Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-55-501 — Lottery fraud
Arkansas § 5-55-501
JurisdictionArkansas
Title5
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Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-501 (2026).
Text
(a)As used in this subchapter:
(1)"Lottery" means the same as defined in § 23-115-103 of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, § 23-115-101 et seq.; and (2) "Ticket or share" means the same as defined in § 23-115-103 of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, § 23-115-101 et seq.
(b)A person commits the offense of lottery fraud if he or she:
(1)Falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes, or counterfeits a ticket or share in a lottery with a purpose to defraud the Office of the Arkansas Lottery; or (2) Purposely influences the winning of a lottery prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception, or tampering with lottery equipment or materials.
(c)A violation of this section is a Class D felony.
(d)In addition to the fine for a conviction under § 5-4-201 , a person convicted of a
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Related
Sitzmann v. State
2019 Ark. App. 78 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 2019)
Legislative History
Amended by Act 2015, No. 218,§ 2, eff. 2/26/2015. Acts 2011, No. 207, § 1.
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