Sec. 466.353. LIABILITY OF SALES AGENT. (a) A sales agent is liable to the division for all tickets accepted or generated by the sales agent or any employee or agent of the sales agent, and tickets shall be deemed to have been purchased by the sales agent unless returned to the division within the time and manner prescribed by the division.
(b) Money received by a sales agent from the sales of tickets, less the amount retained for prizes paid by the sales agent or for the agent's commission, if any, together with any unsold tickets, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the state before delivery to a lottery operator or the division or electronic transfer to the state treasury, and the sales agent is liable to the division for the full amount of the money or unsold tickets so held. If the sales agent is not an individual, each officer, director, or owner of the sales agent is personally liable to the division for the full amount of the money or unsold tickets held in trust for the benefit of the state.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs
Section 466.351. Delivery of Funds
Section 466.352. Reporting by Sales Agent; Records
Section 466.353. Liability of Sales Agent
Section 466.354. Duties of Comptroller
Section 466.355. State Lottery Account
Section 466.357. Applicability of Constitutional Provisions
Section 466.358. Compensation of Sales Agent
Section 466.359. Compensation of Sales Agent for Purposes of Contractual Rental Payment