.3, concerning definitions, is amended. The bill amends the definition of “retailer” to mean a person who sells lottery tickets or shares pursuant to a license, and not just a contract, issued by the lottery authority. 
   Code section 99G.31, regarding prizes, is amended to provide that the lottery authority shall only pay prizes for tickets or shares that were legally purchased, possessed, and presented.
   The bill amends Code section 99G.36, concerning criminal penalties, to provide that a person who knowingly or intentionally passes a lottery ticket or share, or claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share received from an individual, in order to avoid an offset under Code section 99G.41 shall be guilty of a class “D” felony. The bill also provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally passes a lottery ticket or share, or claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share received from an individual, in order to circumvent certain prohibited player provisions found in Code section 99G.31 and applicable game specific rules shall be guilty of a class “D” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245.