reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 46. OFFICE OF DEFENSE SERVICES › § 4608. Short title.

§ 4608. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the “Office of Defense Services Act.”
29 Del. C. 1953, §  4607;  54 Del. Laws, c. 227, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 286, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 26, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4701. Division of Forensic Science established; purpose.

§ 4701. Division of Forensic Science established; purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a Division of Forensic Science to provide leadership and coordination in the exercise of forensic sciences. In furtherance of that purpose, there is created the Division of Forensic Science under the supervision and control of the Director of the Division of Forensic Science. The Division of Forensic Science is established and operational within the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The Division of Forensic Science shall have all the powers, duties, and functions heretofore vested in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, its personnel, and the Forensic Science Laboratory. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is hereby abolished.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  4705;  50 Del. Laws, c. 502, §  1;  53 Del. Laws, c. 175, §  2;  57 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  54;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4701A. Definitions.

§ 4701A. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, “next of kin” means 1 of the following:
(1) A spouse.
(2) If no spouse, the decedent's adult children.
(3) If no spouse or adult children, the decedent's parents.
(4) If no spouse, adult children, or parents of the decedent, the person who is legally entitled to claim the decedent's remains for final disposition.
81 Del. Laws, c. 358, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4702. Rules and regulations.

§ 4702. Rules and regulations.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry into effect this chapter.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  4706;  50 Del. Laws, c. 502, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  55;  79 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4704. Duties of Medical Examiners.

§ 4704. Duties of Medical Examiners.
(a) The Chief Medical Examiner and the assistant medical examiners shall carry out the provisions of this chapter to investigate all deaths throughout the State.
(b) The Chief Medical Examiner shall comply with the orders and directions of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  4708;  50 Del. Laws, c. 502, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  56;  79 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;  84 Del. Laws, c. 117, § 16;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4705. Office and equipment.

§ 4705. Office and equipment.
The Division of Forensic Science shall be maintained in a suitable place or places which shall be designated by the Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The Department of Safety and Homeland Security shall provide or arrange for proper and necessary equipment for use of the staff of the Division of Forensic Science.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  4709;  50 Del. Laws, c. 502, §  1;  53 Del. Laws, c. 175, §  3;  57 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  55;  79 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4707. Postmortem examination; autopsy reports.

§ 4707. Postmortem examination; autopsy reports.
(a) When the cause of death shall have been established within reasonable medical certainty by a Medical Examiner, the Medical Examiner shall prepare a written report and file it in the Division of Forensic Science within 90 days after an investigation of such death.
(b) If, however, in the opinion of the Medical Examiner an autopsy is necessary in the public interest or as shall be requested by the Attorney General, the same shall be performed by the Chief Medical Examiner, an Assistant Medical Examiner or by such other competent pathologists as may be designated by the Chief Medical Examiner. No person who authorizes or performs an autopsy pursuant to this chapter shall be liable in any civil action for damages.
(c) A detailed report of the findings written during the progress of the autopsy, related laboratory analysis and the conclusions drawn therefrom shall be filed in the Division of Forensic Science.
(d) Promptly upon the conclusion of the postmortem examination, the body of the decedent shall be released to such person as shall be designated by a member of the decedent's immediate family, preferably the next of kin or by an appropriate representative of the decedent's estate.
(e) Upon written request the next of kin of the deceased shall receive a copy of the postmortem examination report, the autopsy report and the laboratory reports, unless there shall be a criminal prosecution pending in which case no such reports shall be released until the criminal prosecution shall have been finally concluded. The charge for completion of an insurance form for proof of death shall be $5.00.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  4711;  50 Del. Laws, c. 502, §  1;  53 Del. Laws, c. 175, §  8;  57 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  55;  58 Del. Laws, c. 58, §§  2, 3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 358, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4708. Forensic Sciences Laboratory.

§ 4708. Forensic Sciences Laboratory.
The Forensic Sciences Laboratory is established and operational within the Division of Forensic Science. The Director of the Division of Forensic Science functions as the Director of the Forensic Sciences Laboratory.
66 Del. Laws, c. 209, §  4;  79 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4709. Power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas.

