Sec. 466.402. PAYMENT OF PRIZES GENERALLY. (a) The director may authorize prizes to be paid by warrants to be drawn on the state lottery account.
(b) The payment of a prize in an amount of $600 or more may be made only by the director.
(c) The director may authorize a sales agent to pay a prize in an amount less than $600 after performing procedures to validate the winning ticket as required by the director. A prize paid under this subsection is not required to be paid by warrant on the state lottery account.
(d) The state is discharged of all further liability on the payment of a prize under Section 466.403, 466.404, 466.406, 466.407, or 466.410 or this section or under any additional procedures established by rule.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1394, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs
Section 466.401. Ticket Validation; Drawings
Section 466.402. Payment of Prizes Generally
Section 466.403. Payment of Prize in Installments
Section 466.404. Payment of Prize to Multiple Winners
Section 466.405. Payment of Prize Awarded to Minor
Section 466.406. Right to Prize Not Generally Assignable
Section 466.407. Deductions From Prizes
Section 466.4075. Deductions of Child Support From Certain Lottery Winnings
Section 466.408. Unclaimed Prizes
Section 466.409. Treatment of Prize Payable on Ticket Purchased by Ineligible Person
Section 466.410. Assignment of Prizes
Section 466.411. Choice by Certain Prize Winners to Remain Anonymous