This text of North Dakota § 53-12.1-08 (Purchase of ticket or payment of prize to certain individuals prohibited - Price of a ticket - Sale by retailer only - Second chance drawings - Prize paid to owner of a winning ticket - Prize subject to taxation - Discharge of liability - Penalty) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Price of a ticket - Sale by retailer only - Second chance drawings - Prize paid to owner of
a winning ticket - Prize subject to taxation - Discharge of liability - Penalty.
1.A North Dakota lottery ticket may not be bought by or otherwise provided to, and a
prize may not be paid to, the following individuals or to a parent, stepparent, child,
stepchild, spouse, or sibling who is a regular member of the same household of the
following individuals:
a.A member of the lottery advisory commission or employee of the lottery, unless
authorized in writing by the director; or
b.An officer or employee of the lottery's gaming system vendor.
2.An individual who knowingly violates subsection 1 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor
on the first offense and a class A misdemeanor on a subsequent offense.
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Price of a ticket - Sale by retailer only - Second chance drawings - Prize paid to owner of
a winning ticket - Prize subject to taxation - Discharge of liability - Penalty.
1. A North Dakota lottery ticket may not be bought by or otherwise provided to, and a
prize may not be paid to, the following individuals or to a parent, stepparent, child,
stepchild, spouse, or sibling who is a regular member of the same household of the
following individuals:
a. A member of the lottery advisory commission or employee of the lottery, unless
authorized in writing by the director; or
b. An officer or employee of the lottery's gaming system vendor.
2. An individual who knowingly violates subsection 1 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor
on the first offense and a class A misdemeanor on a subsequent offense.
3. A retailer or employee of a retailer may buy a ticket and be paid a prize for a winning
ticket.
4. Only a retailer may sell a ticket. A retailer may sell a ticket only at the site stated on the
license or at a temporary site for a special event authorized by the lottery. A retailer
may not sell a ticket at a price greater than the price set by the lottery rules. A person
convicted of violating this subsection is guilty of a class A misdemeanor on the first
offense and a class C felony on a subsequent offense.
5. A retailer may conduct a second chance drawing of entry forms or tickets to promote
the sale of a ticket at that site provided that an individual is not required to purchase a
ticket to participate.
6. No ticket may be sold or given to a minor. A retailer, employee of a retailer, or any
other person who knowingly violates this subsection is guilty of a class B misdemeanor
on the first offense and a class A misdemeanor on a subsequent offense.
7. The prize to be paid or awarded for a winning ticket must be paid to the individual who
the director determines is the owner of the ticket. However, the prize of a deceased
winning player must be paid to the lawful representative of the estate. A prize may not
be paid on a winning ticket that has been purchased by use of a stolen lottery gift
certificate or acquired illegally.
8. If an individual steals a ticket or lottery gift certificate from a retailer, the individual is
guilty of a class A misdemeanor. However, if the total value of the tickets or gift
certificates stolen exceeds five hundred dollars, the offense is a class C felony.
9. A prize awarded is subject to state and federal income tax laws and rules.
10. An individual who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, passes, or
counterfeits a ticket or gift certificate issued by the lottery, regardless of the amount
gained, is guilty of a class C felony.
11. The state, members of the lottery advisory commission, and employees of the lottery
are discharged of all further liability upon payment of a prize.