2007 Oregon Code - Chapter 461 :: Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery
Chapter 461 —
2007 EDITION
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
GENERAL PROVISIONS
461.010Â Â Â Â Definitions
461.015Â Â Â Â Short
title
461.020Â Â Â Â Purpose
461.030Â Â Â Â Local
laws preempted; applicability of other laws; severability
461.040Â Â Â Â Effect
on other gambling laws
461.050Â Â Â Â Location
of offices
ADMINISTRATION
(
461.100Â Â Â Â Oregon
State Lottery Commission; members; duties; meetings
461.110Â Â Â Â Criminal
identification information available to lottery; fingerprints; service and
execution of warrants
461.120Â Â Â Â Commission
exempt from certain laws; rulemaking; applicability of Administrative
Procedures Act
461.130Â Â Â Â Authority
of commission; delegation; contracts for security services
461.140Â Â Â Â Biennial
budget report to Legislative Assembly
(State Lottery Director)
461.150Â Â Â Â State
lottery director; appointment; assistant directors; duties and powers
461.160Â Â Â Â Authority
of director to contract for services
461.170Â Â Â Â Coordination
between director and commission
461.180Â Â Â Â Studies;
accountability; audits; delegation
461.190Â Â Â Â Assistant
Director for Security
OPERATION OF LOTTERY
461.200Â Â Â Â Operation
of lottery
461.210Â Â Â Â Security
measures; ticket content; rules
461.215Â Â Â Â Video
lottery games
461.217Â Â Â Â Video
lottery game regulation; limitation on number and placement of terminals; rules
461.220Â Â Â Â Number
and value of prizes; required information on lottery tickets; rules;
advertising
461.230Â Â Â Â Method
for determining winners; rules
461.240Â Â Â Â
461.250Â Â Â Â Validation
and payment of prizes; tabulation of sales and prizes; assignment of prizes;
payment on behalf of deceased winner; claim period; ineligibility of lottery
employees; rules
461.253Â Â Â Â Voluntary
assignment of prizes; petition for judicial order; issuance of order;
commission intervention in proceeding
461.257Â Â Â Â Judicial
order suspending voluntary assignment laws upon finding of adverse tax
consequences for all prize winners
461.260Â Â Â Â Distribution
of tickets and shares; rules
LOTTERY GAME RETAILERS
461.300Â Â Â Â Selection
of retailers; rules; contracts
461.310Â Â Â Â Compensation
for retailers
461.330Â Â Â Â Display
of certificate of authority; bond or letter of credit; payments for tickets or
shares
461.335Â Â Â Â Temporary
letter of authority; grounds for revocation
LOTTERY VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS
461.400Â Â Â Â Procurements
461.410Â Â Â Â Vendor
disclosure for major procurements
461.420Â Â Â Â Contract
with vendor convicted of crime prohibited
461.430Â Â Â Â Contractor
required to comply with applicable laws; performance bond
461.440Â Â Â Â CommissionÂ’s
authority to contract; rules
461.445Â Â Â Â Policy
on payment to contractors
LOTTERY FINANCES
461.500Â Â Â Â Lottery
to be self-supporting; allocation of revenues
461.510Â Â Â Â State
Lottery Fund; types of disbursements
461.520Â Â Â Â Establishment
of checking accounts and petty cash fund
461.530Â Â Â Â
461.535Â Â Â Â Intercollegiate
Athletic Fund
461.540Â Â Â Â Administrative
Services Economic Development Fund
461.543Â Â Â Â Sports
Lottery Account; distribution of revenues
461.544Â Â Â Â Use
of proceeds of video lottery games
461.547Â Â Â Â Distribution
of certain video lottery revenues to counties for economic development
461.548Â Â Â Â Video
lottery proceeds to be treated separately from other lottery proceeds
461.549Â Â Â Â Use
of video lottery proceeds for treatment of gambling-related behavioral problems
461.550Â Â Â Â Expenditure
limitation not applicable to lottery
461.555Â Â Â Â Capital
Construction Trust Fund; sources; uses
461.560Â Â Â Â Taxation
of sales and prizes
PROHIBITED CONDUCT
461.600Â Â Â Â Sales
to minors
MISCELLANEOUS
461.700Â Â Â Â Additional
disclosure requirements; costs of investigation
461.715Â Â Â Â Holding
of certain lottery prizes for child support; rules; procedure
461.725Â Â Â Â Enforcement
officers to enforce prohibition on gray machines
461.740Â Â Â Â Policy
on hiring by firms receiving lottery-funded benefits
GENERAL PROVISIONS
     461.010
Definitions. Unless the
context requires otherwise, the definitions contained in this chapter shall
govern the construction of this chapter.
     (1) “Lottery” or “state lottery” means the
Oregon State Lottery established and operated pursuant to the Constitution of
the State of
     (2) “Commissioner” means one of the
members of the lottery commission appointed by the Governor pursuant to the
Constitution of the State of
     (3) “Director” means the Director of the
Oregon State Lottery appointed by the Governor pursuant to the Constitution of
the State of
     (4) “Lottery commission” or “commission”
means the five-member body appointed by the Governor pursuant to the
Constitution of the State of
     (5) “Lottery game” or “game” means any
procedure authorized by the commission whereby prizes are distributed among
persons who have paid, or unconditionally agreed to pay, for tickets or shares
which provide the opportunity to win such prizes.
     (6) “Person” means any natural person or
corporation, trust, association, partnership, joint venture, subsidiary or
other business entity.
     (7) “Lottery game retailer” means a person
with whom the lottery commission has contracted for the purpose of selling
tickets or shares in lottery games to the public.
     (8) “Lottery vendor” or “vendor” means any
person who submits a bid, proposal or offer to provide goods or services to the
commission or lottery.
     (9) “Lottery contractor” means a person
with whom the state lottery has contracted for the purpose of providing goods
and services for the state lottery. [1985 c.2 §1(7); 1985 c.302 §1(7)]
     461.015
Short title. This chapter
shall be known as the Oregon State Lottery Act of 1984. [1985 c.2 §1(1); 1985
c.302 §1(1)]
     461.020
Purpose. The people of the
State of
     461.030
Local laws preempted; applicability of other laws; severability. (1) This chapter shall be applicable and
uniform throughout the state and all political subdivisions and municipalities
therein, and no local authority shall enact any ordinances, rules or
regulations in conflict with the provisions hereof.
     (2) Any other state or local law or
regulation providing any penalty, disability or prohibition for the
manufacture, transportation, distribution, advertising, possession or sale of
any lottery tickets or shares shall not apply to the tickets or shares of the
state lottery. The gambling laws of the State of
     (3) If any provision of this chapter or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter
which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
     (4) This chapter is dependent and is
conditioned upon the passage by the voters at the November 6, 1984, general
election of an amendment to section 4, Article XV of the Oregon Constitution
authorizing state operation of a lottery.
     (5) The Oregon State Lottery is subject
to:
     (a) Statewide financial reporting required
in ORS 291.040.
     (b) The mass transit assessment under ORS
291.405.
     (c) The deposit of state money to the
State Treasurer under ORS 293.265. [1985 c.2 §8(2),(3),(5),(6),(9); 1985 c.302 §8(2),(3),(5),(6),(9)]
     461.040
Effect on other gambling laws.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or modify existing
state laws with respect to gambling, except that the state-operated lottery
established by the Constitution of the State of Oregon and this chapter shall
not be subject to such laws. [1985 c.2 §1(3); 1985 c.302 §1(3)]
     461.050
Location of offices. The
Oregon State Lottery shall have its principal offices in the capital city. [1985
c.302 §8(7)]
     461.055 [1995 c.341 §2; 1997 c.645 §1; 1999 c.1093 §16;
2003 c.794 §286; repealed by 2007 c.569 §1]
ADMINISTRATION
(
     461.100
     (2)(a) The Oregon State Lottery Commission
shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
     (b) The members shall be appointed for
terms of four years.
     (c) Vacancies shall be filled within 30
days by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for the unexpired
portion of the term in which they occur.
     (3) At least one of the commissioners
shall have a minimum of five yearsÂ’ experience in law enforcement and at least
one of the commissioners shall be a certified public accountant. No person
shall be appointed as a lottery commissioner who has been convicted of a felony
or a gambling related offense. No more than three members of the commission
shall be members of the same political party.
     (4) The commission shall exercise all
powers necessary to effectuate the purpose of this chapter. In all decisions,
the commission shall take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the
lottery and shall act to promote and insure integrity, security, honesty and
fairness in the operation and administration of the state lottery.
     (5) Lottery commissioners shall be
eligible for compensation and expenses under ORS 292.495.
     (6) Lottery commissioners shall file a
verified statement of economic interest with the Oregon Government Ethics
Commission and shall be subject to the provisions of ORS chapter 244.
     (7) The Governor shall select annually
from the membership of the commission a chairperson who serves at the pleasure
of the Governor. The chairperson or a majority of the members of the commission
then in office shall have the power to call special meetings of the commission.
     (8) Meetings of the commission shall be
open and public in accordance with state law. Records of the commission shall
be open and available to the public in accordance with state law. The
commission shall meet with the Director of the Oregon State Lottery not less
than monthly to make recommendations and set policy, to approve or reject
reports of the director, to adopt rules and to transact other business.
