2023 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 12 - Taxation
Chapter 229a - Connecticut Lottery Corporation
Section 12-810. - Compliance with Freedom of Information Act. Exceptions.
(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, (2) with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as provided in section 12-815, (3) with respect to any personally identifying, financial, credit or wagering information associated with any person's account for Internet games, as defined in section 12-850, and (4) where otherwise limited by subsection (d) of this section as to information submitted by any person to the corporation regarding such person's participation in the voluntary self-exclusion process established pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of section 12-863.
(b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 1-210.
(c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and public safety after approval of such game by the board.
(d) The name and any personally identifying information of a person who is participating or who has participated in the corporation's voluntary self-exclusion process shall not be deemed public records, as defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, except that the president may disclose the name and any relevant records of such person, other than records regarding such person's participation in the voluntary self-exclusion process, if such person claims a winning lottery ticket from the purchase of a ticket for a lottery draw game through the corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application or if such person claims or is paid a winning wager from online sports wagering or retail sports wagering or is paid a prize from a fantasy contest.
(P.A. 96-212, S. 11, 32; P.A. 97-47, S. 20; P.A. 21-23, S. 31.)
History: P.A. 96-212 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-47 substituted “the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in Sec. 1-18a” for list of sections; P.A. 21-23 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (3) re personally identifying financial, credit or wagering information and Subdiv. (4) re voluntary self-exclusion process and added Subsec. (d) re voluntary self-exclusion process, effective July 1, 2021 (Revisor's note: In codifying section 31 of public act 21-23, an incorrect reference to “section 13 of this act”, which appeared in the engrossed bill, was changed editorially by the Revisors to “section 14 of this act” and therefore cited as “section 12-863”).
