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SENATE BILL NO. 1194 – Lottery tickets, illegally obtained

SENATE BILL NO. 1194

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S1194......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
LOTTERY TICKETS - Amends existing law to provide for background
investigations of bingo and raffle operators and for vendors; to provide
felony penalties if a person presents a previously paid or illegally
obtained state lottery ticket or knowingly transfers a previously paid or
illegally obtained lottery ticket or share to another person for
presentation of payment; and to provide the value of a loss involving the
theft of lottery tickets.
                                                                        
03/01    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/02    Rpt prt - to St Aff
03/06    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/07    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/09    3rd rdg - PASSED - 21-13-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Cameron, Danielson,
      Darrington, Dunklin, Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, Keough, King-Barrutia,
      Lee, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Sims, Thorne, Wheeler
      NAYS -- Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Burtenshaw, Davis, Deide, Frasure,
      Goedde, Ipsen, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Whitworth, Williams
      Absent and excused -- Sorensen
    Floor Sponsor -- King-Barrutia
    Title apvd - to House
03/12    House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/15    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19    3rd rdg - PASSED - 46-18-6
      AYES -- Barraclough, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz, Bradford,
      Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Deal, Denney, Eskridge,
      Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood,
      Hornbeck, Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader,
      Marley, Mortensen, Moss, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Sellman, Smith,
      Stevenson, Stone, Swan(Block), Tilman, Trail, Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Crow, Cuddy, Ellis, Ellsworth, Henbest, Higgins,
      McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Moyle, Pearce, Ridinger, Roberts,
      Robison, Schaefer, Smylie, Wheeler
      Absent and excused -- Chase, Jaquet, Kunz, Sali, Shepherd, Wood
    Floor Sponsor -- Moss
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/20    To enrol
03/21    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
    Sp signed
03/22    To Governor
03/26    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 196
         Effective: 07/01/01

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1194
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE IDAHO LOTTERY  COMMISSION;  AMENDING  SECTION  67-7404,  IDAHO
  3        CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  DEFINITIONS  FOR "VALUE" AND "REDEMPTION VALUE" AND TO
  4        MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 67-7410, IDAHO CODE, TO  PRO-
  5        VIDE  FOR  BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS OF BINGO AND RAFFLE OPERATORS AND FOR
  6        VENDORS; AND AMENDING SECTION 67-7448, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FELONY  PEN-
  7        ALTIES  IF A PERSON PRESENTS A PREVIOUSLY PAID OR ILLEGALLY OBTAINED STATE
  8        LOTTERY TICKET OR KNOWINGLY  TRANSFERS  A  PREVIOUSLY  PAID  OR  ILLEGALLY
  9        OBTAINED  LOTTERY  TICKET  OR  SHARE TO ANOTHER PERSON FOR PRESENTATION OF
 10        PAYMENT AND TO PROVIDE   THE VALUE OF A LOSS INVOLVING THE THEFT  OF  LOT-
 11        TERY  TICKETS  SHALL  BE THE FACE VALUE OF THE TICKETS PLUS THE REDEMPTION
 12        VALUE AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
                                                                        
 13    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 14        SECTION 1.  That Section 67-7404, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 15    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 16        67-7404.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
 17        (1)  "Administrative  costs"  means  personnel  costs, capital outlay, and
 18    reasonable expenses incurred by other state agencies to  effectuate  the  pur-
 19    poses of this chapter.
 20        (2)  "Commission" means the Idaho state lottery commission.
 21        (3)  "Director" means the director of the lottery.
 22        (4)  "Expenses"  means all costs of doing business including, but not lim-
 23    ited to, prizes, commissions and other compensation paid to retailers,  adver-
 24    tising  and  marketing  costs,  personnel  costs,  capital  outlay, reasonable
 25    expenses incurred by other state agencies to effectuate the purposes  of  this
 26    chapter,  depreciation  of  property and equipment, and other operating costs,
 27    all of which are to be recorded on the accrual basis of accounting  in  accor-
 28    dance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 29        (5)  "Lottery"  or "state lottery" means the state lottery established and
 30    operated pursuant to this chapter.
 31        (6)  "Lottery contractor" means a person with whom the  lottery  has  con-
 32    tracted  for  the  purposes of providing goods and services for the state lot-
 33    tery.
 34        (7)  "Lottery game retailer" or "retailer" means a person  with  whom  the
 35    lottery has contracted for the purpose of selling tickets or shares in lottery
 36    games to the public.
 37        (8)  "Lottery  revenue"  means  revenue  derived  from the sale of lottery
 38    tickets and shares. Such revenues shall be recorded on the  accrual  basis  of
 39    accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 40        (9)  "Lottery vendor" or "vendor" means any person who submits a bid, pro-
 41    posal or offer as part of a major procurement for goods or services as defined
 42    in subsection (11) of this section.
 43        (10) "Low,  medium and high tier claims" means the dollar amount of prizes
                                                                        