§ 4709. Power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas.
The Director of the Division of Forensic Science, the Chief Medical Examiner, the Assistant Medical Examiners and the Deputy Medical Examiners, in the course of investigation of a death, may administer oaths and affirmations and take affidavits and make examinations as to any matter within the jurisdiction of their respective offices, but the Chief Medical Examiner, the Assistant Medical Examiners and the Deputy Medical Examiners may not summon a jury of inquisition. The Chief Medical Examiner, or in the Chief Medical Examiner's absence, Assistant Medical Examiners or Deputy Medical Examiners, shall have the power to issue subpoenas.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  4712;  50 Del. Laws, c. 502, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 209, §  3;  79 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4710. Records and reports; evidence.

§ 4710. Records and reports; evidence.
(a) The Chief Medical Examiner is to keep full and complete records of the Division of Forensic Science pertaining to the investigation of deaths and postmortem examinations. Such records shall be properly indexed, giving the name, if known, of every deceased person investigated, the place where the body was found, the date and the cause of death and all other available information relating thereto. The original report of Medical Examiners and the detailed findings of the autopsy and subsequent laboratory examinations, if any, shall be attached to the record of each case.
(b) The Chief Medical Examiner shall deliver to the Attorney General copies of all records relating to every death in which, in the judgment of the investigating Medical Examiner, further investigation may be deemed advisable.
(c) The Attorney General may obtain from the Division of Forensic Science copies of all records or other information which the Attorney General may deem necessary.
(d) The records of the Division of Forensic Science prepared by the Director of the Division of Forensic Science or by anyone under the Director's direction or supervision or a true copy thereof certified by the Director or the Chief Medical Examiner shall be received as competent evidence in any court in this State of the matters and facts therein contained.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  4713;  50 Del. Laws, c. 502, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 209, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4711. Disposition of unclaimed body or remains of indigent person.

§ 4711. Disposition of unclaimed body or remains of indigent person.
(a) In any case where there is an unclaimed body or there are remains of indigent persons and it is incumbent on the State or any political subdivision thereof to bury such person found dead, the Chief Medical Examiner or a duly authorized representative shall notify the Division of Social Services of the Department of Health and Social Services to arrange for the burial unless the case falls within the category described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) When there is a written consent of the next of kin or other legally responsible party, the remains of an indigent person may be cremated or donated for scientific research.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  4714;  57 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 111, §§  1-3;  61 Del. Laws, c. 429, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 209, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 190.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 47. FORENSIC SCIENCE › § 4712. Authority to provide corneas to eye banks.

§ 4712. Authority to provide corneas to eye banks.
(a) Upon request of an approved eye bank on behalf of a patient in need of corneal tissue for a transplant, a Medical Examiner is authorized to provide the cornea under the following conditions:
(1) A decedent who may provide a suitable cornea for transplant is under the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner;
(2) An autopsy will be required;
(3) No objection by the decedent or next of kin is known by the Medical Examiner prior to the removal of the cornea by a representative of an approved eye bank; and
(4) Removal of the cornea for transplant will not interfere with the subsequent course of a postmortem examination or alter the postmortem facial appearance.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “approved eye bank” includes the Medical Eye Bank of Delaware and the Eye Foundation of Delaware Valley.
(c) The Medical Examiner or an approved eye bank, while acting in compliance with this section, shall not be liable to the next of kin of a decedent, whose corneal tissue is removed and donated pursuant to this section, for any civil damages.
62 Del. Laws, c. 396, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 43, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 209, §  3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 358, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4801. Statement of purpose.

