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LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES > CLAIMS AND PRIZE PAYMENTS
Short Summary
These documents cover various aspects related to claims and prize payments in lottery and charitable games in the District of Columbia. They specify the validation requirements for on-line lottery tickets, including matching ticket validation numbers with selected numbers, grouping player-selected numbers with specific letters, and matching ticket data with the central computer system record. The documents also outline specific validation rules for MEGA MILLIONS and MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES CLUBTM tickets. Additionally, they govern the release of information about winners of lottery and charitable games, stating that certain information about prizewinners is public record, while the street address and telephone number are not to be released except as required by lawful authority or urgent necessity. The documents also address the processing of claims for prizes, specifying the requirements for presenting a winning ticket and a completed claim form, as well as the claiming period for different types of prizes. They also cover the payment of prizes to single claimants only, prohibiting multiple payees on a single ticket and requiring organizations to possess a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) if filing a claim. The documents outline the generic requirements for validating lottery tickets, including procedures for claiming and paying prizes, ticket integrity, and security checks. They also address the payment of annuitized prizes, allowing for the option of annual payments funded by annuities. The documents specify the validation requirements for instant tickets and prohibit the return of validated instant tickets to claimants. They also cover various other aspects such as nonassignment and nonacceleration of prizes, payment to persons under eighteen years of age, payment in the event of the death of a prize winner, payment to persons under a legal disability, withholding from prize payments, and publication of estimated prizes or winning numbers. No specific exemptions or penalties are mentioned in these documents.
Whom does it apply to?
On-line game ticket holders, prizewinners and participants in Agency activities authorized at Chapter 10 of this title, single claimants of lottery prizes, individuals or organizations filing claims for lottery prizes, individuals or organizations involved in the payment of lottery prizes, persons under the age of eighteen, duly authorized representatives or fiduciaries of persons under legal or other disability, prize winners, estate of deceased prize winners
What does it govern?
Validation requirements for on-line lottery tickets, release of information about winners of lottery and charitable games, processing of claims for prizes in lottery and charitable games, payment of lottery prizes to single claimants only, generic requirements for validating lottery tickets, payment of annuitized prizes in lottery and charitable games, validation of instant tickets, nonassignment and nonacceleration of the prize, payment of prizes to persons under eighteen years of age, payment of prizes in the event of the death of a prize winner, payment to persons under a legal disability, withholding from prize payments, payment of prizes in the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games, publication of estimated prizes or winning numbers in relation to lottery and charitable games
What are exemptions?
No specific exemptions are mentioned in these documents.
What are the Penalties?
No specific penalties are mentioned in these documents.
Jurisdiction
Washington, D.C.