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                                                     SENATE BILL 5912

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

 

By Senator Sellar

 

Read first time 02/24/93.  Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.

 

Authorizing drawings for prizes.


          AN ACT Relating to drawings for prizes; amending RCW 9.46.0257; adding a new section to chapter 9.46 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 67.70 RCW.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9.46 RCW to read as follows:

          The legislature authorizes any person, association, or organization to conduct drawings for prizes without a license to do so from the commission if the following conditions are met:

          (1) The drawing is conducted by employees of a single employer in conjunction with a fund raising drive;

          (2) Tickets are awarded based on the amount pledged to the nonprofit or charitable organization;

          (3) Tickets are placed in a single drawing to win; and

          (4) The prize or prizes are donated by individuals or entities unrelated to the beneficiary of the fund raising drive.

 

        Sec. 2.  RCW 9.46.0257 and 1987 c 4 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:

          "Lottery," as used in this chapter, means a scheme for the distribution of money or property by chance, among persons who have paid or agreed to pay a valuable consideration for the chance.  Lottery does not include drawings for prizes in section 1 of this act.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 67.70 RCW to read as follows:

          This chapter does not apply to drawings for prizes authorized in section 1 of this act.

 


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