§ 4801. Statement of purpose.
(a) It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish a state-operated lottery under the supervision of a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Finance with the written approval of the Governor and hold broad authority to administer the system in a manner which will produce the greatest income for the State.
(b) In authorizing a video lottery, it is the further purpose of the General Assembly to:
(1) Provide nonstate supported assistance in the form of increased economic activity and vitality for Delaware's harness and thoroughbred horse racing industries, which activity and vitality will enable the industry to improve its facilities and breeding stock, and cause increased employment; and
(2) Restrict the location of such lottery to locations where wagering is already permitted and/or such immediately adjacent property or properties that are owned by, or immediately adjacent properties that may be acquired by, the video lottery licensee as defined in § 4805(b)(13) of this title, and where controls exist.
(c) In authorizing the use of the Internet for certain lottery games, it is the further purpose of the General Assembly to:
(1) Expand access to certain lottery games by offering them on the Internet in a well-regulated and secure system designed to create a positive customer experience that limits access to minors, those with gambling problems, and others who should not be gaming;
(2) Improve the competitiveness of Delaware's video lottery licensees by encouraging reinvestment in their facilities and promoting the utilization of lottery games on the Internet at websites branded and promoted by the video lottery licensees and Delaware Lottery Office;
(3) Provide further support to Delaware's harness and thoroughbred horse racing industries by expanding the gaming offerings benefitting video lottery licensees and the horsemen or horsewomen who race there; and
(4) Enhance the offerings of the Delaware lottery by allowing it to develop keno and the sports lottery in a manner that promotes additional convenience and choices for Delawareans.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 539, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 156, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4802. State Lottery Office.

§ 4802. State Lottery Office.
A State Lottery Office shall exist as part of the Department of Finance and shall be administered by a Director responsible for the operation of a state lottery. The net proceeds of the state lottery shall be placed in the General Fund of the State.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 539, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4804. Director — Appointment; qualifications; salary.

§ 4804. Director — Appointment; qualifications; salary.
(a) The State Lottery Office shall be administered and supervised by a Director who shall be a person qualified by business experience and training to supervise the operation of a public gaming system in a manner which will produce the greatest income for the State. The Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of Finance with the written approval of the Governor.
(b) The qualifications of the person appointed as Director shall be as follows:
(1) Five or more years experience as the head of an autonomous business, division or independent segment of a large company or governmental agency having to do with public gaming. The position or positions held should have broad authority and carry major responsibility; except that experience in a public utility or other monopolistic enterprise does not meet this requirement. There shall be positive evidence that the company, division or independent segment of a large company or government agency was well managed during the tenure of the prospective Director;
(2) Shall be in good health, shall have a good reputation, particularly as a person of honesty and integrity, and shall be able to pass a thorough background investigation prior to appointment;
(3) Shall not hold political office in the government of the State either by election or appointment while serving as Director, nor shall anyone who holds elected or appointed office in the government of the State be appointed as Director until the person has completed serving the full term to which the person was elected or appointed. The Director shall be a citizen of the United States, and must become a resident of the State within 90 days of appointment.
(c) The Director shall serve on a full-time basis and shall not be engaged in any other profession or occupation. The Director shall receive such salary as provided by law.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 93, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 539, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4806. Lottery sales agents — Qualifications; prohibitions.

§ 4806. Lottery sales agents — Qualifications; prohibitions.
(a) No license as an agent to sell lottery tickets shall be issued to any person to engage in business exclusively as a lottery ticket sales agent except those persons hired to staff the State Lottery Office or a state-operated sales office. Before issuing a license to an agent, the Director shall consider such factors as:
(1) Financial responsibility and security of the person and the person's business or activity;
(2) Accessibility of the person's place of business or activity to the public;
(3) Sufficiency of existing licenses to serve the public convenience; and
(4) Volume of expected sales.
(b) If the Director shall find that the experience, character and general fitness of the applicant are such that the participation of such a person as a lottery ticket sales agent will be consistent with the public interest, convenience and the purposes of this subchapter, the Director shall thereupon grant a license.
For the purposes of this section, the term “person” shall be construed to mean and shall include an individual, association, corporation, club, trust, estate, society, company, joint stock company, receiver, trustee, assignee, referee or any other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of individuals. “Person” shall also be construed to mean and include all departments, commissions, agencies and instrumentalities of the State, including counties and municipalities and agencies and instrumentalities thereof.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4807. Lottery sales agents — Authorization of agents.

