1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the state lottery; repealing a provision governing the payment of prizes 
1.3 	to persons under the age of 18;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 
1.4 	349A.08, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.08, 
1.5 	subdivision 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Prizes not assignable. A prize in the state lottery is not assignable ~~except as~~ 
1.9 	~~provided in subdivision 3 and~~ except that:
1.10 	(1) if a prize winner dies before the prize is paid, the director shall pay the prize to the 
1.11 	prize winner's estate; and
1.12 	(2) the director may pay a prize to a person other than the winner of that prize under an 
1.13 	appropriate court order.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.15 	Sec. 2.  REPEALER.
 1.16 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.08, subdivision 3, is repealed.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 17-2148 

349A.08 LOTTERY PRIZES.Subd. 3.Prizes won by persons under age 18. 
The following provisions govern the payment of a lottery prize to a person under age 18: 

(1) if the prize is less than $5,000, the director may give a draft, payable to the order of the person under age 18, to the person's parents, custodial parent if one parent has custody, guardian, or other adult member of the person's family; and 

(2) if the prize is $5,000 or more, the director shall deposit the prize with the district court and section 540.08 applies to the investment and distribution of the money.