S.B. 205                                                  VETOES

FOR the purpose of allowing an adult winner of a State Lottery prize to assign the prize
under a court order to another if the winner submits an affidavit that the winner is
of sound mind, is not acting under duress, and has received certain financial and tax
advice providing that a winner of a certain State Lottery prize may assign the prize
under certain circumstances if the winner follows certain procedures; prohibiting
the State Lottery Agency from opposing in court a certain petition; providing for the
manner in which certain lottery winnings may be assigned; defining a certain term;
providing for the application of this Act; requiring the State Lottery Agency to
request a certain ruling from the Internal Revenue Service; requiring the State
Lottery Agency to provide certain information to the Department of Legislative
Reference; providing for the effective dates of this Act; providing that certain
sections of this Act are contingent on a certain ruling; and generally relating to the
payment of State Lottery prizes.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 9-122(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

9-122.

(b) (1) (I) IN THIS SUBSECTION, "LOTTO" MEANS A PARI-MUTUEL GAME
IN WHICH PLAYERS SELECT A SET OF NUMBERS FROM A FIELD OF AT LEAST 40
NUMBERS.

(II) "LOTTO" DOES NOT INCLUDE A PICK-3, PICK-4, PICK-5, KENO,
OR SCRATCH-OFF GAME.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, § 10-113.1 of the Family
Law Article, and Article 27, § 640B of the Code a prize won under this subtitle is not
assignable.

(2) (3) If the prize winner dies before the prize is paid, the prize may be
paid to the estate of the prize winner.

(3) (4) (I) Under appropriate court order, a prize won under this
subtitle may be paid to a person other than the winner;

(II) A WINNER WHO SEEKS A COURT ORDER TO ALLOW AN
ASSIGNMENT SHALL FILE WITH THE PETITION FOR THE ORDER AN AFFIDAVIT
VERIFYING THAT THE WINNER IS OF SOUND MIND, IS NOT ACTING UNDER DURESS,
AND HAS RECEIVED INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AND TAX ADVICE CONCERNING THE
CONSEQUENCES OF THE ASSIGNMENT.

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