§ 4807. Lottery sales agents — Authorization of agents.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person licensed as provided in this subchapter is hereby authorized and empowered to act as a lottery ticket sales agent, a video lottery agent, or a sports lottery agent, as the case may be.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  14;  78 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4808. Nonassignability of prizes.

§ 4808. Nonassignability of prizes.
No right of any person to a prize or a portion of a prize shall be assignable; except that payment of any prize shall be made to the estate of a deceased prize winner; and except that any person pursuant to an appropriate judicial order may be paid the prize, or portion thereof, to which the winner is entitled. The Director shall be discharged of all further liability upon payment of a prize pursuant to this section.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 383, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4809. Restrictions on ticket sales; penalties.

§ 4809. Restrictions on ticket sales; penalties.
(a) No person shall sell a ticket for any type of lottery game at a price greater than that fixed by rule or regulation of the Director. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent or a licensed sports lottery agent shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from giving lottery tickets to another as a gift or bonus.
(b) Any person convicted of violating this section shall pay a fine not exceeding $500.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 70, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4810. Sales to certain persons prohibited; penalties.

§ 4810. Sales to certain persons prohibited; penalties.
(a) (1) It is unlawful for an individual who is under 18 years old to purchase a lottery ticket or participate in an internet ticket game.
(2) It is unlawful for an individual who is under 21 years old to wager on the video lottery, sports lottery, table games, internet table games, or internet video lottery.
(3) A violation of paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section is an unclassified misdemeanor.
(4) An individual convicted of, adjudicated delinquent of, or placed on probation before judgment under § 4218 of Title 11 for violating this subsection must complete 5 hours of counseling on problem gambling.
(5) The Justice of the Peace Court has original jurisdiction over a violation of this subsection by an individual who is 18 years of age or older. The Family Court has original jurisdiction over a violation of this subsection by an individual 17 years of age or younger.
(b) No ticket shall be sold to any person under the age of 18 years, but this shall not be deemed to prohibit the purchase of a ticket for the purpose of making a gift by a person 18 years of age or older to a person less than that age.
(c) No licensed video lottery agent, sports lottery agent, or employee of such agents shall allow a person under the age of 21 to wager on the video lottery, table games, sports lottery, internet table games, or internet video lottery.
(d) A violation of subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall be a misdemeanor, except that the establishment of the following facts shall constitute a defense to any prosecution therefor:
(1) That the underage person presented proof of age or photographic identification that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the underage person was over the minimum age required in this section.
(2) That the appearance of the underage person was such that an ordinary prudent person would believe that the person was over the minimum age required in this section.
(e) No Delaware lottery games, including ticket games, video lottery, sports lottery, internet lottery, internet ticket games, keno, and table games, may be played by and no prizes received by or awarded to any officers or employees of the State Lottery Office or any member of their immediate households. Any person convicted of violating this section shall forfeit any prize money so obtained and shall be sentenced to not less than 1 year in jail and pay a fine of no less than $5,000.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 539, §  4;  66 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  2;  69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  15;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  10;  78 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  6;  81 Del. Laws, c. 250, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4811. Jurisdiction in Superior Court.

§ 4811. Jurisdiction in Superior Court.
The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over offenses under this subchapter, except for offenses under §§ 4810(a) and 4836(a) and (b) of this title.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  11;  78 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  26;  81 Del. Laws, c. 250, § 2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 47, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4812. Disposition of unclaimed prize money.

§ 4812. Disposition of unclaimed prize money.
Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket shall be retained by the Director for the person entitled thereto for 1 year after the drawing or event in which the prize was won. If no claim is made for said money within such year, the prize money shall be reverted to the State Lottery Fund.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 539, §  5;  66 Del. Laws, c. 303, §  152;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4813. Prizes to minors.

§ 4813. Prizes to minors.
If the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under the age of 14 years, the Director may direct payment of the prize by delivery to an adult member of the minor's family or a guardian of the minor a check or a draft payable to the order of the minor. The Director shall be discharged of all liability upon payment of a prize to a minor pursuant to this section.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4814. Transfer of funds and transaction records between agents and the State.