     (9) A quorum of the commission shall
consist of a majority of the members of the commission then in office. All
decisions of the commission shall be made by a majority vote of all of the
commissioners then in office.
     (10) The commission shall prepare
quarterly and annual reports of the operation of the state lottery. Such
reports shall include a full and complete statement of state lottery revenues,
prize disbursements, expenses, net revenues and all other financial
transactions involving state lottery funds. The commission shall, not less than
annually, contact interested parties, including those named in ORS 461.180 (3),
and provide them with such quarterly and annual reports as they may request. [1985
c.2 §2(1) to (10); 1985 c.302 §2(1) to (10); 1991 c.30 §1]
     461.110
Criminal identification information available to lottery; fingerprints; service
and execution of warrants.
(1) Upon the request of the Oregon State Lottery Commission or the Director of
the Oregon State Lottery, the office of the Attorney General and the Oregon
State Police shall furnish to the director and to the Assistant Director for
Security such information as may tend to ensure security, integrity, honesty
and fairness in the operation and administration of the Oregon State Lottery as
the office of the Attorney General and the Oregon State Police may have in
their possession, including, but not limited to, manual or computerized
information and data.
     (2) In order to determine an applicant’s
suitability to enter into a contract with or to be employed by the Oregon State
Lottery, each applicant identified in this subsection shall be fingerprinted.
The Assistant Director for Security may submit to the Department of State
Police bureau of criminal identification and to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, for the purpose of verifying the identity of the following
persons and obtaining records of their arrests and criminal convictions,
fingerprints of:
     (a) With respect to video game retailers,
each person for whom ORS 461.300 or an administrative rule of the Oregon State
Lottery Commission requires disclosure of the personÂ’s name and address;
     (b) With respect to lottery vendors and
lottery contractors, each person for whom ORS 461.410 or an administrative rule
of the Oregon State Lottery Commission requires disclosure of the personÂ’s name
and address;
     (c) Applicants for employment with the
Oregon State Lottery; and
     (d) With respect to other persons and
entities that apply for contracts or have contracts with the Oregon State
Lottery, each person for whom ORS 461.300 requires disclosure of the personÂ’s
name and address and for whom the Assistant Director for Security has prepared
written reasons, approved in writing by the director, for requiring the
confirmation of the personÂ’s identity and records.
     (3) For the purpose of requesting and
receiving the information described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section,
the Oregon State Lottery Commission is a state agency and a criminal justice
agency and its enforcement agents are peace officers pursuant to ORS 181.010 to
181.712 and rules adopted thereunder.
     (4) Enforcement agents, designated as such
by the commission, shall have the same authority with respect to service and
execution of warrants of arrest and search warrants as is conferred upon peace
officers of this state. [1985 c.2 §2(11),(12); 1985 c.302 §2(11),(12); 1995
c.291 §1; 2007 c.71 §144]
     461.120
Commission exempt from certain laws; rulemaking; applicability of Administrative
Procedures Act. (1)(a)
Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of ORS 279.835 to 279.855
and ORS chapters 279A, 279B, 279C, 282 and 283 do not apply to the Oregon State
Lottery Commission unless otherwise provided by this chapter.
     (b) Officers and employees of the Oregon
State Lottery Commission are in the exempt service for purposes of ORS chapter
240 and other related statutes.
     (c) ORS 276.004 (2), 276.021, 276.093 to
276.098, 276.410 to 276.426, 276.428, 276.440, 291.038, 291.201 to 291.260 and
292.210 to 292.250 do not apply to the Oregon State Lottery Commission.
     (d) ORS 293.075, 293.190, 293.205 to
293.225 and 293.275 do not apply to the Oregon State Lottery Commission.
     (e) ORS 279A.100 and ORS chapters 659 and
659A apply to the Oregon State Lottery Commission.
     (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this
subsection, the provisions of ORS 282.210 shall apply to the Oregon State
Lottery Commission.
     (2) The commission shall, in accordance
with ORS chapter 183, adopt and enforce rules to carry out the provisions of
this chapter. [1985 c.2 §2(13),(14); 1985 c.302 §2(13),(14); 1991 c.76 §2; 2001
c.621 §80; 2001 c.956 §3; 2003 c.794 §287; 2005 c.217 §26]
     461.130
Authority of commission; delegation; contracts for security services. (1) Whenever a power is granted to the
commission, the power may be exercised by such officer or employee within the Oregon
State Lottery as is designated in writing by the commission. Any such
designation shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
     (2) The commission shall contract with the
Department of State Police to obtain necessary security services. A contract is
not intended to preclude the assistance of other law enforcement agencies as
the need arises.
     (3) The commission shall have the
authority to conduct investigations, including the authority to issue subpoenas
to compel the attendance of witnesses and documents, to take testimony under
oath, to take depositions within or outside the state and to require answers to
interrogations. [1985 c.302 §2(15) to (17)]
     461.140
Biennial budget report to Legislative Assembly. (1) The Oregon State Lottery Commission
shall prepare in each even-numbered year a budget report for the biennium
beginning July 1 of the following year.
     (2) The commission estimates and requests
and appropriation measures shall be prepared in a manner approved by the
Legislative Fiscal Officer.
     (3) Not later than November 10 of each
even-numbered year, the commission shall cause its budget estimates and
requests to be made available to the Governor, the Legislative Fiscal Officer
and to the Legislative Revenue Officer. Before December 1, the Legislative
Fiscal Officer or staff and the Legislative Revenue Officer or staff shall not
reveal to any other person the contents or nature of the budget and other
materials, except with the written consent of the commission.
     (4) The commission shall furnish the
Legislative Assembly any further information required concerning its budget.
The commission, upon request, shall furnish a representative to assist the
Legislative Assembly, its Joint Committee on Ways and Means, appointed under
ORS 171.555, and the Legislative Revenue Officer in the consideration of its
budget and any accompanying measures.
     (5) In all other respects the budget of
the Oregon State Lottery Commission shall be treated in the same manner as the
budgets of all other state agencies. [1985 c.302 §15]
(State
Lottery Director)
     461.150
State lottery director; appointment; assistant directors; duties and powers. (1) The Governor shall appoint a Director of
the Oregon State Lottery, subject to confirmation by the Senate, who shall serve
at the pleasure of the Governor. The director shall implement and operate a
state lottery pursuant to the rules, and under the guidance, of the commission.
     (2) The director shall be qualified by
training and experience to direct the operations of a state-operated lottery.
No person shall be appointed as lottery director who has been convicted of a
felony or any gambling related offense.
     (3) The director shall receive such salary
as may be set by the commission with the approval of the Governor, and shall be
reimbursed for all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the
performance of official duties. The director shall render full-time service to
the duties of office.
     (4) The director shall, subject to the
approval of the commission, perform all duties, exercise all powers and
jurisdiction, assume and discharge all responsibilities and carry out and
effect the purposes of this chapter. The director shall act as secretary and
executive officer of the commission. The director shall supervise and administer
the operation of the Oregon State Lottery in accordance with this chapter, and
the rules adopted by the commission. In all decisions, the director shall take
into account the particularly sensitive nature of the state lottery, and shall
act to promote and insure integrity, security, honesty and fairness of the
operation and administration of the state lottery.
     (5) The director shall recommend to the
commission the establishment of rules pertaining to the employment, termination
and compensation of all commission staff. The rules shall conform to generally
accepted personnel practices based upon merit principles. Under the rules so
established, the director may set the compensation, prescribe the duties and
supervise persons so hired. The director may terminate or otherwise discipline
persons so hired. No person shall be employed by the state lottery who has been
convicted of a felony or any gambling related offense.
     (6) If a lottery employee transfers to a
state agency that is subject to ORS chapter 240, the employee is entitled to
transfer accrued sick leave, adjusted if necessary to reflect the accrual rate
in use for management and unrepresented employees under rules of the Personnel
Division.
     (7) Subject to approval of the commission,
the director may appoint, prescribe the duties of and terminate or otherwise
discipline no more than four assistant directors as the director deems
necessary. The compensation of each assistant director shall be established by
the director subject to approval of the commission. The director shall
supervise the assistant directors.
     (8) The director and each assistant
director shall file a verified statement of economic interest with the Oregon
Government Ethics Commission and shall be subject to the provisions of ORS
chapter 244. [1985 c.2 §3(1) to (7); 1985 c.302 §3(1) to (8)]
     461.160
Authority of director to contract for services. Under the rules of the commission, the
Director of the Oregon State Lottery may contract with any state agency or
political subdivision for the performance of such duties, functions and powers
as the director considers appropriate. [1985 c.302 §7(8)]
     461.170
Coordination between director and commission. The Director of the Oregon State Lottery shall confer as frequently as
necessary or desirable, but not less than monthly, with the commission,
regarding the operation and administration of the Oregon State Lottery. The
director shall make available for inspection by the commission, upon request,
all books, records, files and other information and documents of the state
lottery, and shall advise the commission and recommend such matters as deemed
necessary and advisable to improve the operation and administration of the
state lottery. [1985 c.2 §3(9); 1985 c.302 §3(10)]
     461.180
Studies; accountability; audits; delegation. (1) The Director of the Oregon State Lottery shall make an ongoing
study of the operation and the administration of the lotteries which may be in
operation in other states or countries, of available literature on the subject,
of federal laws which may affect the operation of the Oregon State Lottery and
of the reaction of citizens of the state to existing or proposed features in
lottery games, with a view toward recommending improvements that will tend to
serve the purposes of this chapter. The director may make recommendations to
the commission, Governor and Legislative Assembly on any matters concerning the
secure and efficient operation and administration of the state lottery and the
convenience of the purchasers of tickets and shares.
