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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, pursuant to the authority set forth in D.C. Official Code §3-1306, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Order issued September 21, 1996, and Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 96-22 issued November 18, 1996, hereby gives notice of the adoption of amendments to Chapters 6 of Title 30 DCMR, “Lottery and Charitable Games.” These rules are necessary to introduce the DC Lottery electronic claim form. No substantive changes have been made to the text of these proposed rules published in the D.C. Register on Vol. 56 DCR 6706 August 21, 2009. These final rules will be effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Amend subsections 602 by substituting the following:
602. CLAIM FORM.
602.1 Each claimant presenting a prize claim at the Claim Center shall either complete paper claim form or verify all information contained on an electronic claim form designated by the Executive Director and shall provide all information required by the Executive Director, including but not limited to, the prize claimant's:
(a) Name;
(b) Address, if any;
(c) Social Security number or FEIN;
(d) Driver's license, non-driver identification or other acceptable photographic
identification; and
(e) Other applicable certifying documents required by the Executive Director.
602.2 All claim forms paper or electronic shall be completed and signed by the claimant or his or her duly authorized representative as provided in this title.
602.3 If the owner of a prize winning ticket is unable to complete a claim form due to a legal, physical, or other disability, a duly authorized representative, guardian, conservator, custodian, or fiduciary shall complete and sign a claim form on his or her behalf. The claim form shall indicate the name of the lawful payee.
602.4 If the person signing the claim form is a personal representative of the estate of a deceased winner, that person shall submit his or her letter of administration or its legal equivalent showing the appointment from the court having jurisdiction over the estate.
602.5 A person who signs either a paper or electronic claim form shall be considered to have verified and represented that all the information contained therein is accurate and complete.
602.6 No incomplete claim form shall be processed for payment.
602.7 Any person who willfully submits a false or fraudulent claim form may be prosecuted for the offense of making a false statement in accordance with D.C. Code § 22-2514 (1996 Repl. Vol.).
