RCW 67.70.190
Unclaimed prizes.
Unclaimed prizes shall be retained in the state lottery account for the person entitled thereto for one hundred eighty days after the drawing in which the prize is won, or after the official end of the game for instant prizes. If no claim is made for the prize within this time, all rights to the prize shall be extinguished, and the prize shall be retained in the state lottery fund for further use as prizes, except that one-third of all unclaimed prize money shall be deposited in the economic development strategic reserve account created in RCW 43.330.250. On June 30th of each fiscal year, any balance of unclaimed prizes in excess of ten million dollars must be transferred to the Washington opportunity pathways account created in RCW 28B.76.526.
During the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer to the education legacy trust account such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance in the state lottery account from unclaimed prizes.
[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 31 § 1; 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 987; 2009 c 564 § 949; 2005 c 427 § 2; 1994 c 218 § 5; 1988 c 289 § 802; 1987 c 511 § 8; 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7 § 19.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2013 2nd sp.s. c 4: See note following RCW 2.68.020.
Effective date—2009 c 564: See note following RCW 2.68.020.
Effective date—1994 c 218: See note following RCW 9.46.010.
Severability—1988 c 289: See note following RCW 50.16.070.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 67 - Sports and Recreation—Convention Facilities
Chapter 67.70 - State Lottery.
67.70.030 - State lottery commission created—Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Chair—Quorum.
67.70.040 - Powers and duties of commission—When legislative approval required.
67.70.042 - Scratch games—Baseball stadium construction.
67.70.044 - Shared game lottery.
67.70.050 - Office of director created—Appointment—Salary—Duties.
67.70.055 - Activities prohibited to officers, employees, and members.
67.70.060 - Powers of director.
67.70.070 - Licenses for lottery sales agents—Factors—"Person" defined.
67.70.080 - License as authority to act.
67.70.090 - Denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses.
67.70.110 - Maximum price of ticket or share limited—Sale by other than licensed agent prohibited.
67.70.120 - Sale to minor prohibited—Exception—Penalties.
67.70.130 - Prohibited acts—Penalty.
67.70.140 - Penalty for unlicensed activity.
67.70.150 - Penalty for false or misleading statement or entry or failure to produce documents.
67.70.160 - Penalty for violation of chapter—Exceptions.
67.70.170 - Penalty for violation of rules—Exceptions.
67.70.180 - Persons prohibited from purchasing tickets or shares or receiving prizes—Penalty.
67.70.200 - Deposit of moneys received by agents from sales—Power of director—Reports.
67.70.210 - Other law inapplicable to sale of tickets or shares.
67.70.220 - Payment of prizes to minor.
67.70.230 - State lottery account created.
67.70.240 - Use of moneys in state lottery account limited.
67.70.250 - Methods for payment of prizes by installments.
67.70.260 - Lottery administrative account created.
67.70.270 - Members of commission—Compensation—Travel expenses.
67.70.280 - Application of administrative procedure act.
67.70.290 - Postaudits by state auditor.
67.70.300 - Investigations by attorney general authorized.
67.70.310 - Management review by director of financial management.
67.70.320 - Verification by certified public accountant.
67.70.330 - Enforcement powers of director—Office of the director designated law enforcement agency.
67.70.340 - Transfer of shared game lottery proceeds.
67.70.360 - Marketing lottery as contributor to opportunity pathways—Strategy and implementation.
67.70.902 - Construction—1982 2nd ex.s. c 7.
67.70.905 - Effective date—1985 c 375.
67.70.906 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.