This Amendment requires the following: (1) The Superior Court to provide notice of an individual's conviction of the crime of student athlete harassment to the Director of the State Lottery Office ("Director").

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not provided in the source material.

Amendment to Report Student Athlete Harassment Convictions and Ban Lottery Participation

This amendment requires courts to notify lottery officials about convictions for harassing student athletes, which leads to those people being banned from playing state lotteries.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Superior Court to send a notice to the State Lottery Office when someone is convicted of student athlete harassment.
• Directs the Director of the State Lottery Office to ban individuals from playing table games, sports lottery games, video lottery games, and Internet lottery games in Delaware if they receive information about a conviction or a report regarding student athlete harassment.

Who It Names or Affects

• Individuals convicted of violating § 908 of Title 28 (student athlete harassment) or similar laws.
• The Superior Court judges who must send the notice.
• The Director of the State Lottery Office who manages the exclusion list.

Terms To Know

Superior Court

The state court that handles serious criminal cases and issues convictions for student athlete harassment.

Director of the State Lottery Office

The official in charge of running Delaware's lottery games and deciding who is banned from playing them.

Limits and Unknowns

• The text does not say when this law will officially start or take effect.
• It is unclear how long a person stays on the exclusion list once they are added.
• The bill does not explain what happens if someone plays lottery games before their name appears on the ban list.

Official Summary Text

This Amendment requires the following:
(1) The Superior Court to provide notice of an individual's conviction of the crime of student athlete harassment to the Director of the State Lottery Office ("Director").
(2) The Director to exclude a person from participating in the play of any table game, sports lottery game, video lottery game, or Internet lottery game in Delaware if the Director receives information that the person is convicted of student athlete harassment or is the subject of a report of student athlete harassment.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Yearick

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 314

AMEND House Bill No. 314 by inserting the following after line 47 and before line 48:

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(4) The Superior Court shall provide notice of an individual’s conviction under this section to the Director of the State Lottery Office.

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FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 314 by deleting lines on lines 101 to 103 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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(j) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Director shall place a person on the list established under subsection (a) and (b) of this section if any of the following apply:

(1) The Director receives information that the person has been convicted of a violation of § 908 of Title 28, or a similar statute of any state or jurisdiction.

(2) The Director receives information from the Director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement that a report concerning the person has been received under subsection (k) of this section.

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SYNOPSIS

This Amendment requires the following:

(1) The Superior Court to provide notice of an individual's conviction of the crime of student athlete harassment to the Director of the State Lottery Office ("Director").

(2) The Director to exclude a person from participating in the play of any table game, sports lottery game, video lottery game, or Internet lottery game in Delaware if the Director receives information that the person is convicted of student athlete harassment or is the subject of a report of student athlete harassment.