§ 4814. Transfer of funds and transaction records between agents and the State.
The Director may, at the Director's discretion, require any or all lottery ticket sales agents to deposit to the credit of the State Lottery Fund in banks designated by the Director all or part of the moneys received by such agents from the sale of lottery tickets and to file with the Director or the Director's designated agents reports of their receipts and transactions in the sale of lottery tickets in such form and containing such information as the Director may require. The Director or a representative shall make such arrangements with any licensed sales agent.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4816. Post-audit of accounts and transactions of Office.

§ 4816. Post-audit of accounts and transactions of Office.
The State Auditor shall conduct a yearly post-audit of all accounts and transactions of the State Lottery Office. The cost of the audit shall be paid out of the State Lottery Fund moneys designated for payment of operating expenses.
59 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4818. Disclosure of certain information regarding a prize winner.

§ 4818. Disclosure of certain information regarding a prize winner.
The name and address of any prize winner under this chapter shall not be disclosed to the public by the State Lottery Office unless permission is given by the prize winner.
66 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4821. Decision to forego video lottery.

§ 4821. Decision to forego video lottery.
Any person, corporation or association licensed under Chapter 100 of Title 3 to conduct a harness horse racing meet during 1993 which conducted live harness horse races on 30 days or less during 1993 may forego the opportunity to become a video lottery agent under this chapter. Any such person, corporation or association electing to forego such opportunity shall notify the Director and all other video lottery agents of such decision, and so long as such person, corporation or association conducts live harness horse races on at least 90% of the same number of racing days as were conducted by such person, corporation or association in 1992, and so long as such person, corporation or association maintains and awards an average purse per race which is not less than the average purse per race offered by such person, corporation or association during 1992, then such person, corporation or association shall receive an annual payment of $100,000 from all video lottery agents licensed under Chapter 101 of Title 3 and $75,000 from all video lottery agents licensed under Chapter 100 of Title 3 or Chapter 4 of Title 28, such payment to be made on an annual basis commencing 6 months after the first customer plays the video lottery and shall continue so long as the video lottery is in operation. Video lottery agents licensed under more than 1 chapter of Title 28 and Title 3 shall only make 1 payment as set forth in the preceding sentence. An election to forego the opportunity to become a video lottery agent shall be effective for 1 year from the date of such election, after which time the licensee making the election may apply for licensure to become a video lottery agent, or may elect to forego such opportunity for an additional 1 year.
69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  27;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4822. Annual crime report.

§ 4822. Annual crime report.
The State Lottery Office, with the assistance of the Attorney General's Office and the Division of Gaming Enforcement, shall annually provide to the General Assembly a report detailing the crimes that occur within the communities surrounding each racetrack property, including an analysis of crimes relating to table gaming, whether in or outside the property of a video lottery facility.
69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  28;  77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  19;  83 Del. Laws, c. 70, § 5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4824. Advisory Council on Video Lottery Planning.

