67-7448. PROHIBITED ACTS — PENALTIES. (1) Any person may provide gift tickets or shares. With the approval of the commission, the director or a lottery retailer may provide gift tickets for promotional purposes which are approved by the commission. A ticket or share shall not be sold at a price greater than that fixed by the state lottery, and a sale shall not be made other than by a lottery game retailer or by an employee of a lottery game retailer who is authorized by the license to sell tickets.
A person may not sell a lottery ticket or share to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years. A minor may not purchase lottery tickets or shares and may not redeem winning tickets or shares.
A lottery retailer may not willfully withhold funds due and owing to the state lottery. A person may not impersonate a state lottery representative.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter except as provided in subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be fined up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisoned up to six (6) months or be both so fined and imprisoned.
(2) A person shall be guilty of a felony if he knowingly presents a counterfeit, previously paid, illegally obtained or altered state lottery ticket or share for payment or knowingly transfers a counterfeit, previously paid, illegally obtained or altered state lottery ticket or share to another person for presentation for payment or with intent to defraud, falsely make, alter, forge, pass or counterfeit a lottery ticket or share. A person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be punished by imprisonment not in excess of five (5) years, a fine not in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or both such fine and imprisonment.
(3) Determination of loss. The value of a loss involving the theft of lottery tickets shall be the face value of the tickets plus the redemption value as defined in section 67-7404, Idaho Code.
History:
[67-7448, added 1988, ch. 232, sec. 2, p. 460; am. 1989, ch. 352, sec. 28, p. 893; am. 2001, ch. 196, sec. 3, p. 665.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
Chapter 74 - IDAHO STATE LOTTERY
Section 67-7402 - IDAHO LOTTERY AGENCY CREATED.
Section 67-7403 - INITIATION AND OPERATION OF THE LOTTERY.
Section 67-7404 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 67-7405 - COMMISSION — APPOINTMENT — CHAIRMAN.
Section 67-7406 - QUORUM — MEETINGS — MINUTES — COMPENSATION.
Section 67-7408 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
Section 67-7409 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.
Section 67-7410 - DIRECTOR OF LOTTERY SECURITY.
Section 67-7411 - CONTRACTING WITH LOTTERY GAME RETAILERS.
Section 67-7412 - SELECTION OF LOTTERY GAME RETAILERS.
Section 67-7413 - TERMINATION OF THE LOTTERY GAME RETAILER.
Section 67-7414 - COMPENSATION FOR LOTTERY GAME RETAILERS.
Section 67-7415 - SALES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN.
Section 67-7416 - DISPLAY OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Section 67-7417 - LOTTERY GAME RETAILER BONDING.
Section 67-7418 - LOTTERY GAME RETAILER ACCOUNTING.
Section 67-7419 - LOTTERY GAME RETAILER PAYMENTS.
Section 67-7420 - CONTRACTS FOR MAJOR PROCUREMENTS.
Section 67-7421 - LOTTERY VENDOR DISCLOSURES FOR MAJOR PROCUREMENTS.
Section 67-7422 - SEPARATION OF VENDORS AND RETAILERS.
Section 67-7423 - ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTS.
Section 67-7424 - INFORMATION UNDER OATH.
Section 67-7425 - MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS.
Section 67-7426 - COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.
Section 67-7427 - VENDOR PERFORMANCE BONDS.
Section 67-7428 - STATE LOTTERY ACCOUNT.
Section 67-7429 - PROHIBITION ON USE OF STATE FUNDS.
Section 67-7431 - CASH RECEIPTS.
Section 67-7432 - CASH DISBURSEMENTS.
Section 67-7433 - PRIZE EXPENSE.
Section 67-7434 - LOTTERY DIVIDENDS.
Section 67-7435 - REIMBURSEMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
Section 67-7438 - PRIZE CLAIMING PERIOD.
Section 67-7440 - RESTRICTED PLAYERS.
Section 67-7442 - OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION.
Section 67-7443 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Section 67-7444 - LIMITATION ON ACTIONS.
Section 67-7445 - CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE.
Section 67-7446 - RESTRICTIONS.
Section 67-7447 - LAWFUL ACTIVITY.
Section 67-7448 - PROHIBITED ACTS — PENALTIES.
Section 67-7449 - CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
Section 67-7450 - AUDIT OF FUNDS — REPORTS.
Section 67-7451 - LOTTERY EXEMPT FROM STATE PROCUREMENT ACT.