Title 4, STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 2.5. (a) The right of a person to a prize is assignable if the prize is paid by the commission in installments over time. (b) A prize described in subsection (a) may be assigned, in whole or in part, if the assignment is made to a person or entity approved by a court based o…

Sec. 3. A prize may not be paid to a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age unless the winning ticket was lawfully purchased and made a gift to the minor. In that case the commission shall direct the payment to an adult member of the minor's family or the legal guardi…

Sec. 4. A prize may not be paid if it arises from tickets that are determined to be: (1) stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, produced or issued in error, or unreadable; (2) not received or not recorded by the commission's applicable deadlines; (3) lacking in capti…

Sec. 5. A particular prize in a lottery game may not be paid more than once. If there is a binding determination that more than one (1) claimant is entitled to a prize, the sole remedy of these claimants is the award to each of them of an equal share in the prize. As added by P.L…

Sec. 6. For the convenience of the public, retailers may be authorized to pay winners an amount not to exceed five hundred ninety-nine dollars ($599) after performing validation procedures on their premises that are required by the commission for the lottery game involved. As add…

Sec. 7. Holders of lottery tickets are entitled to claim prizes for one hundred eighty (180) days after the drawing or at the end of the lottery game play in which the prize was won. If a valid claim is not made for a prize within the applicable period, the prize is considered an…

Sec. 8. A prize may not be paid on a ticket that is purchased or sold in violation of this article or to a person who is prohibited from purchasing a lottery ticket under this article. Such a prize is considered an unclaimed prize for purposes of section 9 of this chapter. As add…

Sec. 9. All unclaimed prize money shall be added to the pool from which future prizes are to be awarded or used for special prize promotions. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "development committee" refers to a breed development advisory committee established by the commission under section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 10. The commission may establish a separate breed development fund for each breed of horse that participates in racing meetings under this article. The development funds shall be administered by the commission. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 11. Each development fund consists of: (1) breakage and outs paid into the fund under IC 4-31-9-10; (2) appropriations by the general assembly; (3) gifts; (4) stakes payments; (5) entry fees; and (6) money paid into the fund under IC 4-35-7-12. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), …

Sec. 12. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in each development fund not currently needed to meet obligations of that fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund. As added by…

Sec. 13. The state comptroller and treasurer of state shall make payments from the development funds upon order of the commission. Money in each fund is continuously appropriated to make these payments. However, the state comptroller and treasurer of state may not transfer money …

Sec. 14. A development fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 15. The commission shall use the development funds to provide purses and other funding for the activities described in section 9 of this chapter. The commission may pay: (1) the operating costs of the development programs; (2) other costs of administering this chapter; and (…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "development fund" refers to a breed development fund established by the commission under section 10 of this chapter. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 3. The commission may establish a separate breed development advisory committee for each breed of horse that participates in racing meetings under this article. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.

Sec. 4. (a) Each development committee consists of three (3) members appointed as follows: (1) One (1) member appointed by the governor, who shall chair the committee. (2) Two (2) members appointed by the governor. (b) The members of each development committee must be residents o…

Sec. 5. A member of a development committee serves a term of four (4) years. If a vacancy occurs on a development committee due to the death, resignation, or removal of a member, a new member shall be appointed to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner a…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 7. A member of a development committee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). However, a member is entitled to reimb…

Sec. 8. Each development committee shall make recommendations to the commission concerning an Indiana sires racing program. If the commission establishes an Indiana sires racing program, only those horses that were sired by an Indiana stallion are eligible for races conducted und…

Sec. 9. (a) Each development committee may make recommendations to the commission concerning: (1) stakes races; (2) futurity races; (3) races only for horses owned by Indiana residents; (4) races only for horses sired by stallions standing in Indiana; (5) races only for horses fo…

Sec. 1. Except as provided in this article, IC 4-21.5 applies to actions of the commission. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.

Sec. 2. An appeal of a final rule or order of the commission may be commenced under IC 4-21.5 in the circuit court or superior court of the county containing the dock or site of the riverboat. As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.255-2015, SEC.13; P.L.84-2016, SE…

Sec. 3. (a) The commission may: (1) suspend a license issued to the owner of a riverboat; or (2) require an operating agent to suspend operations; without notice or hearing if the commission determines that the safety or health of patrons or employees would be threatened by the c…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to persons holding a permit to operate a racetrack under IC 4-31-5 at which gambling games are licensed under this article. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.255-2015, SEC.55.

Sec. 10. The commission shall adopt other rules necessary to interpret and implement this chapter. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21.

Sec. 11. This chapter applies to sports wagering conducted under IC 4-38 by a licensee. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.42.

Sec. 2. The general assembly declares that it is essential for minority and women's business enterprises to have the opportunity for full participation in the racetrack industry if minority and women's business enterprises are to obtain social and economic parity and if the econo…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "minority" means a member of a minority group (as defined in IC 4-13-16.5-1). As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.87-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "minority business enterprise" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-16.5-1. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.87-2008, SEC.4.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "women's business enterprise" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-16.5-1. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.87-2008, SEC.5; P.L.15-2020, SEC.11.

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "goods and services" does not include the following: (1) Utilities and taxes. (2) Financing costs, mortgages, loans, or other debt. (3) Medical insurance. (4) Fees and payments to a parent or an affiliated company of a permit holder or other f…

Sec. 7. If the commission determines that the provisions of this chapter relating to expenditures and assignments to minority and women's business enterprises have not been met, the commission may suspend, limit, or revoke the person's license or permit, or may fine or impose app…

Sec. 8. The commission shall use the certifications made under IC 4-13-16.5 for minority and women's business enterprises that do business with horse track operations on contracts for goods or services or contracts for business. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.87…

Sec. 9. The commission shall supply permit holders with a list of minority and women's business enterprises certified under section 8 of this chapter. As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.87-2008, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. (a) The bureau (as defined in IC 4-33-2-3.7) shall provide information to a certificate holder or vendor concerning persons who are delinquent in child support. (b) Prior to: (1) a certificate holder disbursing a payout of six hundred dollars ($600) or more; or (2) a vend…

Sec. 2. IC 4-31-6-11, IC 4-33-8.5, and IC 4-35-6.7 apply, as appropriate, to sports wagering conducted at a licensed facility. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to the following agencies: (1) A division (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-124(c)), for a state institution under the administrative control of the division. (2) The Indiana department of health, for an institution under the administrative control of t…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "road" includes an alley, a public highway, and a street. As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. An agency may acquire a road abutting, adjacent to, or running through a state institution under the administrative control of the agency under this chapter. As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 4. (a) IC 32-24 applies to acquisition of a road under this chapter. (b) The owners of all property immediately abutting that part of the road the agency wants to acquire must be made defendants to an action filed under IC 32-24. As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L…

Sec. 5. A defendant is entitled only to the special damages that the defendant will sustain because of the following: (1) Loss of ingress and egress to and from the defendant's abutting property. (2) Any fee interest the defendant may have in the road and other property to be tak…

Sec. 6. (a) If the court finds that public necessity requires that another road be established to take the place of the road acquired by the agency, the court shall order that before the road is acquired by the agency, the agency shall provide for construction of a similar road n…

Sec. 7. All costs of acquisition of the road, including the costs of construction of a replacement road ordered under section 6 of this chapter, are appropriated from the state general fund. As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 8. (a) A defendant shall pay the cost of the action against the defendant if the award made by the court is less than ten percent (10%) more than the final offer made to the defendant by the state. (b) If subsection (a) does not apply to a defendant, the state shall pay the …