§ 4824. Advisory Council on Video Lottery Planning.
(a) An Advisory Council on Video Lottery Planning is established and shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of Finance. Its membership shall include:
(1) The Director of the State Lottery Office.
(2) One member from each licensed video lottery agent, to be designated by the respective agent.
(3) Two members representing all of the licensed manufacturers of video lottery machines to be designated by the Director of the State Lottery Office, and/or the licensed manufacturer of the central computer systems to be designated by the Director of the State Lottery Office.
(4) One sports lottery agent designated by the Director of the State Lottery Office.
(b) The Governor shall designate one member to serve as Chairperson of the Council, who shall serve in that capacity for 2 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(c) The Council shall consider matters relating to the growth and competitive vitality of the video lottery industry in the State, including but not limited to:
(1) The status of video lottery game development issues in the State;
(2) The status of known game problem resolution;
(3) Personnel issues and concerns affecting the industry;
(4) The effectiveness of current operational procedures and recommendations for new operational procedures or regulations;
(5) The competitive vitality of the video lottery industry in the State, and recommendations for marketing and technological improvements;
(6) Issues and concerns relating to the repair and maintenance of video lottery machines and related equipment, including preventive maintenance programs;
(7) Video lottery agent or manufacturer specific projects that will impact the operation of the video lottery; and
(8) Issues and concerns of the State Lottery Office relating to video lottery operations and the status of internal control approvals.
(d) Members of the Council shall serve without compensation, except that they may be reimbursed for reasonable necessary expenses incident to their duties as members in accordance with state law.
(e) Any member of the Council other than the Director of the State Lottery Office shall be subject to removal and replacement, without cause, at any time by the person who appointed or designated the member.
(f) The Council shall meet at least 1 time each calendar year, at the call of the Director, the Chairperson, or a majority of the members.
(g) The Council shall submit a report on its activities to the Secretary of Finance by November 5 of each year, together with recommendations for legislative and/or administrative changes it deems desirable.
74 Del. Laws, c. 53, §  7;  78 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  12;  82 Del. Laws, c. 158, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4828. Licensing of video lottery agent directors, officers, and employees.

§ 4828. Licensing of video lottery agent directors, officers, and employees.
(a) The Director shall have the power and duty to license those persons required by this chapter to be licensed and to promulgate rules and regulations for such purpose. The licensure procedure shall include the satisfaction of such security, fitness and background standards as determined necessary relating to competence, honesty and integrity, such that a person's reputation, habits and associations do not pose a threat to the public interest of the State or to the reputation of or effective regulation and control of the lottery.
(b) It shall be the obligation of the video lottery agent to notify the Director on a continuing basis of any change in officers, directors, key employees, gaming employees, gaming room service employees, sports lottery operations employees and persons who own, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of such entity. Persons holding key employee licenses on January 28, 2010, shall remain licensed as key employees and shall not be required to seek licensure under this section until the license is to be renewed. Persons holding video lottery operations employee licenses shall remain licensed as a gaming employee, but shall be required to seek renewal of their licenses no later than July 28, 2010.
(c) [Repealed.]
77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  20;  83 Del. Laws, c. 70, § 6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4831. Prohibition on employment of persons or service companies without a license.

§ 4831. Prohibition on employment of persons or service companies without a license.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any licensed agent to employ or continue to employ an individual or service company that is required to possess a license under the provisions of this chapter, but that is not licensed. A licensed agent who violates the provisions of this section shall pay a fine imposed by the Director of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000. A licensed person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(b) Any individual or service company that works or is employed in a position whose duties require licensing under the provisions of this chapter, without holding the requisite license, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  20;  83 Del. Laws, c. 70, § 8;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4832. Prohibition on employee gaming.

§ 4832. Prohibition on employee gaming.
It shall be unlawful for any key employee or gaming employee who is required to hold a license under this chapter to wager on table games or the video lottery in a video lottery facility in which such employee is employed. Violation of this section shall subject the violator to the imposition of a fine.
77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  20;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4833. Exemption from federal law.

§ 4833. Exemption from federal law.
Pursuant to § 2 of Chapter 1194, 64 Stat. § 1134, 15 U.S.C. § 1172, the State, acting by and through its duly elected and qualified members of the General Assembly, does declare and proclaim that the State is exempt from Chapter 1194, 64 Stat. § 1134, 15 U.S.C. § 1172, and that the shipment of table gaming equipment, sports lottery machines and video lottery machines to video lottery agents in Delaware, done in accordance with federal law, shall be a legal shipment of a gambling device within the State.
77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  20;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4834. List of persons self-excluded from gaming activity.

