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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.
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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