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Senate Study Bill 1118 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to matters under the purview of the Iowa
2lottery authority, and providing criminal penalties.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 99G.3, subsection 14, Code 2021, is
2amended to read as follows:
314. “Retailer” means a person, licensed by the authority,
4 who sells lottery tickets or shares on behalf of the authority
5pursuant to a contract license issued by the authority.
6 Sec. 2. Section 99G.31, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
7following new subsection:
8 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. The authority shall only pay prizes for
9lottery tickets or shares that the authority determines were
10legally purchased, legally possessed, and legally presented.
11 Sec. 3. Section 99G.36, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
12following new subsections:
13 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. A person who knowingly or intentionally
14passes a lottery ticket or share in order to avoid the
15application of an offset under section 99G.41 shall be guilty
16of a class “D” felony.
17 NEW SUBSECTION. 2B. A person who knowingly or intentionally
18passes a lottery ticket or share in order to circumvent
19prohibited player provisions found in section 99G.31,
20subsection 2, paragraphs “g” or “h” or applicable game specific
21rules shall be guilty of a class “D” felony.
22 NEW SUBSECTION. 2C. A person who knowingly or intentionally
23claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share received from an
24individual subject to an offset under section 99G.41 shall be
25guilty of a class “D” felony.
26 NEW SUBSECTION. 2D. A person who knowingly or intentionally
27claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share received from
28a player prohibited from playing the lottery under section
2999G.31, subsection 2, paragraphs “g” or “h” or applicable game
30specific rules shall be guilty of a class “D” felony.
31 Sec. 4. Section 99G.36, subsection 3, Code 2021, is amended
32to read as follows:
333. No person shall knowingly or intentionally make a
34material false statement in any lottery prize claim, make a
35material false statement in any application for a license or
-1-1proposal to conduct lottery activities, or make a material
2false entry in any book or record which is compiled or
3maintained or submitted to the authority or the board pursuant
4to the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates
5the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class “D”
6felony.
7EXPLANATION
8The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
9the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
10This bill concerns the Iowa lottery authority.
11Code section 99G.3, concerning definitions, is amended. The
12bill amends the definition of “retailer” to mean a person who
13sells lottery tickets or shares pursuant to a license, and not
14just a contract, issued by the lottery authority.
15Code section 99G.31, regarding prizes, is amended to provide
16that the lottery authority shall only pay prizes for tickets or
17shares that were legally purchased, possessed, and presented.
18The bill amends Code section 99G.36, concerning criminal
19penalties, to provide that a person who knowingly or
20intentionally passes a lottery ticket or share, or claims a
21lottery prize on a ticket or share received from an individual,
22in order to avoid an offset under Code section 99G.41 shall be
23guilty of a class “D” felony. The bill also provides that a
24person who knowingly or intentionally passes a lottery ticket
25or share, or claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share
26received from an individual, in order to circumvent certain
27prohibited player provisions found in Code section 99G.31 and
28applicable game specific rules shall be guilty of a class “D”
29felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no
30more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more
31than $10,245.
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2lottery authority, and providing criminal penalties.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 99G.3, subsection 14, Code 2021, is
2amended to read as follows:
314. “Retailer” means a person, licensed by the authority,
4 who sells lottery tickets or shares on behalf of the authority
5pursuant to a contract license issued by the authority.
6 Sec. 2. Section 99G.31, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
7following new subsection:
8 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. The authority shall only pay prizes for
9lottery tickets or shares that the authority determines were
10legally purchased, legally possessed, and legally presented.
11 Sec. 3. Section 99G.36, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
12following new subsections:
13 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. A person who knowingly or intentionally
14passes a lottery ticket or share in order to avoid the
15application of an offset under section 99G.41 shall be guilty
16of a class “D” felony.
17 NEW SUBSECTION. 2B. A person who knowingly or intentionally
18passes a lottery ticket or share in order to circumvent
19prohibited player provisions found in section 99G.31,
20subsection 2, paragraphs “g” or “h” or applicable game specific
21rules shall be guilty of a class “D” felony.
22 NEW SUBSECTION. 2C. A person who knowingly or intentionally
23claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share received from an
24individual subject to an offset under section 99G.41 shall be
25guilty of a class “D” felony.
26 NEW SUBSECTION. 2D. A person who knowingly or intentionally
27claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share received from
28a player prohibited from playing the lottery under section
2999G.31, subsection 2, paragraphs “g” or “h” or applicable game
30specific rules shall be guilty of a class “D” felony.
31 Sec. 4. Section 99G.36, subsection 3, Code 2021, is amended
32to read as follows:
333. No person shall knowingly or intentionally make a
34material false statement in any lottery prize claim, make a
35material false statement in any application for a license or
-1-1proposal to conduct lottery activities, or make a material
2false entry in any book or record which is compiled or
3maintained or submitted to the authority or the board pursuant
4to the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates
5the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class “D”
6felony.
7EXPLANATION
8The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
9the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
10This bill concerns the Iowa lottery authority.
11Code section 99G.3, concerning definitions, is amended. The
12bill amends the definition of “retailer” to mean a person who
13sells lottery tickets or shares pursuant to a license, and not
14just a contract, issued by the lottery authority.
15Code section 99G.31, regarding prizes, is amended to provide
16that the lottery authority shall only pay prizes for tickets or
17shares that were legally purchased, possessed, and presented.
18The bill amends Code section 99G.36, concerning criminal
19penalties, to provide that a person who knowingly or
20intentionally passes a lottery ticket or share, or claims a
21lottery prize on a ticket or share received from an individual,
22in order to avoid an offset under Code section 99G.41 shall be
23guilty of a class “D” felony. The bill also provides that a
24person who knowingly or intentionally passes a lottery ticket
25or share, or claims a lottery prize on a ticket or share
26received from an individual, in order to circumvent certain
27prohibited player provisions found in Code section 99G.31 and
28applicable game specific rules shall be guilty of a class “D”
29felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no
30more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more
31than $10,245.
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