§ 4834. List of persons self-excluded from gaming activity.
(a) The Director shall provide by regulation for the establishment of a list of persons self-excluded from gaming activity at video lottery facilities or through the Internet lottery. A person may request placement on the list of self-excluded persons by acknowledging in a manner to be established by the Director that the person is a problem gambler and by agreeing that, during the period of voluntary exclusion, the person may not collect any winnings or recover any losses resulting from any gaming activity at a video lottery facility or through the Internet lottery.
(b) A person may request placement on the list of self-excluded persons for any of the following periods:
(1) Lifetime;
(2) Five years;
(3) One year.
(c) The Director shall establish procedures for placements on and removals from the list of self-excluded persons and procedures for the transmittal to operators of a video lottery facility of identifying information concerning self-excluded persons.
(d) The Director shall require licensed agents of video lottery facilities to establish procedures designed to:
(1) Prevent self-excluded persons from engaging in any gaming activity;
(2) Remove them from any forms of advertising or promotions; and
(3) Deny self-excluded persons access to credit, complimentaries, check cashing privileges, and similar benefits.
(e) The list of self-excluded persons shall be confidential and not open to public inspection under Chapter 100 of this title.
(f) A licensed video lottery agent and the directors, officers and employees of a video lottery agent shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or any other party in any judicial proceeding for any harm, monetary or otherwise, that may arise as a result of the failure of the video lottery facility to withhold gaming privileges to a self-excluded person.
(g) A licensed video lottery agent and the directors, officers and employees of a licensed video lottery agent shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or any other party in any judicial proceeding for any harm, monetary or otherwise, which may arise as a result of disclosure in any manner, other than a wilfully unlawful disclosure, of the identity of any self-excluded person.
77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  20;  78 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  15;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter I. State Lottery › § 4836. Penalties for wagering by excluded persons.

§ 4836. Penalties for wagering by excluded persons.
(a) Any person whose name has been placed on the list of persons to be excluded from participating in any capacity in the play of any sports lottery game or Internet lottery game or excluded or ejected from a video lottery agent's facility, except for persons whose name has been placed on the self-exclusion list, who thereafter knowingly participates in any capacity in the play of any sports lottery game or Internet lottery game or enters the premises of a video lottery facility, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(b) Any person whose name has been placed on the self-exclusion list, who thereafter knowingly enters a gaming area or engages in the Internet lottery, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(c) A video lottery agent shall have a duty to keep from its premises any person who is on the list of persons to be excluded from entering a video lottery facility and shall have a duty to keep from its gaming room any person who is on the self-exclusion list. The Director may revoke, limit, condition, or suspend the license of a video lottery agent, or impose a fine or other monetary penalty, if that video lottery agent knowingly fails to exclude or eject from its premises any person placed on the list of persons to be excluded or ejected, or knowingly fails to exclude or eject from its gaming room any person on the self-exclusion list.
(d) A person who is prohibited from gaming activity by any order of the Director, or court of competent jurisdiction, or by any provision of this subchapter, including underage persons and any person on the exclusion or self-exclusion list, shall not collect, in any manner or proceeding, any winnings or recover any losses arising as a result of any prohibited gaming activity. The Director shall provide by regulation for the procedures of handling the forfeiture of any winnings or the prohibition of recovering any losses by persons prohibited from gaming activity as set forth in this subsection.
(e) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any money or thing of value which has been obtained by any person prohibited from gaming activity in a video lottery facility shall be subject to an order of forfeiture by the Director, following notice to the prohibited person and an opportunity for the prohibited person to be heard as set forth by regulation.
(f) The Director also shall establish regulations concerning the disposition of any forfeited funds received under this section.
77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  20;  78 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  18;  82 Del. Laws, c. 158, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter II. Tri-State Lotto Compact › § 4850. Short title.

§ 4850. Short title.
This compact shall be known and may be cited as the “Tri-State Lotto Compact.”
66 Del. Laws, c. 183, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  17;  77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  21;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter II. Tri-State Lotto Compact › § 4851. Compact.

§ 4851. Compact.
The State of Delaware is hereby authorized to enter into the following compact with the states of Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire subject to the terms and conditions stated in the Compact.
66 Del. Laws, c. 183, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  17;  77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  21;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter II. Tri-State Lotto Compact › § 4852. General provisions.