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  1    awarded in accordance with rules and regulations of the state lottery.
  2        (11) "Major procurement" means any contract with a vendor  supplying  lot-
  3    tery  tickets or shares, data processing systems utilized to track, sell, dis-
  4    tribute or validate lottery tickets or shares, any goods or services involving
  5    the determination or generation of winners in any lottery game or any auditing
  6    services.
  7        (12) "Net income" means  lottery  revenue  and  nonlottery  revenue,  less
  8    expenses, as defined in this chapter.
  9        (13) "Person"  shall be construed to mean and include an individual, asso-
 10    ciation, corporation, club, trust, estate, society, company, joint stock  com-
 11    pany,  receiver,  trustee,  assignee,  referee or any other person acting in a
 12    fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court  or  other-
 13    wise,  and any combination of individuals. "Person" shall also be construed to
 14    mean and include departments, commissions, agencies and  instrumentalities  of
 15    the  state  of  Idaho,  including  counties and municipalities and agencies or
 16    instrumentalities thereof.
 17        (14) "Redemption value" means the sum  total  of  all  winnings  upon  the
 18    ticket presented for payment.
 19        (15) "Share" means any intangible evidence of participation in a game con-
 20    ducted by the state lottery.
 21        (156) "Ticket"  means  any tangible evidence issued by the lottery to pro-
 22    vide participation in a game conducted by the state lottery.
 23        (17) "Value" means any ticket shall be taken at face value.
                                                                        
 24        SECTION 2.  That Section 67-7410, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 25    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 26        67-7410.  DIRECTOR OF LOTTERY SECURITY. The director shall hire a security
 27    director  who shall manage the lottery's security division. The security divi-
 28    sion shall be responsible for the performance of background investigations  of
 29    employees,  lottery  retailers,  bingo and raffle operators, vendors and major
 30    procurement contractors and for the enforcement of the criminal provisions  of
 31    this chapter. In addition, the security division shall develop a security plan
 32    to  be  implemented  by the lottery. The lottery's security division is herein
 33    designated as an Idaho law enforcement agency. The director  of  security  has
 34    the authority to:
 35        (1)  Issue  administrative  subpoenas during the conduct of investigations
 36    in accordance with commission rules and this chapter;
 37        (2)  Require fingerprint and background checks  of  prospective  employees
 38    and contractors; and
 39        (3)  Access  criminal  offender  record  information  from the Idaho state
 40    police for the purpose of background  or  other  investigations  performed  in
 41    accordance with this chapter.
 42        Such  information obtained and kept by the security director shall be sub-
 43    ject to disclosure according to chapter 3, title 9, Idaho Code. Nothing herein
 44    shall prohibit the lottery from disclosing information obtained by it  to  law
 45    enforcement  agencies  or other lottery organizations for security or enforce-
 46    ment purposes.
                                                                        
 47        SECTION 3.  That Section 67-7448, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 48    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 49        67-7448.  PROHIBITED  ACTS  --  PENALTIES. (1) Any person may provide gift
 50    tickets or shares. With the approval of the commission, the director or a lot-
 51    tery retailer may provide gift tickets  for  promotional  purposes  which  are
                                                                        
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  1    approved  by  the  commission.  A ticket or share shall not be sold at a price
  2    greater than that fixed by the state lottery, and a sale  shall  not  be  made
  3    other  than  by  a  lottery  game retailer or by an employee of a lottery game
  4    retailer who is authorized by the license to sell tickets.
  5        A person may not sell a lottery ticket or share to any  person  under  the
  6    age of eighteen (18) years. A minor may not purchase lottery tickets or shares
  7    and may not redeem winning tickets or shares.
  8        A lottery retailer may not wilfully willfully withhold funds due and owing
  9    to the state lottery. A person may not impersonate a state lottery representa-
 10    tive.
 11        Any  person violating any of the provisions of this chapter except as pro-
 12    vided in subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a  misdemeanor  and
 13    upon conviction be fined up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisoned up
 14    to six (6) months or be both so fined and imprisoned.
 15        (2)  A person shall be guilty of a felony if he knowingly presents a coun-
 16    terfeit,  previously  paid, illegally obtained or altered state lottery ticket
 17    or share for payment or knowingly transfers a  counterfeit,  previously  paid,
 18    illegally  obtained or altered state lottery ticket or share to another person
 19    for presentation for payment or with intent to defraud, falsely  make,  alter,
 20    forge,  pass  or counterfeit a lottery ticket or share. A person violating the
 21    provisions of this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment not in  excess
 22    of  five  (5)  years,  a  fine  not  in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars
 23    ($25,000) or both such fine and imprisonment.
 24        (3)  Determination of loss. The value of a loss  involving  the  theft  of
 25    lottery  tickets  shall  be  the face value of the tickets plus the redemption
 26    value as defined in section 67-7404, Idaho Code.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


	              STATEMENT OF PURPOSE		

                           RS 11213


The proposed legislation will amend sections of the Idaho Lottery 
Security statutes to allow the Director of Security to perform 
background investigations for Bingo and Raffle operators and 
vendors who supply games to the Idaho Lottery.


This legislation will also add to the Idaho Lottery felony 
statutes that any person who knowingly presents a previously 
paid or stolen lottery ticket and tries to redeem it will be charged
with a felony. Which will enable the Idaho Lottery to establish 
a value of loss as a result from the previously paid or stolen tickets.







FISCAL IMPACT:

NONE




CONTACT:

Amy H. Harwood, Idaho Lottery
(208) 334-2600

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