New Hampshire Revised Statutes 287-F:11 – Unclaimed Prize Money
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 287-F:11
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket shall be retained by the commission for payment to the person entitled for one year after the drawing in which the prize was won. If no claim is made for the prize within one year from the date of the drawing, the prize money shall be credited to the prize pool. Upon the expiration of one year from the drawing date, the ticket holder shall forfeit any claim or entitlement to the prize moneys.