     (2) The director shall make and keep books
and records which accurately and fairly reflect each dayÂ’s transactions,
including but not limited to, the distribution of tickets or shares to lottery
game retailers, receipt of funds, prize claims, prize disbursements or prizes
liable to be paid, expenses and all other financial transactions involving
state lottery funds necessary so as to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain daily accountability.
     (3) The director shall make a monthly
financial report to the commission, and upon request provide copies of such
reports to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the
State Treasurer and the Legislative Assembly. Such report shall include a full
and complete statement of state lottery revenues, prize disbursements,
expenses, net revenues and all other financial transactions involving state
lottery funds for the month.
     (4) After the first six months of sales of
tickets or shares to the public, the director shall engage an independent firm
experienced in demographic analysis to conduct a special study which shall
ascertain the demographic characteristics of the players of each lottery game,
including but not limited to their income, age, sex, education and frequency of
participation. This report shall be presented to the commission, the Governor,
the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer and the
Legislative Assembly. Similar studies shall be conducted after the first such
study from time to time as determined by the director.
     (5) After the first full year of sales of
tickets or shares to the public, the director shall engage an independent firm
experienced in the analysis of advertising, promotion, public relations,
incentives, public disclosures of odds and numbers of winners in lottery games
and other aspects of communications to conduct a special study of the
effectiveness of such communications activities by the state lottery and make
recommendations to the commission on the future conduct and future rate of
expenditure for such activities. This report shall be presented to the
commission, the Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the
State Treasurer and the Legislative Assembly. Until the presentation of such
report and action by the commission, the state lottery shall expend as close to
three and one-half percent as practical of the projected sales of all tickets
and shares for advertising, promotion, public relations, incentives, public
disclosures of odds and numbers of winners in lottery games and other aspects
of communications. Similar studies shall be conducted from time to time after
the first such study as determined by the director.
     (6) After the first nine months of sales
of tickets or shares to the public, the commission shall engage an independent
firm experienced in security procedures, including but not limited to computer
security and systems security, to conduct a comprehensive study and evaluation
of all aspects of security in the operation of the state lottery. Such study
shall include, but not be limited to, personnel security, lottery game retailer
security, lottery contractor security, security of manufacturing operations of
lottery contractors, security against ticket counterfeiting and alteration and
other means of fraudulently winning, security of drawings among entries or
finalists, computer security, data communications security, database security,
security in distribution, security involving validation and payment procedures,
security involving unclaimed prizes, security aspects applicable to each
particular lottery game, security of drawings in lottery games where winners
are determined by drawings of numbers, the completeness of security against
locating winners in lottery games with preprinted winners by persons involved
in their production, storage, distribution or sale and any other aspects of
security applicable to any particular lottery game and to the state lottery and
its operations. The portion of the report containing the overall evaluation of
the state lottery in terms of each aspect of security shall be presented to the
commission, the Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the
State Treasurer and the Legislative Assembly. Notwithstanding other provisions
of state law, the portion of the report containing specific recommendations
shall be confidential and shall be presented only to the commission, the
Governor and the director. Similar studies of security shall be conducted
biennially thereafter.
     (7) The director may delegate to any of
the employees of the Oregon State Lottery the exercise or discharge in the
directorÂ’s name of any power, duty or function of whatever character, vested in
or imposed by law upon the director. The official act of any such person so
acting in the directorÂ’s name and by the authority of the director shall be
considered to be an official act of the director. [1985 c.2 §3(10) to (16);
1985 c.302 §3(11) to (17); 1991 c.30 §2; 1997 c.625 §1]
     461.190
Assistant Director for Security. The Assistant Director for Security appointed pursuant to the
Constitution of the State of Oregon and this chapter shall be responsible for a
security division to assure integrity, security, honesty and fairness in the
operation and administration of the Oregon State Lottery, including but not
limited to, an examination of the background of all prospective employees,
lottery game retailers, lottery vendors and lottery contractors. The Assistant
Director for Security shall be qualified by training and experience, including
at least five years of law enforcement experience, and knowledge and experience
in computer security, to fulfill these responsibilities. The Assistant Director
for Security shall, in conjunction with the Director of the Oregon State
Lottery, confer with the Attorney General or designee as the Assistant Director
of Security deems necessary and advisable to promote and insure integrity,
security, honesty and fairness of the operation and administration of the state
lottery. The Assistant Director for Security, in conjunction with the director,
shall report any alleged violation of law to the Attorney General and any other
appropriate law enforcement authority for further investigation and action. [1985
c.2 §3(8); 1985 c.302 §3(9)]
OPERATION OF
LOTTERY
     461.200
Operation of lottery. Within
105 days after the confirmation by the Senate of the Director of the Oregon
State Lottery and at least three commissioners, the director shall begin public
sales of tickets or shares. The Oregon State Lottery shall be initiated and
shall continue to be operated so as to produce the maximum amount of net
revenues to benefit the public purpose described in section 4, Article XV of
the Constitution of the State of
     461.210
Security measures; ticket content; rules. Upon recommendation of the Director of the Oregon State Lottery, the
Oregon State Lottery Commission shall adopt rules specifying the types of
lottery games to be conducted by the Oregon State Lottery, provided:
     (1) Each lottery game shall contain
security measures that are designed to prevent the redemption of fraudulent
tickets. Every lottery ticket or stub printed after September 29, 1991, shall
include a lottery fact which refers to a specific lottery funded project or the
benefits and jobs created for a specific area of economic activity.
     (2) No name of an elected official shall
appear on the tickets of any lottery game. [1985 c.2 §4(2); 1985 c.302 §4(2);
1985 c.458 §1(2); 1985 c.520 §1(2); 1991 c.76 §1; 1991 c.613 §1; 1991 c.962 §1]
     461.213 [1989 c.828 §4(1),(2); 1991 c.345 §1; 1991
c.613 §3; repealed by 2005 c.810 §3]
     461.215
Video lottery games. (1) The
Oregon State Lottery Commission may initiate a game or games using video
devices, the proceeds from which shall be transferred to the Administrative
Services Economic Development Fund for allocation as provided by law.
     (2) In the approval and purchase of video
lottery games, game terminals and equipment, the lottery commission and any
game operator, distributor, retailer or owner shall prefer goods or services
that have been manufactured in this state if price, fitness and quality are
otherwise equal.
     (3) The lottery commission shall separately
record and account for the costs and net proceeds of games operated under this
section. At such time as the lottery commission makes the quarterly transfer of
net proceeds provided for by ORS 461.540, it shall certify to the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services the amount of such transfer which
represents the net proceeds of games provided for in subsection (1) of this
section.
     (4) Video lottery terminals operated under
authority of the lottery commission are specifically exempted from the provisions
of 15 U.S.C. §1172. [1989 c.828 §6; 1991 c.461 §80; 1991 c.962 §2; 1993 c.18 §117]
     461.217
Video lottery game regulation; limitation on number and placement of terminals;
rules. (1) As used in this
section, “video lottery game retailer” means a contractor under contract with
the Oregon State Lottery to place video lottery game terminals on premises
authorized by the contract.
     (2) A video lottery game terminal that
offers a video lottery game authorized by the Director of the Oregon State
Lottery may be placed for operation only on the premises of an establishment
that has a contract with the Oregon State Lottery as a video lottery game
retailer. The terminal must be within the control of an employee of the video
lottery game retailer. A terminal may not be placed in any other business or
location.
     (3) A video lottery game terminal may be
placed only on the premises of an establishment licensed by the Oregon Liquor
Control Commission with a full on-premises sales license, a limited on-premises
sales license or a brewery-public house license. A video lottery game terminal
may be placed only in that part of the premises that is posted by the Oregon
Liquor Control Commission as being closed to minors. In addition to the
requirements of this subsection, the director may by rule establish such other
criteria and conditions as the director determines appropriate for the
placement of video lottery game terminals in establishments.
     (4) No more than six video lottery
terminals may be placed in or on premises described in subsection (3) of this
section.
     (5) No more than 10 video lottery game
terminals may be placed on the premises of a race meet licensee licensed under
ORS 462.020 that qualifies as a video lottery game retailer. [1991 c.962 §10;
1999 c.351 §16; 2003 c.787 §1; 2007 c.631 §1]
     461.220
Number and value of prizes; required information on lottery tickets; rules;
advertising. (1) Upon
recommendation of the Director of the Oregon State Lottery, the Oregon State
Lottery Commission shall adopt rules that specify the number and value of
prizes for winning tickets or shares in each lottery game including, without
limitation, cash prizes, merchandise prizes, prizes consisting of deferred
payments or annuities and prizes of tickets or shares in the same lottery game
or other lottery games conducted by the Oregon State Lottery.
     (2) In each lottery game utilizing
tickets, the following information shall be printed on each ticket:
     (a) A close approximation of the odds of
winning some prize or some cash prize, as appropriate for the lottery game.
     (b) An approximation of a payout
percentage that will be returned to players in the form of prizes for the
lottery game. For online games, the approximation may be based on the average
payout percentage over several prior years.
