1812559 Final Rule Making for 180 Day Prize Claim Rule

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 and 3-1321 (2007 Repl.), 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 and 9 of title 30 DCMR, “Lottery and Charitable Games” on an emergency basis.

 

The Lottery Winnings Redemption Act of 2011, effective September 14, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-21; 58 DCR 6266) amended the claim period for lottery prizes.  These amendments are necessary to bring title 30 into conformance with the changes in District law made by the "Lottery Winning Redemption Act of 2011." It is anticipated that these emergency regulations will generate additional funds for the District of Columbia. This emergency rulemaking was adopted on October 1, 2011, and became effective on that date.

 

The Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking was published in D.C. Register on October 7, 2011, at 58 DCR 8613.  Final action to adopt these rules as final took place on November 7, 2011.  No comments were received, and no substantive changes were made to the rulemaking.  These final rules will be effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

 

Chapter 6, CLAIMS AND PRIZE PAYMENTS, of title 30, LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES, of the DCMR is amended as follows:

Section 600, PROCESSING OF CLAIMS, subsection 600.4 is amended as follows:

 

600.4               A prize shall be claimed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the drawing in which the prize was won commencing with the day following the drawing, unless a shorter period of time has been authorized by the Executive Director for that particular game.

 

 

Chapter 9, DESCRIPTION OF ONLINE GAMES, of title 30, LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES, of the DCMR is amended as follows:

 

Section 950, DC Fast Play Ticket Validation Requirements, subsections 950.6 is amended as follows:

 

 

950.6               DC Fast Play prizes claims must be claimed within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date that appears on the DC Fast Play game ticket.