Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-17-602 — Sales to persons under 18 years of age
Tennessee § 39-17-602
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-602 (2026).
Text
(a)It is an offense for any person, including a state lottery retailer, to sell a state lottery ticket or share to any person under eighteen (18) years of age.
(b)It is an offense for a state lottery retailer to allow a person under eighteen (18) years of age to purchase a state lottery ticket or share from an electronic or mechanical device.
(c)It is an offense for a state lottery retailer to allow a person under eighteen (18) years of age to play any state lottery game.
(d)It is an offense for a state lottery retailer to redeem a state lottery ticket or share for any person under eighteen (18) years of age.
(e)A person's first violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. A person's second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(f)It is an affirmati
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Legislative History
Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 8.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-17-602, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-17-602.