     (c) The statement that “Lottery games are
based on chance, should be played for entertainment only and should not be
played for investment purposes.”
     (3) A detailed tabulation of the estimated
number of prizes of each particular prize denomination that are expected to be
awarded in each lottery game and the close approximation of the odds of winning
such prizes shall be available at each location at which tickets or shares in
such lottery games are offered for sale to the public.
     (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this
section, the commission may specify by rule the number and value of prizes for
lottery games that use video devices or that use tickets or shares that allow a
player to manually reveal covered play symbols, or the commission may make such
information available at each location that offers such games using video
devices, tickets or shares for sale to the public.
     (5) All television, radio and newspaper
advertising of a lottery game shall include a disclaimer representing a close
approximation of the odds of winning some prize and an approximation of the
amount that will be returned to the players in the form of prizes for the game
in the following words: “The odds of winning some prize are one in (some
number). The prize payout percentage is (some number).” where the numbers
stated represent a close approximation of the odds of winning some prize and
the prize payout percentage. However, this subsection does not apply to
advertising the purpose of which is to advertise the location where tickets may
be purchased or to provide information about the winners.
     (6) All television, radio and newspaper
advertising of lottery games funded by the lottery commission, including
advertising that is intended to indicate where tickets may be purchased or to
provide information about prize winners, shall include the disclaimer that “Lottery
games are based on chance, should be played for entertainment only and should
not be played for investment purposes.”
     (7) All television, radio and newspaper
advertising intended to publicize projects or programs funded by lottery
dollars shall include the disclaimer that “Lottery games are based on chance
and should be played for entertainment only.” However, this subsection does not
apply to any such advertising that has the sole purpose of educating the public
about gambling addiction or available treatments.
     (8) All billboard advertising intended to
promote a lottery game, to indicate where tickets may be purchased or to
provide information about prize winners shall include the disclaimer that “Lottery
games should not be played for investment purposes.”
     (9) All billboard advertising intended to
publicize projects or programs funded by lottery dollars shall include the
disclaimer that “Lottery games should be played for entertainment only.”
     (10) A disclaimer required by this section
to be included in a written advertisement shall be of a size and in a form that
allows an individual to readily notice and read the statement. A disclaimer
required by this section to be included in a television or radio advertisement
shall be spoken aloud and, in the case of television, must also be displayed
visually in a form that allows an individual to readily notice and read the
statement. [1985 c.2 §4(3); 1985 c.302 §4(3); 1985 c.458 §1(3); 1985 c.520 §1(3);
1991 c.63 §1; 1999 c.1069 §1; 2001 c.83 §1]
     461.230
Method for determining winners; rules. (1) Upon recommendation of the Director of the Oregon State Lottery,
the Oregon State Lottery Commission shall adopt rules that specify the method
for determining winners in each lottery game.
     (2) If a lottery game utilizes a manual
drawing of winning numbers, a manual drawing among entries or a manual drawing
among finalists:
     (a) The drawing must be open to the
public;
     (b) The drawing must be witnessed by an
independent certified public accountant or a professional representative of an
independent certified public accountancy organization;
     (c) Any equipment used in the drawing must
be inspected by the independent certified public accountant or the professional
representative of an independent certified public accountancy organization and
an employee of the lottery both before and after the drawing; and
     (d) The drawing and such inspections shall
be recorded on both video and audio tape.
     (3)(a) When a drawing is held out of this
state in conjunction with other state lotteries, the Oregon State Lottery shall
conduct periodic studies of the drawingÂ’s security procedures. Any equipment
used in a manual drawing must be inspected both before and after the drawing by
a professional representative of an independent certified public accountancy
organization and a representative of the state lottery designated by the
director.
     (b) Any manual drawing and such
inspections shall be recorded on both video and audio tape.
     (4) The lottery may use any of a variety
of existing or future methods or technologies in determining winners. [1985 c.2
§4(4); 1985 c.302 §4(4); 1985 c.458 §1(4); 1985 c.520 §1(4); 1991 c.613 §2;
1997 c.146 §1; 1997 c.625 §2; 1999 c.322 §40; 2003 c.59 §1]
     461.240
     (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this
section, the commission may specify by rule the retail sales price for tickets
or shares that allow a player to manually reveal covered play symbols or may
print the retail sales price on the ticket or share. [1985 c.2 §4(5); 1985
c.302 §4(5); 1985 c.458 §1(5); 1985 c.520 §1(5); 1989 c.418 §2; 2001 c.83 §2]
     461.250
Validation and payment of prizes; tabulation of sales and prizes; assignment of
prizes; payment on behalf of deceased winner; claim period; ineligibility of
lottery employees; rules.
Upon recommendation of the Director of the Oregon State Lottery, the Oregon State
Lottery Commission shall adopt rules to establish a system of verifying the
validity of tickets or shares claimed to win prizes and to effect payment of
such prizes, provided:
     (1) For the convenience of the public,
lottery game retailers may be authorized by the commission to pay winners of up
to $5,000 after performing validation procedures on their premises appropriate
to the lottery game involved.
     (2) A prize may not be paid to a person
under 18 years of age.
     (3) A video lottery game prize may not be
paid to a person under 21 years of age.
     (4) A prize may not be paid arising from
claimed tickets or shares that are stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent,
unissued, produced or issued in error, unreadable, not received or not recorded
by the Oregon State Lottery by applicable deadlines, lacking in captions that
confirm and agree with the lottery play symbols as appropriate to the lottery
game involved or not in compliance with such additional specific rules or with
public or confidential validation and security tests of the lottery appropriate
to the particular lottery game involved. However, the commission may adopt
rules to establish a system of verifying the validity of claims to prizes
greater than $600 that are otherwise not payable under this subsection due to a
lottery game retailerÂ’s losing, damaging or destroying the winning ticket or
share while performing validation procedures thereon, and to effect payment of
verified claims. A verification system established by the commission shall include
appropriate public or confidential validation and security tests.
     (5) A particular prize in any lottery game
may not be paid more than once, and in the event of a binding determination
that more than one claimant is entitled to a particular prize, the sole remedy
of such claimants is the award to each of them of an equal share in the prize.
     (6) The commission may specify that
winners of less than $25 claim such prizes from either the same lottery game
retailer who sold the winning ticket or share or from the lottery itself and
may also specify that the lottery game retailer who sold the winning ticket or
share be responsible for directly paying that prize.
     (7) Holders of tickets or shares shall
have the right to claim prizes for one year after the drawing or the end of the
lottery game or play in which the prize was won. The commission may define
shorter time periods to claim prizes and for eligibility for entry into
drawings involving entries or finalists. If a valid claim is not made for a
prize payable directly by the lottery commission within the applicable period,
the unclaimed prize shall remain the property of the commission and shall be
allocated to the benefit of the public purpose.
     (8)(a) The right of any person to a prize
shall not be assignable, except that:
     (A) Payment of any prize may be made
according to the terms of a deceased prize winnerÂ’s signed beneficiary
designation form filed with the commission or, if no such form has been filed,
to the estate of the deceased prize winner.
     (B) Payment of any prize shall be made to
a person designated pursuant to an appropriate judicial order or pursuant to a
judicial order approving the assignment of the prize in accordance with ORS
461.253.
     (b) The director, commission and state
shall be discharged of all further liability with respect to a specific prize
payment upon making that prize payment in accordance with this subsection or
ORS 461.253.
     (9) A ticket or share may not be purchased
by, and a prize may not be paid to, a member of the commission, the director,
the assistant directors or any employee of the state lottery or to any spouse,
child, brother, sister or parent of such person.
     (10) Payments made according to the terms
of a deceased prize winnerÂ’s signed beneficiary designation form filed with the
commission are effective by reason of the contract involved and this statute
and are not to be considered as testamentary devices or subject to ORS chapter
112. The director, commission and state shall be discharged of all liability
upon payment of a prize.
     (11) In accordance with the provisions of
the SoldiersÂ’ and SailorsÂ’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C.A. app. 525), a
person while in active military service may claim exemption from the one-year
ticket redemption requirement under subsection (7) of this section. However,
the person must notify the commission by providing satisfactory evidence of
possession of the winning ticket within the one-year period, and must claim the
prize or share no later than one year after discharge from active military
service. [1985 c.2 §4(6); 1985 c.302 §4(6); 1985 c.458 §1(6); 1985 c.520 §1(6);
1987 c.268 §1; 1991 c.22 §1; 1991 c.613 §4; 1993 c.206 §1; 1995 c.478 §3; 1997
c.249 §160; 1999 c.203 §1; 2003 c.58 §1]
     461.253
Voluntary assignment of prizes; petition for judicial order; issuance of order;
commission intervention in proceeding. (1) Payment of a prize may be made to any person pursuant to a
voluntary assignment of the right to receive future periodic prize payments, in
whole or in part. Payment of a prize pursuant to an assignment made under this
section must be made to a person designated as assignee under an appropriate
judicial order of the circuit court for the county in which the assignor
resides or in which the headquarters of the Oregon State Lottery Commission are
located.
     (2) A copy of the petition for an order
described in subsection (1) of this section and copies of all notices of any
hearing in the matter shall be served on the commission not later than 10 days
prior to any hearing or entry of any order. A nonrefundable processing fee of
$500 for each assignee shall be paid to the commission when the copy of the
petition is served on the commission.