§ 4852. General provisions.
(a) Statement of policy and purpose. — The State of Delaware enters this compact to implement the operation of Tri-State Lotto, for the purpose of raising additional revenue for each of the party states. Tri-State Lotto is not intended to replace any existing lottery game in the party states but, rather, to be run in addition to these games. Tri-State Lotto tickets will be sold in each area to be determined by the Commission. Fifty percent of the gross sales from each state will be aggregated in a common prize pool, and operating costs will be charged proportionally to the sales made by each of the party states. The remaining revenues generated within each state will remain in that particular state.
(b) Definitions. — (1) “Commission” means the Tri-State Lotto Commission or its successor, created and established by this Compact;
(2) “Concurrent legislation” means legislation enacted by one of the party states which is concurred in by the other party states in the form of enactments having like effect;
(3) “Lotto” means a game of lotto as prescribed by the Commission;
(4) “Party states” means the states of New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Delaware; and
(5) “Tri-State Lotto” means a combined lotto game for all member states, with common tickets, common advertising and a common prize pool.
66 Del. Laws, c. 183, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  17;  77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  21;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter II. Tri-State Lotto Compact › § 4854. Penalties.

§ 4854. Penalties.
(a) No person shall sell a ticket or share in a ticket at a price greater than that fixed by the Commission. No person other than a lottery agent can sell lottery tickets. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any individual purchaser from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift. Any person convicted of violating this subchapter may be punished by imprisonment for 6 months and a fine of $1,000.
(b) Any person who falsely or fraudulently makes, forges, alters or counterfeits, or causes or procures to be made, forged, altered or counterfeited, any Commission ticket or any part thereof, or any person who knowingly and wilfully utters, publishes, passes or tenders as true, any forged, altered or counterfeited Commission lottery tickets may be punished by imprisonment for 6 months and a fine of $5,000.
(c) Any subsequent offense may be punished by imprisonment for 2 years and $20,000 fine for each offense.
66 Del. Laws, c. 183, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  17;  77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  21;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter II. Tri-State Lotto Compact › § 4855. Allocation of profits.

§ 4855. Allocation of profits.
The profits received by the State of Delaware through the sale of Tri-State Lotto tickets shall be deposited in the General Fund in accordance with § 4815 of this title.
66 Del. Laws, c. 183, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 446, §  17;  77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  21;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter III. Interactive Fantasy Contests › § 4860. Short title.

§ 4860. Short title.
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Delaware Interactive Fantasy Contests Act.”
81 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 371, § 1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 48. LOTTERIES › Subchapter III. Interactive Fantasy Contests › § 4861. Legislative findings and purpose.

§ 4861. Legislative findings and purpose.
(a) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(1) Interactive fantasy sports are not games of chance because they consist of fantasy sports games or contests in which the fantasy sports teams are selected based upon the skill and knowledge of the participants and not based on the current membership of an actual team that is a member of an amateur or professional sports organization;
(2) Interactive fantasy sports contests are not wagers on future contingent events and are not under the contestants' control or influence because contestants have control over which players they choose and the outcome of each contest is not dependent upon the performance of any 1 player or any 1 actual team. The outcome of any fantasy sports contest does not correspond to the outcome of any 1 sporting event. Instead, the outcome depends on how the performances of participants' fantasy roster choices compare to the performance of others' roster choices.
(b) Based on the findings in subsection (a) of this section, the General Assembly declares that interactive fantasy sports do not constitute gambling in Delaware within the meaning of §§ 1401-1431 of Title 11.
(c) The General Assembly further finds that as the Internet has become an integral part of society, and interactive fantasy sports a major form of entertainment for many consumers, any interactive fantasy sports enforcement and regulatory structure must begin from the bedrock premise that participation is lawful and licensed interactive fantasy sports industry is a privilege and not a right, and that regulatory oversight is intended to safeguard the integrity of the games and participants to ensure accountability and the public trust. Interactive fantasy sports should continue to be enjoyed broadly and offered by licensed interactive fantasy sports operators in the state and not exclusively by any single brick and mortar casino.
81 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 425, § 20;  82 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1;