No person shall knowingly or intentionally make a material false statement in any application for a license or proposal to conduct lottery activities or make a material false entry in any book or record which is compiled or maintained or submitted to the board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates the provisions of this Code section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $25,000.00 or the dollar amount of the false entry or statement, whichever is greater, or by imprisonment for not longer than five years or both.
History. Code 1981, § 50-27-28 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 50-27-2. Legislative Findings and Declarations
§ 50-27-4. Georgia Lottery Corporation Created; Venue
§ 50-27-6. Lottery Retailer Advisory Board
§ 50-27-7. General Duties of Board of Directors
§ 50-27-8. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer; Compensation
§ 50-27-9. General Powers of Corporation
§ 50-27-10. Adoption by Board of Procedures Regulating Conduct of Lottery Games
§ 50-27-11. Duties of Chief Executive Officer
§ 50-27-12. Employees; Compensation; Restrictions; Background Investigations; Bonding
§ 50-27-14. Participation by Minority Businesses
§ 50-27-16. Bonding Requirements for Vendors; Qualifications of Vendors; Competitive Bid Requirement
§ 50-27-18. Retailer Contracts Not Transferable or Assignable; Restriction on Contracts and Sales
§ 50-27-19. Fidelity Fund for Retailers; Assessments
§ 50-27-20. Cancellation, Suspension, Revocation, or Termination of Retail Contracts
§ 50-27-22. Computation of Rental Payments of Retailers
§ 50-27-23. Restrictions on Sale of Tickets or Shares; Price; Gifts and Promotions
§ 50-27-26. Sales to Minors; Penalty; Affirmative Defense
§ 50-27-28. Penalty for Making False Statements or False Entries in Books or Records
§ 50-27-30. Bidding Requirements and Procedures for Contracts
§ 50-27-31. Appeals From Actions of Board
§ 50-27-33. Reports by Corporation; Audits; Budget; Fiscal Year