     (3) The commission may intervene in a
proceeding to protect the interests of the commission but shall not be
considered an indispensable or necessary party. Notwithstanding the failure or
refusal of the commission to appear in any proceeding, the Director of the
Oregon State Lottery, the commission and the state shall be immune from liability
for, and shall be discharged of all further liability with respect to, any
amounts paid according to the terms of an order issued under this section.
     (4) A circuit court receiving a petition
may issue an order approving the assignment and directing the commission to pay
to the assignee all future prize payments so assigned upon finding that all of
the following conditions have been met:
     (a) The assignment has been memorialized
in writing and executed by the assignor and is subject to
     (b) The assignor provides a sworn
declaration to the court attesting that the assignor is represented by
independent legal counsel in connection with the assignment, has had the
opportunity to receive independent financial and tax advice concerning the
effects of the assignment, is of sound mind and is not acting under duress;
     (c) The proposed assignment does not and
will not include or cover payments or portions of payments that are subject to
a 30-day hold under ORS 461.715, unless appropriate provision is made in the
order to satisfy the obligations giving rise to the hold; and
     (d) The proposed assignment and court
order shall not require the commission to divide any prize payment so that
portions of a single prize payment must be made to more than three persons at a
time.
     (5) After receipt of a certified copy of a
court order granted under this section, the commission shall acknowledge in
writing to both the assignor and the assignee the agreement of the commission
to make the prize payments in accordance with the provisions of the order. The
commission shall thereafter make the prize payments in accordance with the
order.
     (6) No modification or amendment to any
assignment authorized by this section, and no additional or subsequent
assignment of any prize, shall be valid or binding on the commission unless the
modification, amendment or assignment is authorized by a separate judicial
order issued in compliance with this section. [1995 c.478 §2]
     461.257
Judicial order suspending voluntary assignment laws upon finding of adverse tax
consequences for all prize winners. Notwithstanding ORS 461.250 (8) or 461.253, if it is ever determined
that prize winners who do not seek to assign their prize payments are subject
to immediate income taxes on the prize payments just as if those prize winners
had so assigned their prizes, the Oregon State Lottery Commission may intervene
in a proceeding commenced under ORS 461.253 in order to raise the issue of
adverse tax consequences in the proceeding. If the court determines that ORS
461.250 (8) and 461.253 or the issuance of an order approving an assignment of
prize payments subjects prize winners who do not seek assignment of prize
payments to immediate income taxes on their prize payments, the court shall
refuse to authorize an assignment and shall issue an order that ORS 461.250 (8)
and 461.253 are suspended and are of no force or effect so long as such
determination and adverse tax consequences are in effect. An order issued by a
court under this section shall suspend ORS 461.250 (8) and 461.253 throughout
this state. An order issued under this section shall be final and shall remain
in effect unless or until overturned or modified by a subsequent court order or
the order of a reviewing court. [1995 c.478 §5; 2003 c.58 §6]
     Note: 461.257 was enacted into law by the
Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 461 or
any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised
Statutes for further explanation.
     461.260
Distribution of tickets and shares; rules. Upon recommendation of the Director of the Oregon State Lottery, the
commission shall adopt rules specifying the manner of distribution,
dissemination or sale of lottery tickets or shares to lottery game retailers or
directly to the public, and the incentives, if any, for Oregon State Lottery
employees, if any, engaged in such activities. [1985 c.2 §4(7); 1985 c.302 §4(7);
1985 c.458 §1(7); 1985 c.520 §1(7)]
LOTTERY GAME
RETAILERS
     461.300
Selection of retailers; rules; contracts. (1) The Oregon State Lottery Commission shall adopt rules specifying
the terms and conditions for contracting with lottery game retailers so as to
provide adequate and convenient availability of tickets or shares to
prospective buyers of each lottery game as appropriate for each such game.
Nothing in this subsection is intended to preclude the lottery from selling
tickets or shares directly to the public.
     (2)(a) The Director of the Oregon State
Lottery shall, pursuant to this chapter, and the rules of the commission,
select as lottery game retailers such persons as deemed to best serve the
public convenience and promote the sale of tickets or shares. A person under
the age of 18 may not be a lottery game retailer. In the selection of a lottery
game retailer, the director shall consider factors such as financial
responsibility, integrity, reputation, accessibility of the place of business
or activity to the public, security of the premises, the sufficiency of
existing lottery game retailers for any particular lottery game to serve the
public convenience and the projected volume of sales for the lottery game
involved.
     (b) Except when the director recommends,
and the commission concludes, that it is reasonable and prudent to waive
disclosure requirements under this section and that to do so will not
jeopardize the fairness, integrity, security and honesty of the lottery, prior
to the execution of any contract with a lottery game retailer, the lottery game
retailer shall disclose to the lottery the names and addresses of the
following:
     (A) If the lottery game retailer is a
corporation but not a private club as described in ORS 471.175, the officers,
each director who owns or controls three percent or more of the voting stock
and each stockholder who owns 10 percent or more of the outstanding stock in
such corporation.
     (B) If the lottery game retailer is a
trust, the trustee and all persons entitled to receive income or benefit from
the trust.
     (C) If the lottery game retailer is an
association but not a private club as described in ORS 471.175, the members,
officers and directors.
     (D) If the lottery game retailer is a
subsidiary but not a private club as described in ORS 471.175, the officers,
each director who owns or controls three percent or more of the voting stock
and each stockholder who owns 10 percent or more of the outstanding stock of
the parent corporation thereof.
     (E) If the lottery game retailer is a
partnership, joint venture or limited liability company, all of the general
partners, limited partners, joint venturers, members of a limited liability
company whose investment commitment or membership interest is 10 percent or
more, and managers of a limited liability company.
     (F) If the parent company, general
partner, limited partner, joint venturer, stockholder, member or manager of a
limited liability company is itself a corporation, trust, association,
subsidiary, partnership, joint venture or limited liability company, then the
director may require that all of the information required by this paragraph be
disclosed for such other entity as if it were itself a lottery game retailer to
the end that full disclosure of ultimate ownership be achieved.
     (G) If any member, 18 years of age or
older, of the immediate family of any video lottery game retailer, or any
member, 18 years of age or older, of the immediate family of any individual
whose name is required to be disclosed under this paragraph, is involved in the
video lottery game retailerÂ’s business in any capacity, then all of the
information required in this paragraph shall be disclosed for such immediate
family member as if the family member were a video lottery game retailer.
     (H) If any immediate family member, 18
years of age or older, of any lottery game retailer, other than a video lottery
game retailer, or of any person whose name is required to be disclosed under
this paragraph is involved in the lottery game retailerÂ’s business in any
capacity, then the lottery game retailer shall identify the immediate family
member to the Oregon State Lottery, and shall report the capacity in which the
immediate family member is involved in the lottery game retailerÂ’s business if
requested by the director. Full disclosure of immediate family members working
in the business may be required only if the director has just cause for
believing the immediate family member may be a threat to the fairness,
integrity, security or honesty of the lottery.
     (I) If the lottery game retailer is a
private club as described in ORS 471.175, the treasurer, officers, directors and
trustees who oversee or direct the operation of the food, beverage, lottery or
other gambling-related activities of the private club and each manager in
charge of the food, beverage, lottery or other gambling-related activities of
the private club.
     (J) Any other person required by rule of
the commission.
     (c) Any person required to disclose
information under paragraph (b) of this subsection shall disclose additional
information for retail contract approval that the director determines to be
appropriate.
     (d) The commission may refuse to grant a
lottery game retail contract to any lottery game retailer or any natural person
whose name is required to be disclosed under paragraph (b) of this subsection,
who has been convicted of violating any of the gambling laws of this state,
general or local, or has been convicted at any time of any crime. The lottery
may require payment by each lottery game retailer to the lottery of an initial
nonrefundable application fee or an annual fee, or both, to maintain the contract
to be a lottery game retailer.
     (e) A person who is a lottery game
retailer may not be engaged exclusively in the business of selling lottery
tickets or shares. A person lawfully engaged in nongovernmental business on
state or political subdivision property or an owner or lessee of premises which
lawfully sells alcoholic beverages may be selected as a lottery game retailer.
State agencies, except for the state lottery, political subdivisions or their
agencies or departments may not be selected as a lottery game retailer. The
director may contract with lottery game retailers on a permanent, seasonal or
temporary basis.
     (3) The authority to act as a lottery game
retailer is not assignable or transferable.
     (4) The director may terminate a contract
with a lottery game retailer based on the grounds for termination included in
the contract or commission rules governing the contract. The grounds for
termination must include, but are not limited to, the knowing sale of lottery
tickets or shares to any person under the age of 18 years or knowingly
permitting a person under the age of 21 years to operate a video lottery game
terminal.
     (5) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this
section, when a lottery game retail contract requires the lottery game retailer
to maintain a minimum weekly sales average, the lottery game retailer may avoid
termination of the contract for failure to meet the minimum weekly sales
average by agreeing, prior to termination, to pay the state lottery the
difference between the actual weekly cost incurred by the lottery to maintain
the contract and the weekly proceeds that are collected by the lottery from the
sales of that lottery game retailer, less expenses that are dedicated by
statute, rule or contract to other purposes. The director may not terminate the
contract of a lottery game retailer for failure to meet a minimum weekly sales
average unless the director first allows the lottery game retailer an
opportunity to make the payment described in this subsection.
