Title 5 — Amusements and Sports
12 chapters · 324 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 5-557 Monthly reports; annual reports
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A. The director shall make a monthly report to the commission, the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. The monthly report shall include the total lottery revenue, prize disbursements and other expenses for the preceding month. B.…
A.R.S. § 5-558 Studies and investigations
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A. The director shall conduct an ongoing study and investigation of the lottery for the following purposes: 1. To ascertain any defects in this chapter or in the rules through which any abuses in the administration and operation of the lottery or any evasion of this chapter or th…
A.R.S. § 5-559 Contracts; limitation; restrictions
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A. Notwithstanding any other statute, the director may: 1. Directly solicit bids and contract for the design and operation of the lottery or the purchase of lottery equipment, tickets and related materials. 2. Contract to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and the rules adop…
A.R.S. § 5-560 Security operations; powers; peace officer status
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A. The state lottery commission shall maintain operations responsible for security. The director shall appoint a security officer to supervise the security operations of the commission. B. The security operations of the state lottery commission shall be a law enforcement agency a…
A.R.S. § 5-561 Department of public safety; investigation; authority; payment
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The director of the department of public safety shall order an investigation into any violation of a statute of this state which pertains to the conduct of the state lottery. The director shall include in the commission's overhead expenses and pay, upon certified invoice submitte…
A.R.S. § 5-562 Licenses to sell tickets or shares; fee; conditions; definitions
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A. A license as an agent to sell lottery tickets or shares shall not be issued to any person to engage in business exclusively as a lottery sales agent. Before issuing a license as a lottery sales agent to any person, the director shall consider factors such as the financial resp…
A.R.S. § 5-562.01 Prosecution; payment of costs
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A. The attorney general and county attorneys have concurrent prosecution authority for any offense arising out of or in connection with the formation, management, operation or conduct of the state lottery. B. The director shall include, as an expense of the commission, all costs …
A.R.S. § 5-563 Right to prize not assignable; exceptions
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A. The right of any person to a prize is not assignable, except that: 1. Payment of any prize drawn or the remainder of any annuity purchased may be paid to any of the following: (a) The estate of a deceased prize winner. (b) The beneficiary of a deceased prize winner. (c) A pers…
A.R.S. § 5-564 Sale at unauthorized price or by unauthorized persons; violation; classification
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A. A person shall not sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule. A person other than a licensed lottery sales agent or any employee of an agent acting within the scope of his employment shall not sell lottery tickets or shares. This section does not prohib…
A.R.S. § 5-565 Sale of tickets or shares to underage persons; violation; classification
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A. It is unlawful for a person to sell or offer to sell a lottery ticket or share to any person who is under the age of twenty-one years. B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 5-565.01 Sale to persons using state issued electronic benefits transfer cards; violation; classification
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A. It is unlawful for a licensed agent to sell a lottery ticket or share to a person who uses either a public assistance voucher issued by any public entity or an electronic benefits transfer card issued by the department of economic security to purchase the ticket or share. B. I…
A.R.S. § 5-565.02 Purchase of lottery tickets or shares by minors
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It is unlawful for a person under twenty-one years of age to purchase a lottery ticket or share.
A.R.S. § 5-566 Alteration of lottery tickets; violation; classification
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Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes or counterfeits a state lottery ticket or share is guilty of a class 3 felony.
A.R.S. § 5-567 Purchase of tickets and receipt of prizes by certain persons prohibited
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A. A lottery ticket or share may not be purchased by and a prize may not be paid to an officer or employee of the commission or to any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of such officer or employ…
A.R.S. § 5-568 Disposition of unclaimed prize money
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Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket or share shall be retained for the person entitled to the prize for one hundred eighty days after the drawing in which the prize was won in the case of a drawing prize and for one hundred eighty days after the announced end …
A.R.S. § 5-569 Lottery redemption agents
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The director may make arrangements for redemption agents to perform functions, activities or services in connection with the operation of the lottery, including direct payment of prizes not exceeding five thousand dollars, as he deems advisable pursuant to this chapter and the ru…
A.R.S. § 5-570 Award of prize to certain persons prohibited
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No prize may be paid on any winning ticket or share to any person who is under twenty-one years of age.
A.R.S. § 5-571 State lottery fund
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The state lottery fund is established consisting of all revenues received from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, including revenues from games authorized pursuant to section 5-554, subsection G, the fees, if any, charged pursuant to section 5-554 and all other monies credite…
A.R.S. § 5-572 Use of monies in state lottery fund; report
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A. If there are any bonds or bond related obligations payable from the state lottery revenue bond debt service fund, the state lottery revenue bond debt service fund shall be secured by a first lien on the monies in the state lottery fund after the payment of operating costs of t…
A.R.S. § 5-572; Version 2 Use of monies in state lottery fund; report
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(L24, Ch. 210, sec. 3. Eff. 7/1/27) A. If there are any bonds or bond related obligations payable from the state lottery revenue bond debt service fund, the state lottery revenue bond debt service fund shall be secured by a first lien on the monies in the state lottery fund after…
A.R.S. § 5-573 State lottery prize fund; setoff for state debts; notification to department of economic security; prizewinner confidentiality
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B. Payments to winners that are payable by the commission or lottery redemption agents pursuant to this section in an amount of $600 or more are subject to setoff under section 5-575. C. The commission shall furnish the department of economic security with the names and the socia…
A.R.S. § 5-574 Audit of accounts
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The certified public accountant hired to perform the annual audit under section 5-555, subsection A, paragraph 2 shall conduct postaudits of all accounts and transactions of the commission for each lottery game. The certified public accountant conducting an audit under this chapt…
A.R.S. § 5-575 Prizes; setoff for debts to state agencies; definitions
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A. The commission shall establish a liability setoff program by which state lottery prize payments pursuant to section 5-573 may be used to satisfy debts which a person owes this state. The program shall comply with the standards and requirements prescribed by this section. B. If…
A.R.S. § 5-576 Lottery; advertising; professional sports; prohibition
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(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 2) The lottery may not, directly or indirectly, spend, allocate or direct any monies under the control of the lottery to advertise the lottery at a professional sporting event or in conjunction with any professional sports team or franchise.