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20 ILCS 1605/13 (2026)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 13

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(20 ILCS 1605/13) (from Ch. 120, par. 1163)
    Sec. 13. Except as otherwise provided in Section 13.1, no prize, nor any portion of a prize, nor any right of any person to a prize awarded shall be assignable. Any prize, or portion thereof remaining unpaid at the death of a prize winner, may be paid to the estate of such deceased prize winner, or to the trustee under a revocable living trust established by the deceased prize winner as settlor, provided that a copy of such a trust has been filed with the Department along with a notarized letter of direction from the settlor and no written notice of revocation has been received by the Department prior to the settlor's death. Following such a settlor's death and prior to any payment to such a successor trustee, the Director shall obtain from the trustee a written agreement to indemnify and hold the Director and the Department harmless with respect to any claims that may be asserted against the Department arising from payment to or through the trust. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, any person pursuant to an appropriate judicial order may be paid the prize to which a winner is entitled, and all or part of any prize otherwise payable by State warrant under this Section shall be withheld upon certification to the State Comptroller from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services as provided in Section 10-17.5 of The Illinois Public Aid Code. The Director and the Department shall be discharged of all further liability upon payment of a prize pursuant to this Section.
(Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11; 98-499, eff. 8-16-13.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1994–2016 · leading case: Walker v. Rogers, 650 N.E.2d 272 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 1995).
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Walker v. Rogers, 650 N.E.2d 272 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 1995). · cites it 4× “On appeal, defendants argue (1) the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction under the doctrine of sovereign immunity; and (2) section 13 of the Illinois Lottery Law (Law) (20 ILCS 1605/13 (West 1992)) prohibits the voluntary assignment of future payments of lottery prizes.”
Midland States Life Ins. v. Hamideh, 724 N.E.2d 32 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 1999). · cites it 6× “We agree with the trial court that her pledge of lottery payments was an invalid assignment pursuant to section 13 of the Illinois Lottery Law (20 ILCS 1605/13 (West 1996)). FACTS On August 10, 1996, Abla Hamideh (Hamideh) entered into a loan agreement with Elantra Consulting Co.”
Midland States Life Ins. v. Cardillo, 797 N.E.2d 11 (Mass. App. Ct. 2003). “3d at 129-130 , quoting from 20 ILCS 1605/13 (West 1996). Third are the legal arguments.”
Booker v. Rogers, 628 N.E.2d 1192 (Ill. App. Ct. 3d Dist. 1994). “Count II was premised on section 13 of the Illinois Lottery Law (20 ILCS 1605/13 (West 1992)). The record shows the defendants subsequently filed a second motion to dismiss which was denied.”
Midland States Life Ins. Co. v. Hamideh, No. 1-98-4617 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. Dec. 29, 1999). · cites it 2× “The Department argued the security agreement was a voluntary assignment prohibited by §13 of the Lottery Law (20 ILCS 1605/13 (West 1996)), and, therefore, invalid.”
Goldberg v. Dep't of the Lottery, 655 N.E.2d 979 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 1995). · cites it 2× “The Department advised plaintiff that voluntary assignments of lottery winnings were prohibited by section 13 of the Illinois Lottery Law (section 13) (20 ILCS 1605/13 (West 1992)). 1 However, it was plaintiffs contention that section 13 permitted assignments if they were…”
People v. $35,315.00 United States Currency, 2016 IL App (4th) 150685, 64 N.E.3d 754. “1995), for the proposition a voluntary assignment of future payments of lottery prizes is prohibited by section 13 of the Illinois Lottery Law (20 ILCS 1605/13 (West 1992)). Lofton maintains, as a result, she “could not in any way, even if ordered to do so, assign her rights to…”
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