§ 3-17-109 — Restrictions on purchase of tickets, shares, chances, or similar records - Restrictions on prizes and awards

(a) No ticket, share, chance or similar record shall be purchased by and no prize or award shall be paid to: (1) Any member of the board of directors of a nonprofit organization authorized by the general assembly to operate an annual event for such organization; (2) Any officer or employee of a nonprofit organization authorized by the general assembly to operate an annual event for such organization; (3) Any member of the immediate family of any person described in subdivisions (a)(1) or (a)(2) residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person; (4) Any member of the general assembly during such member's term of office as a member of the general assembly; or (5) The secretary or any employee of the secretary during the secretary's term of office and such employee's term of employment with the secretary. (b) No ticket, share, chance or similar record for any specific authorized annual event shall be purchased by, and no prize or award shall be paid to: (1) Any person providing printing services, telephone services and any records, devices or other gaming related supplies to conduct such specific authorized annual event; (2) Any officer, employee, agent or subcontractor of any person described in subdivision (b)(1); or (3) Any member of the immediate family of any person described in subdivisions (b)(1) or (b)(2) residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person. (c) For the purposes of this section, "immediate family" means a spouse, child, step-child, brother, sister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent or grandparent. (d) No ticket, share, chance or similar record for any specific authorized annual event shall be purchased by, and no prize or award shall be paid to, any individual providing prizes or any member of the immediate family of any individual providing prizes residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of such individual. (e) If an ineligible person is selected to win a prize or award, the organization shall not disburse the prize or award to the ineligible person but shall select a different person to whom the prize or award shall be paid. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the organization shall select a new winner within thirty (30) calendar days of the date on which the organization received notice of the ineligible winner.

Legislative History

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 568,s 1, eff. 3/16/2018. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,s 6, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134,s 19, eff. 4/14/2015. Acts 2004, ch. 476, § 2; 2005, ch. 207, §§ 19, 20.