{"data":{"id":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-417","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"8 M.R.S. §417","heading":"Unclaimed prize money","body":"Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket must be retained by the commission for payment to the person entitled to the prize money for one year after the drawing or selection of a winning ticket in which the prize was won.  If a claim is not made for the prize within one year from the date of the drawing or selection of a winning ticket, the prize money must be credited to the prize pool.  Upon the expiration of a one-year time period from the drawing date or selection of a winning ticket, the ticket holder forfeits any claim or entitlement to the prize money.","path":["TITLE 8: AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS","CHAPTER 16: TRI-STATE LOTTO COMPACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/8/title8sec417.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"380dabe6a70998fb147e7a13485b602b6b104f5978196b7def56b439b6750953","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-416-a","next":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-418"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}