Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

No other law providing any penalty or disability for the sale of lottery tickets, or any acts done in connection with a lottery, shall apply to the sale of tickets or shares performed pursuant to this chapter.

(a) If the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under the age of eighteen (18) years, the director shall direct payment to the minor by depositing the amount of the prize in any financial institution to the credit of a member of the minor’s family or legal guardian…

(a) There is created the state lottery fund, into which shall be deposited all revenues received by the division from the sales of lottery tickets and license fees. The fund shall be in the custody of the general treasurer, subject to the direction of the division for the use of …

Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, alter, forge, utter, pass, or counterfeit a state lottery ticket or share shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000…

The prizes received pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the state sales or use tax.

The lotteries shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a director, who shall be a qualified person to administer an enterprise of the nature of a lottery. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The appointment s…

The director shall have the power and it shall be the director’s duty to: (1) Supervise and administer the operation of lotteries in accordance with this chapter, chapter 61.2 of this title and with the rules and regulations of the division; (2) Act as the chief administrative of…

(a) For the purpose of this chapter, the term “person” shall be construed to mean and include an individual, association, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, company, receiver, trustee, referee, or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appoin…

(a) All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares received by a person in the capacity of a sales agent shall constitute a trust fund until paid into the state lottery fund. (b) The sales agent shall be personally liable for all proceeds; and failure to pay the lottery …

Whenever any person who receives proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets in the capacity of a sales agent becomes insolvent, or dies insolvent, the proceeds due the state lottery from that person or the person’s estate shall have preference over all other debts or demands, exce…

No right of any person to a prize drawn shall be assignable, except that payment of any prize drawn may be paid to the estate of a deceased prize winner, and except that any person pursuant to an appropriate judicial order may be paid the prize to which the winner is entitled. Th…

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-61-7 relating to assignment of prizes, the following setoff provisions shall apply to the payment of any prizes or winning ticket in excess of six hundred dollars ($600). (1) With respect to a person entitled to receive the prize or winning …

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-61-7 and § 42-61-7.1 relating to assignment of prizes and setoff for child support debts and benefit overpayments, the following setoff provisions shall apply to the payment of any prizes or winning ticket in excess of six hundred dollars ($…

No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule or regulation of the division. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any individ…

No ticket or share shall be sold to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, but this shall not be deemed to prohibit the purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift by a person eighteen (18) years of age or older to a person less than that age. Any lic…