1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 05/27/2021 11:48am
A bill for an act
relating to the State Lottery; providing for second chance drawings; classifying
certain lottery prize winner data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections
349A.01, by adding a subdivision; 349A.08, subdivision 9.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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"Second chance drawing" means a drawing in which
an eligible nonwinning lottery ticket is submitted to the lottery for entry into a drawing for
a chance to win a prize.
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Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349A.08, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
(a) The phone number and street address of a winner of a lottery prize
is private data on individuals under chapter 13.
(b) Data on an individual, including name, physical and electronic address, and telephone
number, that are given to the lottery for direct marketing purposes are private data on
individuals as defined in section 13.02. For purposes of this subdivision, "direct marketing"
means marketing conducted by the lottery directly with the consumer.
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(c) The name of the winner of a lottery prize that includes a cash payment greater than
$10,000, and the name of a winner of a second chance drawing prize that includes a cash
payment greater than $10,000, are private data on individuals under chapter 13.
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(d) The name of the winner of a lottery prize that is classified under paragraph (c) may
be made public if the winner provides written consent after the director has informed the
winner of the director's intended use of the winner's name.
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This section is effective September 1, 2021.
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