PRINTER'S NO. 2099
No. 1682 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY JAMES, MYERS, JOSEPHS, ROEBUCK, OLIVER, RAMOS, A. H. WILLIAMS, THOMAS, MANDERINO, YOUNGBLOOD, J. TAYLOR, WASHINGTON, KIRKLAND, EVANS AND HORSEY, JUNE 16, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JUNE 16, 1997
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled 2 "An act providing for a State Lottery and administration 3 thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery 4 Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of 5 funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes 6 from State and local taxation and making an appropriation," 7 further regulating unclaimed prize money. 8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 hereby enacts as follows: 10 Section 1. Section 313 of the act of August 26, 1971 11 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, amended 12 November 21, 1996 (P.L.741, No.134), is amended to read: 13 Section 313. Unclaimed prize money. 14 (a) General rule.--Unclaimed prize money on a winning 15 lottery ticket or share shall be retained by the secretary for 16 payment to the person entitled thereto for one year after the 17 drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made within 18 such period, the prize money shall be paid into the State 19 Lottery Fund and used for purposes as otherwise herein provided. 20 (b) Computation of time.--Whenever the last day of any such
1 period shall fall on Saturday or Sunday, or on any date made a 2 legal holiday by the laws of this Commonwealth or of the United 3 States, such day shall be omitted from the computation. 4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. F11L72JRW/19970H1682B2099 - 2 -