§ 42-61-14. Payment of prizes to minors and persons under legal disabilities.
(a) If the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under the age of eighteen (18) years, the director shall direct payment to the minor by depositing the amount of the prize in any financial institution to the credit of a member of the minor’s family or legal guardian of the minor as custodian for that minor. The person named as custodian shall have the same duties and powers as a person designated as a custodian in a manner prescribed by the “Rhode Island Uniform Gifts to Minors Act”.
(b) If a person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under any other legal disability, the director shall direct payment to a fiduciary responsible for that person pursuant to the laws of this state.
(c) The director shall be relieved of all further liability upon payment of a prize to a minor or person under a legal disability pursuant to this section.
History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 20, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Section 42-61-1. - Division of state lottery established.
Section 42-61-3. - Appointment of director of lotteries.
Section 42-61-4. - Powers and duties of director.
Section 42-61-5. - Sales agents.
Section 42-61-6. - Proceeds of sales — Segregated funds.
Section 42-61-6.1. - Repealed.
Section 42-61-6.2. - Insolvency of sales agent.
Section 42-61-7. - Assignment of prizes.
Section 42-61-8. - Sales above fixed price — Unlicensed sales — Gifts.
Section 42-61-9. - Sales to minors — Gifts.
Section 42-61-10. - Prizes to lottery employees.
Section 42-61-11. - Unclaimed prize money.
Section 42-61-12. - Deposit of receipts — Reports.
Section 42-61-13. - Applicability of other laws.
Section 42-61-14. - Payment of prizes to minors and persons under legal disabilities.
Section 42-61-15. - State lottery fund.
Section 42-61-16. - Penalties for forgery and counterfeiting.