602.1 Each claimant presenting a prize claim at the Claim Center shall complete a claim form designated by the Executive Director and shall provide all information required by the Executive Director, including but not limited to, the prize claimant's:

1. (a) Name;
2. (b) Address, if any;
3. (c) Social Security number or FEIN;
4. (d) Driver's license, nondriver identification or other acceptable photographic identification; and
5. (e) Other applicable certifying documents required by the Executive Director.

602.2 All claim forms shall be completed and signed by the claimant or his or her duly authorized representative as provided in this title.

602.3 If the owner of a prize winning ticket is unable to complete a claim form due to a legal, physical, or other disability, a duly authorized representative, guardian, conservator, custodian, or fiduciary shall complete and sign a claim form on his or her behalf. The claim form shall indicate the name of the lawful payee.

602.4 If the person signing the claim form is a personal representative of the estate of a deceased winner, that person shall submit his or her letter of administration or its legal equivalent showing the appointment from the court having jurisdiction over the estate.

602.5 A person who signs a claim form shall be considered to have represented that the information contained therein is accurate and complete.

602.6 No incomplete claim form shall be processed for payment.

602.7 Any person who willfully submits a false or fraudulent claim form may be prosecuted for the offense of making a false statement in accordance with D.C. Official Code §22-2405.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7439, 7443 (October 2, 1992).

HISTORICAL NOTE: Prior to October 2, 1992, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board published Final Rulemaking at 29 DCR 2202, 2211 (May 28, 1982).