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§ 432.27 — Price of lottery ticket; sales by person other than licensed agent; lottery ticket as gift; penalty.

Michigan § 432.27
JurisdictionMichigan
Ch. 432GAMING
Act 239 of 1972MCCAULEY-TRAXLER-LAW-BOWMAN-MCNEELY LOTTERY ACT (432.1-432.47)

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.27 (2026).

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MCCAULEY-TRAXLER-LAW-BOWMAN-MCNEELY LOTTERY ACT (EXCERPT) Act 239 of 1972 432.27 Price of lottery ticket; sales by person other than licensed agent; lottery ticket as gift; penalty. Sec. 27.

(1)A person shall not sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule of the commissioner. A person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall not sell lottery tickets or shares. This section shall not be construed to prevent a person from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift.
(2)A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

1972, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1972 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of the Bureau of State Lottery from the Department of Management and Budget to be an autonomous entity within the Department of Treasury, see E.R.O. No. 1991-2, compiled at MCL 12.161 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Popular Name: Lottery Act

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§ 432.1
Short title.
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Rules.
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Apportionment of revenue for payment of prizes; percentage.
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Reports; monthly and annual; contents.
§ 432.15
Reports, studies, investigations, and recommendations.
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Compulsive gambling; study; toll-free compulsive gaming helpline number.
§ 432.17
Supervision and administration of lottery; licensing of lottery sales agents.
§ 432.18
Contracts for operation and promotion of lottery; assignment; limitations; contracts for advertising or promotional material relating to club keno game; "NASCAR" defined.
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Personnel; governmental assistance.
§ 432.20
Subpoenas.
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License as lottery sales agent; issuance; consideration of factors; receipt of completed application; issuance of certificate within certain period of time; report; nonassignable and nontransferable; bond; display of license; suspension or revocation; terminal placement; prohibited conduct; definitions.
§ 432.24
Conviction or administrative disqualification of person holding lottery sales license; transactions; actions by commissioner; definitions.
§ 432.25
Single payment or installments; right to prize nonassignable; discharge of liability; payment to person pursuant to judicial order; payment to state pursuant to MCL 432.32; death of prizewinner; findings required for judicial order; rights to lottery prize payments; fee; effect of voluntary assignment on federal income tax treatment of prizewinners; disclosure of personal information.
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Short title.
§ 432.252
Definitions.
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