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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 50 - State Government (Chs. 1 — 40)
Chapter 27 - Lottery for Education (Arts. 1 — 3)
Article 1 - General Provisions (§§ 50-27-1 — 50-27-34)
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Editor’s notes.Ga. L. 1993, p. 1037, effective April 13, 1993, designated Code Sections 50-27-1 through 50-27-34 as Article 1 of this chapter.
Ga. L. 1998, p. 1686, § 1 offered a proposal to Article 1, Section II, Paragraph VIII of the Georgia Constitution which was ratified at the 1998 November general election and which appropriated lottery proceeds for educational programs and purposes.
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Administrative rules and regulations.Grant descriptions, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Bright from the Start Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Chapter 591-2-1.
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- § 50-27-1. Short title
- § 50-27-2. Legislative findings and declarations
- § 50-27-3. Definitions
- § 50-27-4. Georgia Lottery Corporation created; venue
- § 50-27-5. Membership of board of directors; appointment; terms; filling of vacancies; conflict of interests; reimbursement for expenses; officers; quorum
- § 50-27-6. [Reserved] 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
- § 50-27-13. [Effective July 1, 2026] Disposition of lottery proceeds; budget report by Governor; appropriations by General Assembly; shortfall reserve subaccount
- § 50-27-14. Participation by minority businesses
- § 50-27-15. Investigation of vendors; disclosure requirements; restrictions on entry into procurement contracts
- § 50-27-16. Bonding requirements for vendors; qualifications of vendors; competitive bid requirement
- § 50-27-17. State-wide network of retailers; commissions; certificate of authority; qualifications of retailers; fees for outlets; review of activities; gifts or gratuities
- § 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
- § 50-27-21. Preservation of lottery proceeds by retailers; accounting procedures; preference accorded proceeds of insolvent retailers
- § 50-27-22. Computation of rental payments of retailers
- § 50-27-23. Restrictions on sale of tickets or shares; price; gifts and promotions
- § 50-27-24. Prize proceeds subject to state income tax; attachments, garnishments, or executions; validation of winning tickets; prohibited purchases; money-dispensing machines; unclaimed prize money
- § 50-27-24.1. Payment of prize to person other than winner; assignment of prize rights; hearing; findings justifying approval of voluntary assignment; other requirements
- § 50-27-25. Confidentiality of information; investigations; supervision and inspections; reports of suspected violations; assistance in investigation of violations; confidentiality
- § 50-27-26. Sales to minors; penalty; affirmative defense
- § 50-27-27. Penalty for falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing, or counterfeiting ticket; penalty for attempting to influence winning of prize
- § 50-27-28. Penalty for making false statements or false entries in books or records
- § 50-27-29. Agreements with agencies of other jurisdictions; restriction on release of records, documents, and information
- § 50-27-30. Bidding requirements and procedures for contracts
- § 50-27-31. Appeals from actions of board
- § 50-27-32. Corporation authorized to borrow money; validation of debt; restriction on use of money in state general fund; purchase or release of goods and services
- § 50-27-33. Reports by corporation; audits; budget; fiscal year
- § 50-27-34. Legislative oversight committee
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