Ill. Admin. Code tit. 11, § 1770.160 - Lottery Tickets
a) The
Director is authorized to prepare for sale to the public such Lottery game
tickets as may be appropriate for implementation of the Lottery games offered,
from time to time, by the Department , or to offer Lottery game tickets at no
charge to consumers 18 years of age or older as a promotional tool.
b) Each Lottery game ticket shall contain the
price of the ticket, the drawing date if appropriate, unique identification
validation numbers or ticket symbols, barcode and other information the
Director may deem appropriate for security and marketing purposes. If a Lottery
game ticket is being offered at no charge in connection with promotional
activities of the Department , the ticket may be stamped with the words "not for
sale" or words of similar import.
c) Any unsigned Lottery game tickets issued
by the Director is a bearer instrument and shall be treated as such until a
name is imprinted or placed upon the rear portion of the ticket in an area
designated for "Name". Once a name is placed on the rear of the ticket in the
place designated for that purpose, the person whose name appears in that area
shall be the owner of the ticket and shall be entitled to any prize
attributable to that ticket, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) and
Section 1770.130(f).
d) In the event an otherwise valid Lottery
game ticket is submitted as a claim for payment, and the Department is put on
notice prior to payment of the claim that ownership of the ticket is disputed
by an adverse claimant alleging fraud, theft, loss, conversion or any other
misappropriation of the ticket by the claimant of record, the Department may
withhold payment of the claim for a period of 10 working days after the day the
adverse claim was first communicated to the Department . If a civil action is
initiated on behalf of the claimant or adverse claimant in a circuit court of
the State of Illinois, or equivalent court of any sister state within 10
working days after the Department has received the notice of adverse claim, the
Department shall continue to withhold payment of the prize , or any part of the
prize , to the claimant or adverse claimant until an adjudication of the
ownership has been rendered by the court, all statutory appeals have been
exhausted and, in the case of a judgment entered by the courts of a sister
state, the final order has been registered as a foreign judgment in an Illinois
court, and all statutory appeals have been exhausted, whereupon the Department
shall honor the claim of the prevailing party. During the course of any such
litigation conducted in the courts of the State of Illinois, the Department may
interplead and pay into court the prize or, in the case of an installment
prize , such installment or installments as may fall due during the course of
litigation. In the event the Department is not notified by written confirmation
received by the Department before close of business on the
10th working day after receipt of the initial
adverse claim by the Department , that a civil lawsuit has been filed as
provided in this Section, the Department shall honor the claim as filed by the
claimant who has presented the winning ticket, and will proceed to process the
claim for payment without further reference to the adverse claim. If a
violation of Illinois criminal law is indicated, the matter shall be referred
by the Director to the appropriate law enforcement authorities, and nothing in
this Section will be construed to require the Department to take any action or
pay any claim pending final disposition of any criminal investigation or
proceedings. No interest shall be payable with respect to prize payments made
by the Department , its contractor or other agencies authorized to make these
payments by direction of the Department .
e) No claim shall be deemed complete, and no
prize shall be awarded with respect to a claim, unless the claimant can and
does produce a valid winning Lottery game ticket for the game and prize
claimed. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) or Section
1770.130 or, for tickets
purchased through a subscription or via the internet, claims not accompanied by
a winning ticket will be rejected. Any claim received by an Agent and
unaccompanied by a ticket will be forwarded to the Department . Upon receipt of
any claim, the Department will notify the claimant of the rejection, by
certified mail, with notification to be deemed completed if returned
undelivered when mailed to the party's last known address with proper postage
prepaid. Notice of rejected claims will be mailed within 10 working days after
receipt of the claim by the Department , at its Lottery claims validation unit
in the Department offices at 404 North 5th Street
Springfield, Illinois 62702.
Notes
Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 14356, effective September 14, 2012
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