     (6) The commission shall adopt by rule an
alternative dispute resolution process for disputes arising from a contract
with a lottery game retailer that must be included in every contract between
the commission and lottery game retailers. The commission shall develop the
dispute resolution process required by this section in conformity with ORS
183.502. [1985 c.2 §5(1) to (4); 1985 c.302 §5(1) to (4); 1995 c.728 §1; 1997
c.483 §§1,2; 1999 c.351 §17; 2003 c.58 §2; 2005 c.166 §1; 2005 c.267 §1]
     461.310
Compensation for retailers.
Upon recommendation of the Director of the Oregon State Lottery, the commission
shall determine the compensation to be paid to lottery game retailers for their
sales of lottery tickets or shares. Until the commission shall otherwise
determine, the compensation paid to lottery game retailers shall be five
percent of the retail price of the tickets or shares plus an incentive bonus of
one percent based on attainment of sales volume or other objectives specified
by the director for each lottery game. In cases of a lottery game retailer
whose rental payments for premises are contractually computed in whole or in
part, on the basis of a percentage of retail sales, and where such computation
of retail sales is not explicitly defined to include sales of tickets or shares
in a state-operated lottery, the compensation received by the lottery game
retailer from the Oregon State Lottery shall be deemed to be the amount of the
retail sale for the purposes of such contractual computation. [1985 c.2 §5(5);
1985 c.302 §5(5)]
     461.330
Display of certificate of authority; bond or letter of credit; payments for
tickets or shares. (1) No
lottery tickets or shares shall be sold by a lottery game retailer unless the
lottery game retailer has on display on the premises a certificate of authority
signed by the Director of the Oregon State Lottery to sell lottery tickets or
shares.
     (2) The director may require a bond or an
irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS
706.008 from any lottery game retailer in an amount specified in the Oregon
State Lottery rules adopted by the commission or may purchase a blanket bond or
a blanket letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS
706.008 covering the activities of all or a selected group of lottery game
retailers.
     (3) No payment by lottery game retailers
to the lottery for tickets or shares shall be in cash. All such payments shall
be in the form of a check, bank draft, electronic fund transfer or other
recorded financial instrument as determined by the director. [1985 c.2 §5(7) to
(9); 1985 c.302 §5(7) to (9); 1991 c.331 §66; 1997 c.631 §476]
     461.335
Temporary letter of authority; grounds for revocation. (1) The Oregon State Lottery Commission may
grant a temporary letter of authority for a period not to exceed 90 days on
change of ownership applications for certificates of authority granted under
this chapter if the applicant pays the fee prescribed by the commission for a
temporary letter of authority. A temporary letter of authority issued under
this section does not constitute a lottery game retail contract for the
purposes of ORS 461.300.
     (2) The commission, summarily and without
prior administrative proceedings, may revoke a temporary letter of authority
any time during the 90 days if the commission finds that any of the grounds for
refusing a lottery game retail contract or terminating a contract under ORS
461.300 exist.
     (3) A person subject to subsection (2) of
this section shall be given an interview under the direction of the commission
if the person requests an interview prior to revocation of a temporary letter
of authority. However, the proceedings are not a contested case under ORS
chapter 183. [2001 c.150 §2]
LOTTERY
VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS
     461.400
Procurements. Notwithstanding
other provisions of law, the Director of the
     461.410
Vendor disclosure for major procurements. (1) In order to allow an evaluation by the Oregon State Lottery of the
competence, integrity, background, character and nature of the true ownership
and control of lottery vendors, any person who submits a bid, proposal or offer
as part of a procurement for a contract for the printing of tickets used in any
lottery game, any goods or services involving the receiving or recording of
number selection in any lottery game, or any goods or services involving the
determination of winners in any lottery game, which are hereby referred to as
major procurements, shall first disclose at the time of submitting such bid,
proposal or offer to the state lottery all of the following items:
     (a) A disclosure of the lottery vendor’s
name and address and, as applicable, the name and address of the following:
     (A) If the vendor is a corporation, the
officers, directors and each stockholder in such corporation; except that, in
the case of stockholders of publicly held equity securities of a publicly
traded corporation, only the names and addresses of those known to the corporation
to beneficially own 15 percent or more of such securities need be disclosed.
     (B) If the vendor is a trust, the trustee
and all persons entitled to receive income or benefit from the trust.
     (C) If the vendor is an association, the
members, officers and directors.
     (D) If the vendor is a subsidiary, the
officers, directors and each stockholder of the parent corporation thereof;
except that, in the case of stockholders of publicly held equity securities of
a publicly traded corporation, only the names and addresses of those known to
the corporation to beneficially own 15 percent or more of such securities need
be disclosed.
     (E) If the vendor is a partnership or
joint venture, all of the general partners, limited partners or joint
venturers.
     (F) If the parent company, general
partner, limited partner or joint venturer of any vendor is itself a
corporation, trust, association, subsidiary, partnership or joint venture, then
all of the information required in this section shall be disclosed for such other
entity as if it were itself a vendor to the end that full disclosure of
ultimate ownership be achieved.
     (G) If any member of the immediate family
of any vendor is involved in the vendorÂ’s business in any capacity, then all of
the information required in this section shall be disclosed for such immediate
family member as if the family member were a vendor.
     (H) If the vendor subcontracts any
substantial portion of the work to be performed to a subcontractor, then all of
the information required in this section shall be disclosed for such
subcontractor as if it were itself a vendor.
     (I) The persons or entities in
subparagraphs (A) to (H) of this paragraph, along with the vendor itself, shall
be referred to as control persons.
     (b) A disclosure of all the states and
jurisdictions in which each control person does business, and the nature of
that business for each such state or jurisdiction.
     (c) A disclosure of all the states and
jurisdictions in which each control person has contracts to supply gaming goods
or services, including, but not limited to, lottery goods and services and the
nature of the goods or services involved for each such state or jurisdiction.
     (d) A disclosure of all the states and
jurisdictions in which each control person has applied for, has sought renewal
of, has received, has been denied, has pending or has had revoked a gaming
license of any kind, and the disposition of such in each such state or
jurisdiction. If any gaming license has been revoked or has not been renewed or
any gaming license application has been either denied or is pending and has
remained pending for more than six months, all of the facts and circumstances
underlying this failure to receive such a license must be disclosed.
     (e) A disclosure of the details of any conviction
or judgment of a state or federal court of each control person of any felony
and any other criminal offense other than traffic offenses.
     (f) A disclosure of the details of any
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or any pending litigation of each
control person.
     (g) A disclosure for each control person
who is a natural person of employment, residence, education and military
history since the age of 18 years, and any federal, state or local elective
position ever held by such person.
     (h) A disclosure consolidating all
reportable information on all reportable contributions by each control person
to any local, state or federal political candidate or political committee in
this state for the past five years that is reportable under any existing state
or federal law.
     (i) A disclosure of the identity of any
entity with which each control person has a joint venture or other contractual
arrangement to supply any state or jurisdiction with gaming goods or services,
including a disclosure with regard to such entity of all of the information
requested under paragraphs (a) to (h) of this subsection.
     (j) A disclosure consisting of financial
statements of the lottery vendor for the past three years.
     (k) A disclosure of any economic interest
as contemplated by ORS 244.060 and 244.070, known to the lottery vendor to be
held by any of the persons named in ORS 244.050 (1)(a), any lottery
commissioner, the lottery director, or the assistant directors of the state
lottery, in any lottery vendor or its control persons.
     (L) Such additional disclosures and
information as the director may determine to be appropriate for the procurement
involved.
     (2) No contract for a major procurement
with any vendor who has not complied with the disclosure requirements described
in this section for each of its control persons shall be entered into or be
enforceable. Any contract with any lottery contractor who does not comply with
such requirements for periodically updating such disclosures from each of its
control persons during the tenure of such contract as may be specified in such
contract may be terminated by the commission. [1985 c.2 §6(2); 1985 c.302 §6(2)(a)
to (m)]
     461.420
Contract with vendor convicted of crime prohibited. No contract for a major procurement with any
lottery vendor shall be entered into if any control person of that lottery
vendor has been convicted of a crime, unless, after investigation, the finding
of the commission determines that the crime bears no relationship to the
lottery vendorÂ’s ability to perform honestly in carrying out the contract. [1985
c.2 §6(2)(m); 1985 c.302 §6(2)(n)]
     461.430
Contractor required to comply with applicable laws; performance bond. (1) Each lottery contractor shall perform
its contract consistent with the laws of this state, federal law, and laws of
the state or states in which such lottery contractor is performing or
producing, in whole or in parts, any of the goods or services contracted for
hereunder.
