99G.30 Ticket sales requirements — penalties.
1. Lottery tickets or shares may be distributed by the authority for promotional purposes.
2. A ticket or share shall not be sold at a price other than that fixed by the authority and a sale shall not be made other than by a retailer or an employee of the retailer who is authorized by the retailer to sell tickets or shares. A person who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
3. A ticket or share shall not be sold to a person who has not reached the age of twenty-one. Any person who knowingly sells a lottery ticket or share to a person under the age of twenty-one shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of a violation under this section that the retailer reasonably and in good faith relied upon presentation of proof of age in making the sale. A prize won by a person who has not reached the age of twenty-one but who purchases a winning ticket or share in violation of this subsection shall be forfeited. This section does not prohibit the lawful purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift to a person who has not reached the age of twenty-one. The board shall adopt administrative rules governing the payment of prizes to persons who have not reached the age of twenty-one.
4. Except for the authority, a retailer shall only sell lottery products on the licensed premises and not through the mail or by technological means except as the authority may provide or authorize.
5. The retailer may accept payment by cash, check, money order, debit card, or electronic funds transfer. The retailer shall not extend or arrange credit for the purchase of a ticket or share. As used in this subsection, “cash” means United States currency.
6. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the authority from designating certain of its agents and employees to sell or give lottery tickets or shares directly to the public.
7. No elected official’s name shall be printed on tickets.
2003 Acts, ch 178, §83, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142
Structure Iowa Code
Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION
Chapter 99G - IOWA LOTTERY AUTHORITY
Section 99G.2 - Statement of purpose and intent.
Section 99G.4 - Iowa lottery authority created.
Section 99G.5 - Chief executive officer.
Section 99G.6 - Power to administer oaths and take testimony — subpoena.
Section 99G.7 - Duties of the chief executive officer.
Section 99G.8 - Board of directors.
Section 99G.9A - Limited series of lottery games providing aid for veterans.
Section 99G.10 - Authority personnel.
Section 99G.11 - Conflicts of interest.
Section 99G.12 - Self-service kiosks.
Section 99G.21 - Authority powers, transfer of assets, liabilities, and obligations.
Section 99G.22 - Vendor background review.
Section 99G.23 - Vendor bonding, tax filing, and competitive bidding.
Section 99G.24 - Retailer compensation — licensing.
Section 99G.25 - License not assignable.
Section 99G.26 - Retailer bonding.
Section 99G.27 - Lottery retail licenses — cancellation, suspension, revocation, or termination.
Section 99G.28 - Proceeds held in trust.
Section 99G.29 - Retailer rental calculations — lottery ticket sales treatment.
Section 99G.30 - Ticket sales requirements — penalties.
Section 99G.30A - Monitor vending machine — tax imposed.
Section 99G.32 - Authority legal representation.
Section 99G.33 - Law enforcement investigations.
Section 99G.34 - Open records — exceptions.
Section 99G.36 - Forgery — fraud — penalties.
Section 99G.37 - Competitive bidding.
Section 99G.38 - Authority finance — self-sustaining.
Section 99G.39 - Allocation, appropriation, transfer, and reporting of funds.
Section 99G.40 - Audits and reports — lottery fund.
Section 99G.41 - Prize offsets — garnishments.
Section 99G.42 - Compulsive gamblers — treatment program information.