2005 Minnesota Statutes - 609.651 — State lottery fraud.

     609.651 State lottery fraud. 


    Subdivision 1.    Felony.  A person is guilty of a 
 felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person 
 does any of the following with intent to defraud the State 
 Lottery: 


    (1) alters or counterfeits a state lottery ticket; 


    (2) knowingly presents an altered or counterfeited state 
 lottery ticket for payment; 


    (3) knowingly transfers an altered or counterfeited state 
 lottery ticket to another person; or 


    (4) otherwise claims a lottery prize by means of fraud, 
 deceit, or misrepresentation. 


    Subd. 2.    Computer access.  A person is guilty of a 
 felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person:  


    (1) obtains access to a computer database maintained by the 
 director without the specific authorization of the director; 


    (2) obtains access to a computer database maintained by a 
 person under contract with the director to maintain the database 
 without the specific authorization of the director and the 
 person maintaining the database. 


    Subd. 3.    False statements.  A person is guilty of a 
 felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person: 


    (1) makes a materially false or misleading statement, or a 
 material omission, in a record required to be submitted under 
 chapter 349A; or 


    (2) makes a materially false or misleading statement, or a 
 material omission, in information submitted to the director of 
 the State Lottery in a lottery retailer's application or a 
 document related to a bid. 


    Subd. 4.    Penalty.  (a) A person who violates 
 subdivision 1 or 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more 
 than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, 
 or both. 


    (b) A person who violates subdivision 1 or 2 and defrauds 
 the State Lottery of $35,000 or more may be sentenced to 
 imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine 
 of not more than $100,000, or both.  


    (c) A person who violates subdivision 3 may be sentenced to 
 imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a 
 fine of not more than $25,000, or both. 


    HIST: 1989 c 334 art 3 s 16; 1989 c 356 s 36