     (2) Each lottery contractor for the
printing of tickets used in any lottery game, for providing goods or services
involving the receiving or recording of number selections in any lottery game
or for providing goods or services involving the determination of winners in
any lottery game shall, at the time of executing the contract with the
commission, post a performance bond with the commission, using a surety
acceptable to the commission, in an amount acceptable to the commission. [1985
c.2 §6(3),(4); 1985 c.302 §6(3),(4); 1989 c.418 §1]
     461.440
CommissionÂ’s authority to contract; rules. Subject to rules adopted by the commission, the Director of the Oregon
State Lottery may enter into all contracts necessary to accomplish the purposes
of this chapter. The rules shall cover contracts for materials, supplies,
equipment, services and professional services and to the extent that is
reasonable shall follow the public policy of open competitive procurement. The
commission shall also consider security, competence, experience, timely
performance and maximization of net revenues in developing rules governing
procurement actions. All contract awards for major procurements shall be
approved by the commission. [1985 c.2 §6(5); 1985 c.302 §6(5)]
     461.445
Policy on payment to contractors. In establishing its schedule of payments to contractors, the Oregon
State Lottery Commission shall undertake to develop a system that maximizes the
net revenue to the state for the public purpose consistent with providing a
reasonable rate of return for contractors. [1991 c.962 §12]
     Note: 461.445 was enacted into law by the
Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 461 or
any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised
Statutes for further explanation.
LOTTERY
FINANCES
     461.500
Lottery to be self-supporting; allocation of revenues. (1) Except for such moneys as are necessary
to temporarily fund the start-up of the state-operated lottery established by
the Constitution of the State of Oregon and this chapter, the Oregon State
Lottery shall operate as a self-supporting revenue-raising agency of state
government and no appropriations, loans or other transfers of state funds shall
be made to it.
     (2) At least 84 percent of the total
annual revenues from the sale of state lottery tickets or shares shall be returned
to the public in the form of prizes and net revenues benefiting the public
purpose described in section 4, Article XV of the Constitution of the State of
     461.510
State Lottery Fund; types of disbursements. (1) All money payable to the commission shall be deposited in an
account known as the State Lottery Fund. The State Lottery Fund shall receive
all proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, the temporary loan for
initial start-up costs, interest and all other moneys credited to the Oregon
State Lottery from any other lottery-related source. The State Lottery Fund is
continuously appropriated for the purpose of administering and operating the
commission and the state lottery.
     (2) Disbursements shall be made from the
State Lottery Fund for any of the following purposes:
     (a) The payment of prizes to the holders
of valid winning lottery tickets or shares;
     (b) Expenses of the commission and the
state lottery;
     (c) Repayment of any funds advanced from
the temporary loan for initial start-up costs and the interest on any such
funds advanced; and
     (d) Transfer of funds from the State
Lottery Fund to the benefit of the public purpose described in section 4,
Article XV of the Constitution of the State of
     (3) As nearly as practical, at least 50
percent of the total projected revenue, computed on a year-round basis,
accruing from the sales of all state lottery tickets or shares shall be
apportioned for payment of prizes.
     (4) Expenses of the state lottery shall
include all costs incurred in the operation and administration of the state
lottery and all costs resulting from any contracts entered into for the
purchase or lease of goods or services required by the commission including,
but not limited to, the costs of supplies, materials, tickets, independent
audit services, independent studies, data transmission, advertising, promotion,
incentives, public relations, communications, compensation paid to lottery game
retailers, bonding for lottery game retailers, printing, distribution of
tickets and shares, reimbursing other governmental entities for services
provided to the state lottery, transfers to a contingency reserve, and for any
other goods and services necessary for effectuating the purposes of this
chapter. No more than 16 percent of the total annual revenues accruing from the
sale of all lottery tickets and shares from all lottery games shall be
allocated for the payment of the expenses of the state lottery. The commission
shall determine the amount necessary for a reasonable contingency reserve
within the amount allocated for payment of expenses.
     (5) The state lottery shall pay all prizes
and all of its expenses out of the revenues it receives from the sale of
tickets and shares to the public and turn over the net proceeds therefrom to a
fund to be established by the Legislative Assembly from which the Legislative
Assembly shall make appropriations for the benefit of the public purpose
described in section 4, Article XV of the Constitution of the State of Oregon. [1985
c.2 §7(1) to (5); 1985 c.302 §7(1) to (5); 1987 c.268 §2; 1989 c.966 §52]
     461.520
Establishment of checking accounts and petty cash fund. (1) The Director of the Oregon State Lottery
is authorized to establish in the State Treasury checking accounts as may be
required to disburse by check the payment of any disbursement authorized by ORS
461.510 (2) from the State Lottery Fund as well as any transfer to the State
Lottery Fund as may be required.
     (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS
461.510 (1), the director is authorized to direct the deposit of any and all
moneys payable to the commission to the credit of any checking account in the
State Treasury created for processing State Lottery Fund moneys.
     (3) The commission is authorized to
establish a petty cash fund in an amount not to exceed $1,000 from any funds
made available to the commission. The petty cash fund shall operate in
accordance with the procedures defined in ORS 293.180. [1985 c.302 §7(6)]
     461.530
     461.535
Intercollegiate Athletic Fund.
The Intercollegiate Athletic Fund is created separate and distinct from the
General Fund. The fund shall consist of revenues credited to the Sports Lottery
Account under ORS 461.543 (4) and any other revenues available to the fund. [1989
c.828 §1; 1991 c.461 §81; 1991 c.962 §3; 2005 c.810 §1]
     461.540
Administrative Services Economic Development Fund. (1) There hereby is established in the
General Fund of the State Treasury the Administrative Services Economic
Development Fund. All moneys transferred from the State Lottery Fund, interest
earnings credited to this fund and other moneys authorized to be transferred to
this fund from whatever source are appropriated continuously for any of the
following public purposes:
     (a) Creating jobs;
     (b) Furthering economic development in
     (c) Financing public education.
     (2) Moneys shall be transferred from the
Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the Education Stability
Fund established under ORS 348.696 as described in section 4, Article XV of the
Oregon Constitution.
     (3) As used in this section and section 4,
Article XV of the Oregon Constitution:
     (a) “Creating jobs” includes, but is not
limited to:
     (A) Supporting the creation of new jobs in
     (B) Helping prevent the loss of existing
jobs in
     (C) Assisting with work transition to new
jobs in
     (D) Training or retraining workers.
     (b) “Education” includes, but is not
limited to, the Education Stability Fund established under ORS 348.696 and
specific programs that support the following:
     (A) Prekindergartens;
     (B) Elementary and secondary schools;
     (C) Community colleges;
     (D) Higher education;
     (E) Continuing education;
     (F) Workforce training and education
programs; or
     (G) Financial assistance to
     (c) “Furthering economic development”
includes, but is not limited to, providing:
     (A) Services or financial assistance to
for-profit and nonprofit businesses located or to be located in
     (B) Services or financial assistance to
business or industry associations to promote, expand or prevent the decline of
their businesses; or
     (C) Services or financial assistance for
facilities, physical environments or development projects, as defined in ORS
285B.410, that benefit
     461.543
Sports Lottery Account; distribution of revenues. (1) Except as otherwise specified in
subsection (5) of this section, the Sports Lottery Account is continuously
appropriated to and shall be used by the State Board of Higher Education to
fund sports programs at state institutions of higher education. Seventy percent
of the revenues in the fund shall be used to fund nonrevenue producing sports
and 30 percent shall be used for revenue producing sports. Of the total amount
available in the fund, at least 50 percent shall be made available for womenÂ’s
athletics.
     (2) The State Board of Higher Education
shall allocate moneys in the Sports Lottery Account among the institutions of
higher education under its jurisdiction giving due consideration to:
     (a) The athletic conference to which the
institution belongs and the relative costs of competing in that conference.
     (b) The level of effort being made by the
institution to generate funds and support from private sources.
     (3) As used in subsections (1) to (3) of
this section, “revenue producing sport” is a sport that produces net revenue
over expenditures during a calendar year or if its season extends into two
calendar years, produces net revenue over expenditures during the season.
     (4) An amount equal to one percent of the
moneys transferred to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund
from the State Lottery Fund shall be allocated from the Administrative Services
Economic Development Fund to the Sports Lottery Account.
     (5) The amounts received by the Sports
Lottery Account shall be allocated as follows:
     (a) Eighty-eight percent for the purposes
specified in subsections (1) to (3) of this section, but not to exceed $8
million annually, adjusted annually pursuant to the Consumer Price Index, as
defined in ORS 327.006.
     (b) Twelve percent for the purpose of
scholarships, to be distributed equally between scholarships based on academic
merit and scholarships based on need, as determined by rule of the State Board
of Higher Education, but not to exceed $1,090,909 annually.
     (c) All additional money to the Oregon
Student Assistance Commission for the Oregon Opportunity Grant program under
ORS 348.260. [1989 c.828 §§2,4(3) and (4); 1991 c.461 §82; 1991 c.780 §28; 1999
c.704 §25; 1999 c.1070 §16; 2005 c.810 §2]
     461.544
Use of proceeds of video lottery games. All net proceeds from video lottery games shall be allocated to the
Administrative Services Economic Development Fund. [1991 c.461 §§1,78; 1993
c.18 §118; 1995 c.814 §9]
     Note: 461.544 to 461.549, 461.555, 461.725 and
461.740 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to
or made a part of ORS chapter 461 or any series therein by legislative action.
See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
     461.545 [1989 c.828 §7; repealed by 1991 c.461 §79
and 1991 c.962 §15]
     461.546 [1991 c.962 §2a; 1993 c.18 §119; repealed by
1995 c.814 §4]
     461.547
Distribution of certain video lottery revenues to counties for economic development. (1) The Oregon State Lottery Commission
shall transfer an amount equal to 2.5 percent of the net receipts from video
lottery games allocated to the Administrative Services Economic Development
Fund to counties for economic development activities. Ninety percent of the
moneys shall be distributed to each county in proportion to the gross receipts
from video lottery games from each county. Ten percent of the moneys shall be
distributed in equal amounts to each county.
