California Government Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

Section 8880.
Citation of ChapterThis Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California State Lottery Act of 1984.(Added November 6, 1984, by initiative Proposition
Section 8880.1.
Purpose and IntentThe People of the State of California declare that the purpose of this Act is support for preservation of the rights, liberties and...
Section 8880.2.
Activities Not AffectedExcept for the state-operated lottery established by this Chapter, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to repeal or modify existing State law...
Section 8880.3.
Prohibition on Use of State FundsNo appropriations, loans, or other transfer of State funds shall be made to the California State Lottery Commission except for...
Section 8880.4.
Revenues of the state lottery shall be allocated so as to maximize the amount of funding allocated to public education, including from the first full...
Section 8880.4.a.
Revenues of the state lottery shall be allocated as follows:(a) Not less than 84 percent of the total annual revenues from the sale of state lottery...
Section 8880.4.5.
(a) Following the end of each full fiscal year, the commission shall calculate and report to the Controller and to the Legislature the amount of total...
Section 8880.5.
Allocations for education:The California State Lottery Education Fund is created within the State Treasury, and is continuously appropriated for carrying out the purposes of this...
Section 8880.6.
Other Statutory ProvisionsSections 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, and 328 of the Penal Code do not apply to the California State Lottery or...
Section 8880.7.
Governing DefinitionsThe definitions contained in this Chapter shall govern the construction of this Chapter unless the context requires otherwise.(Added November 6, 1984, by initiative Proposition
Section 8880.8.
“Lottery” or “California State Lottery”“Lottery” or “California State Lottery” means the California State Lottery created and operated pursuant to this Chapter.(Added November 6, 1984, by...
Section 8880.9.
“Commissioner”“Commissioner” means one of the members of the Lottery Commission appointed by the Governor pursuant to this Chapter to oversee the California State Lottery.(Added November...
Section 8880.10.a.
“Director”“Director” means the Director of the California State Lottery appointed by the Governor pursuant to this Chapter as the chief administrator of the California State...
Section 8880.11.
“Lottery Commission” or “Commission”“Lottery Commission” or “Commission” means the five members appointed by the Governor pursuant to this Chapter to oversee the Lottery and the...
Section 8880.12.
“Lottery Game”“Lottery Game” means any procedure authorized by the commission whereby prizes are distributed among persons who have paid, or who have unconditionally agreed to...
Section 8880.13.
“Lottery Game Retailer”“Lottery Game Retailer” means a person or organization with whom the Lottery Commission may contract for the purpose of selling tickets or shares...
Section 8880.14.
“Lottery Contractor”“Lottery Contractor” means a person or organization with whom the Lottery has contracted for the purpose of providing goods and services required by the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018