An Act To Update the Laws Relating to the Tri-state Lotto and the Payment of Prizes to Minors
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0938
Committee Amendment CA_A_H429 (House)
Amends: 8 MRSA §371, 8 MRSA §374, 8 MRSA §385, 8 MRSA §404, 8 MRSA §409

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 662, L.D. 938, Bill, "An Act To 
Update the Laws Relating to the Tri-state Lotto and the Payment of Prizes to Minors" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §371, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: 
4-A. Electronic funds transfer. "Electronic funds transfer" means a transaction 
using an electronic device fiJr the purpose of ordering. instructing or authorizing a 
financial institution to debit or credit an account. 
Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §374, sub-§I, ~A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 505, §2, is 
amended to read: 
A. The types of lotteries to be conducted and which. if any, will be sold as part of the 
Tri-state Lotto Compact under chapter 16; 
Sec. 3. 8 MRSA §385, as corrected by RR 1993, c. 1, §18, is amended to read: 
§385. Persons under 18 years; payment of prizes 
If the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is Hnder the age of 18 years and 
the prize is less than $5,000, the director may direct paymeftt of the prize by delivery of a 
check or draft payable to the order of the minor to an adHlt member of the minor's family 
or a gaardian of the minor. If the person entitled to a prize er on any winning ticket is 
under the age of 18 years afla the pri23e is $5,000 or more of age, the director or the 
director's designee may direet make payment in the amount of the prize to the minor by 
depositing the arnoHHt of the pri23e in a check made payable to an adult member of the 
minor's family or a guardian as custodian of the minor or by an electronic funds transfer 
to any bank financial institution to the credit an account in the name of an adult member 
of the minor's family or guardian as custodian for the minor. The person named as 
custodian has the same duties and powers as a person designated as a custodian in a 
manner prescribed by the !!Maine Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.!! For purposes of this 
section, the terms "adult member of a the minor's family," "gaardian of a minor" 
"custodian" and ~ 
"financial institution" have the same meanings as set out in that 
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The director or the director's designee is relieved of all further liability upon 
payment of a prize to a minor pursuant to this section.' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 8 MRSA §404, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. Electronic funds transfer. "Electronic funds transfer" means a transaction 
using an electronic device for the purpose of ordering, instructing or authorizing a 
financial institution to debit or credit an account. 
Sec. 4. 8 MRSA §409, sub-§l-A is enacted to read: 
I-A. Rules; exemption. Rules adopted under subsection 1 are not subject to the 
Maine Administrative Procedure Act.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph B in the first line (page 1, line 29 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "in the lotteries" and inserting the following: 'sold under the 
authority of this chapter or chapter 14-A' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in paragraph E in the first line (page 1, line 32 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "tickets" the following: 'for lottery games administered 
under this chapter or chapter 14-A' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page I, line 36 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "tickets" the following: 'sold under the authority of this 
chapter or chapter 14-A' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. 8 MRS A §416, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 732, § 1, is amended to 
read: 
2. Payment; persons under 18 years of age. If the perSOH entitled to a prize OH aHY 
YfifllliHg tieket is l:lHder 1 g years of age and the prize is less than. $5,QQQ, the eommissioH 
may make paymeHt by deli'/ery to an adalt member of the miHor's family or a guardian of 
the miHor of a eheek or draft payable to the order of the miHor. If the person entitled to a 
prize on any winning ticket is under 18 years of age aHd if the prize is $5,QQQ or more, the 
commission may make payment in the amount of the prize to the minor by depositiHg the 
amOl:mt of the prize iH a check made payable to an adult member of the minor's family or 
a guardian as custodian of the minor or by an electronic funds transfer to any bank 
financial institution to the eredit an account in the name of an adult member of the 
minor's family or a guardian of the minor as custodian for the minor. The person named 
as custodian has the same duties and powers as a person designated as a custodian in a 
manner prescribed by the Maine Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. For purposes of this 
subsection, "adult member of the minor's family," "custodian" and "financial institution" 
have the same meanings as set out in that Act. The commission shall be i§. discharged of 
all further liability upon payment of a prize to a minor pursuant to this subsection.' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in subsection 10 in the first line (page 2, line 5 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "Other" and inserting the following: 'Child support and 
other' 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment establishes a definition of "electronic funds transfer" as it applies to 
payment of prizes and provides that a check or electronic funds transfer may be provided 
to a minor's family or guardian for payment of a prize issued by the Maine State Lottery 
or under the Tri-state Lotto Compact. The amendment also clarifies the bill with regard 
to authorizing administration of instant ticket games under the Tri-state Lotto Compact by 
inserting appropriate references. 
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