     (2) As used in this section:
     (a) “Gross receipts from video lottery
games” means the amount of money inserted into video lottery games plus the
value of any free game prizes used by players for subsequent games.
     (b) “Net receipts from video lottery games”
means the amount of money that is received from the operation of video lottery
games after the payment of prizes but prior to any other payment. [1991 c.461 §94;
1993 c.18 §118a; 2003 c.734 §§10,10a; 2007 c.51 §1]
     Note: See note under 461.544.
     461.548
Video lottery proceeds to be treated separately from other lottery proceeds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Oregon State Lottery Commission shall meet the constitutional requirements
for prizes and administrative costs separately for video and all other lottery
games. The lottery commission shall not intermingle the results of video
lottery games for the purpose of calculating the allowable limit on
administrative expenses of other lottery games. [1991 c.962 §14]
     Note: See note under 461.544.
     461.549
Use of video lottery proceeds for treatment of gambling-related behavioral
problems. (1) The
Legislative Assembly finds that emotional and behavioral problems related to
gambling may impose additional costs on state government and on the state
economy, such as additional mental health expenditures, increased law enforcement
costs and lost economic output. The use of a portion of the net receipts from
video lottery games to pay the costs of preventing and treating emotional and
behavioral problems related to gambling promotes the creation of jobs and this
stateÂ’s economic development by offsetting and treating the negative economic
consequences of such behavior.
     (2) In each fiscal quarter, commencing
with the fiscal quarter beginning July 1, 2001, there is allocated from the
Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the Problem Gambling
Treatment Fund established by ORS 409.435 an amount of not less than one
percent of the moneys transferred from the State Lottery Fund to the
Administrative Services Economic Development Fund during that fiscal quarter. [1995
c.814 §1; 1999 c.985 §1]
     Note: See note under 461.544.
     461.550
Expenditure limitation not applicable to lottery. All expenditures from the State Lottery Fund
or the fund established by the Legislative Assembly to disburse net lottery
proceeds are exempt from any state expenditure limitation. [1985 c.302 §8(8)]
     461.555
Capital Construction Trust Fund; sources; uses. (1) There is established in the State
Treasury a Capital Construction Trust Fund separate and distinct from the
General Fund. Interest on the fund shall accrue to the fund.
     (2) The fund shall consist of amounts
allocated to it from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund.
     (3) The fund is to be used to meet capital
construction costs. [1991 c.461 §77]
     Note: See note under 461.544.
     461.560
Taxation of sales and prizes.
(1) No state or local taxes shall be imposed upon the sale of lottery tickets
or shares of the Oregon State Lottery established by this chapter or any prize
awarded by the state lottery established by this chapter that does not exceed
$600. A prize awarded by the state lottery that is greater than $600 shall be
subject to tax under ORS chapters 314 to 318 and any other applicable state or
local tax. For purposes of this section, “prize awarded by the state lottery”
includes a prize awarded by a multistate lottery association of which the
Oregon State Lottery is a member if the ticket upon which the prize is awarded
was sold in this state.
     (2) A city, county or other political
subdivision in this state may not impose, by charter provision or ordinance, or
collect a tax that is imposed on lottery game retailers only and that is
measured by or based upon the amount of the commissions or other compensation
received by lottery game retailers for selling tickets or shares in lottery
games. However, if a city, county or other political subdivision levies or
imposes generally on a nondiscriminatory basis throughout the jurisdiction of
the taxing authority an income, gross income or gross receipts tax, as
otherwise provided by law, such tax may be levied or imposed upon lottery game
retailers. [1985 c.2 §8(1); 1985 c.302 §8(1); 1995 c.95 §1; 1997 c.849 §1; 1999
c.143 §6]
PROHIBITED
CONDUCT
     461.600
Sales to minors. (1) Tickets
or shares in lottery games, including tickets or shares sold from vending
machines or other devices, may not be sold to a person under 18 years of age.
     (2) Video lottery game terminals may not
be operated by a person under 21 years of age.
     (3) The Oregon State Lottery Commission
shall establish safeguards to ensure that lottery game retailers comply with
the requirements of this section. [1985 c.2 §5(6); 1985 c.302 §5(6); 2003 c.58 §3]
MISCELLANEOUS
     461.700
Additional disclosure requirements; costs of investigation. (1) Any person required to submit disclosure
information under this chapter, in addition to the requirements specifically
listed in this chapter, shall also submit for each individual the true name, as
well any other name used, date of birth, place of birth, Social Security number,
current residence address, and residence address for the last 10 years, current
marital status including how long, spouseÂ’s name, address, date of birth and
Social Security number. The person required to disclose must submit an
individual sworn statement as to any criminal convictions and the nature
thereof. The sworn statement must also contain authorization for the Attorney
General and the Assistant Director for Security to confirm with the Oregon
Department of Revenue and the United States Internal Revenue Service the
truthfulness of the sworn statement with regard to tax matters. The commission
shall develop a disclosure form which identifies the information required to be
disclosed, including a certification that the information provided is correct. The
form shall be sworn and bear the warning that the applicant bears
responsibility for excessive investigation costs and that the providing of
false information constitutes the crime of false swearing under ORS 162.075
which is a Class A misdemeanor.
     (2) If the costs of investigation of any
applicant exceeds the usual costs of such investigations, the applicant shall
be billed for the excessive costs. The payment thereof shall be credited to the
State Lottery Fund as a reimbursement of administrative costs. [1985 c.302 §14]
     461.710 [Formerly 284.430; renumbered 280.518 in
1991]
     461.715
Holding of certain lottery prizes for child support; rules; procedure. (1) The Oregon State Lottery Commission, by
rule, shall develop procedures whereby:
     (a) Before paying any portion of a lottery
prize in excess of $600, the lottery commission shall check the name and Social
Security number of the person entitled to payment against a computer database
containing the names and Social Security numbers of obligors who are delinquent
in paying child support obligations.
     (b) When the person is listed in the
database, the lottery commission shall:
     (A) Place a 30-day hold on any payment to
the person;
     (B) Inform the person of the hold; and
     (C) Notify the Division of Child Support
of the Department of Justice that a delinquent obligor has won a lottery prize
or is entitled to payment on a lottery prize.
     (c) If a garnishment proceeding is
initiated within the 30-day hold period, the lottery commission shall continue
to hold any payment to the person pending disposition of the proceeding.
     (d) If a garnishment proceeding is not
initiated within the 30-day hold period, the lottery commission shall make
payment on the prize to the person at the end of the 30-day hold period or when
the division notifies the lottery commission that a garnishment proceeding will
not be initiated, whichever is sooner.
     (2) The lottery commission shall establish
and operate a data match system using automated data exchanges with the
division that identifies delinquent child support obligors. Any information
necessary to identify delinquent obligors and hold a payment on a prize shall
be available to the lottery commission through the data match system.
     (3) The Department of Justice and the
Oregon State Lottery Commission shall enter into an agreement regarding the
procedures required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section. [1991 c.613 §§6,7;
2001 c.455 §25; 2003 c.73 §69]
     461.720 [1985 c.829 §1; 1987 c.506 §27; renumbered
171.845 in 1991]
     461.725
Enforcement officers to enforce prohibition on gray machines. Out of the funds available to the Oregon
State Lottery Commission to meet the administrative expenses of the Oregon
State Lottery, the lottery commission shall employ or contract for at least
three undercover enforcement officers to enforce the prohibition on gray
machines imposed by ORS 162.305, 164.377, 166.715, 167.117, 167.164, 167.166,
461.210, 461.215, 461.217, 461.400, 461.445, 461.535, 461.548, 461.725 and
464.250. [1991 c.962 §18; 1995 c.814 §3]
     Note: See note under 461.544.
     461.730 [1989 c.909 §49; renumbered 447.255 in 1991]
     461.740
Policy on hiring by firms receiving lottery-funded benefits. (1) It is the policy of the State of
     (2) The Economic and Community Development
Department may require any firm receiving benefit from state lottery-funded
programs the department administers to enter into a first-source hiring
agreement with publicly funded job training providers.
     (3) Publicly funded job training providers
shall coordinate their services and establish an agreement outlining the
process by which they will respond to firms receiving benefit. This agreement
shall be submitted to the department for its review and approval.
     (4) As used in this section:
     (a) “Firm receiving benefit” means any
business that benefits directly or substantially from any program financed by
state lottery funds and is certified as such a firm by the state agency that
administers the lottery-funded program.
     (b) “First-source hiring agreement” means
an agreement between a firm receiving benefits and a publicly funded job
training provider whereby the job provider refers qualified candidates to the
firm for new jobs and job openings, excluding professional, managerial,
technical and seasonal positions which the Director of the Economic and
Community Development Department determines cannot be filled by persons likely
to be referred by publicly funded job training providers.
     (c) “Publicly funded job training provider”
includes, but is not limited to, community colleges, service providers under
the federal Workforce Investment Act Title I-B (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) and
other similar programs. [1989 c.778 §1; 1991 c.105 §1; 2001 c.684 §28]
     Note: See note under 461.544.
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