ORS 461.100
Oregon State Lottery Commission

  • members
  • duties
  • meetings

(1)

The Oregon State Lottery Commission is hereby created in state government.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The Oregon State Lottery Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

(b)

The members shall be appointed for terms of four years.

(c)

Vacancies shall be filled within 30 days by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for the unexpired portion of the term in which they occur.

(3)

At least one of the commissioners shall have a minimum of five years’ experience in law enforcement and at least one of the commissioners shall be a certified public accountant. No person shall be appointed as a lottery commissioner who has been convicted of a felony or a gambling related offense. No more than three members of the commission shall be members of the same political party.

(4)

The commission shall exercise all powers necessary to effectuate the purpose of this chapter. In all decisions, the commission shall take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the lottery and shall act to promote and insure integrity, security, honesty and fairness in the operation and administration of the state lottery.

(5)

Lottery commissioners shall be eligible for compensation and expenses under ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions).

(6)

Lottery commissioners shall file a verified statement of economic interest with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission and shall be subject to the provisions of ORS chapter 244.

(7)

The Governor shall select annually from the membership of the commission a chairperson who serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The chairperson or a majority of the members of the commission then in office shall have the power to call special meetings of the commission.

(8)

Meetings of the commission shall be open and public in accordance with state law. Records of the commission shall be open and available to the public in accordance with state law. The commission shall meet with the Director of the Oregon State Lottery not less than monthly to make recommendations and set policy, to approve or reject reports of the director, to adopt rules and to transact other business.

(9)

A quorum of the commission shall consist of a majority of the members of the commission then in office. All decisions of the commission shall be made by a majority vote of all of the commissioners then in office.

(10)

The commission shall prepare quarterly and annual reports of the operation of the state lottery. Such reports shall include a full and complete statement of state lottery revenues, prize disbursements, expenses, net revenues and all other financial transactions involving state lottery funds. The commission shall, not less than annually, contact interested parties, including those named in ORS 461.180 (Studies) (3), and provide them with such quarterly and annual reports as they may request. [1985 c.2 §2(1) to (10); 1985 c.302 §2(1) to (10); 1991 c.30 §1]

Source: Section 461.100 — Oregon State Lottery Commission; members; duties; meetings, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors461.­html.

461.010
Definitions
461.015
Short title
461.020
Purpose
461.030
Local laws preempted
461.040
Effect on other gambling laws
461.050
Location of offices
461.100
Oregon State Lottery Commission
461.110
Criminal identification information available to lottery
461.120
Commission exempt from certain laws
461.130
Authority of commission
461.140
Annual budget report
461.150
State lottery director
461.160
Authority of director to contract for services
461.170
Coordination between director and commission
461.180
Studies
461.190
Assistant Director for Security
461.200
Operation of lottery
461.202
Transportation of gambling devices
461.210
Security measures
461.215
Video lottery games
461.217
Video lottery game regulation
461.220
Number and value of prizes
461.230
Method for determining winners
461.240
Sale price of tickets and shares
461.250
Validation and payment of prizes
461.251
Reporting of certain prize winners to Department of Human Services
461.253
Voluntary assignment of prizes
461.257
Judicial order suspending voluntary assignment laws upon finding of adverse tax consequences for all prize winners
461.260
Distribution of tickets and shares
461.300
Selection of retailers
461.310
Compensation for retailers
461.330
Display of certificate of authority
461.335
Temporary letter of authority
461.400
Procurements
461.410
Vendor disclosure for major procurements
461.420
Contract with vendor convicted of crime prohibited
461.430
Contractor required to comply with applicable laws
461.440
Commission’s authority to contract
461.445
Policy on payment to contractors
461.500
Lottery to be self-supporting
461.510
State Lottery Fund
461.512
Management of lottery moneys received by county
461.520
Establishment of checking accounts and petty cash fund
461.530
Oregon State Lottery Fund
461.535
Intercollegiate Athletic Fund
461.540
Administrative Services Economic Development Fund
461.543
Sports Lottery Account
461.544
Use of proceeds of video lottery games
461.547
Distribution of certain video lottery revenues to counties for economic development
461.548
Video lottery proceeds to be treated separately from other lottery proceeds
461.549
Use of video lottery proceeds for treatment of gambling-related behavioral problems
461.550
Expenditure limitation not applicable to lottery
461.553
ODAS Economic Development Distributions Fund
461.555
Capital Construction Trust Fund
461.557
DOT Economic Development Distributions Fund
461.559
Reversion of lottery allocations
461.560
Taxation of sales and prizes
461.600
Sales to minors
461.700
Additional disclosure requirements
461.715
Holding of certain lottery prizes for child support
461.719
Holding of certain lottery prizes for overpayment of assistance
461.725
Enforcement officers to enforce prohibition on gray machines
461.740
Policy on hiring by firms receiving lottery-funded benefits
461.800
Short title
461.810
Definitions
461.820
Promotion of responsible gambling
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