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2020 Mississippi Code
Title 27 - Taxation and Finance
Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law
- § 27-115-1. Short title
- § 27-115-3. Legislative intent
- § 27-115-5. Definitions
- § 27-115-7. State lottery created; Mississippi Lottery Corporation created
- § 27-115-9. Mississippi Lottery Corporation Board of Directors; membership; terms; meetings
- § 27-115-11. Appointment of president of the corporation; approval or rejection of nomination by Governor
- § 27-115-13. Corporation records deemed public records; exceptions
- § 27-115-15. Duties of the board
- § 27-115-17. Prohibited games; administrative rules and regulations for the conduct of lottery games and operations; hearings for violations of chapter; relation to Mississippi Gaming Commission
- § 27-115-19. Powers and duties of corporation; immunity from liability
- § 27-115-21. Powers and duties of president of the corporation
- § 27-115-23. Intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreements with the federal government, law enforcement agencies, lottery regulation agencies, gaming enforcement agencies of other jurisdictions authorized; exemption from Mississippi Public Records Act of records, documents, information obtained as a result
- § 27-115-25. Employment of attorney by board authorized
- § 27-115-27. Commercial advertising on lottery tickets authorized; nature of advertising to be provided by administrative rules and regulations
- § 27-115-29. Corporation personnel program
- § 27-115-31. Background check on applicants for employment by corporation required
- § 27-115-33. Appeals of vendors, retailers, or persons aggrieved by actions of corporation president or decisions of board
- § 27-115-35. Bond for protection of corporation; other surety in lieu of bond; annual review of bond
- § 27-115-37. Bulk sale of lottery tickets by retailer, bulk purchase by investment syndicate, investment group, etc., prohibited
- § 27-115-39. Toll-free telephone number of compulsive or problem gambling referral or information service organizations to be printed on lottery tickets
- § 27-115-41. Publication of quarterly and annual financial statements
- § 27-115-43. Proceeds of certain lottery prizes subject to state and federal income tax withholding laws; withholding of attachments, garnishments or executions; verification of validity of winning tickets; payment of prizes; unclaimed prize money; persons prohibited from purchasing tickets or claiming prizes
- § 27-115-45. Coordination with Department of Human Services to withhold lottery prizes of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages; coordination with state agencies to withhold lottery prizes of persons who have outstanding debts owed state
- § 27-115-47. Prize awarded in deferred annuity payments may be voluntarily assigned to a person other than the winner under certain circumstances and with judicial approval
- § 27-115-49. Contracts for major procurements
- § 27-115-51. Deposit of monies received from sale of lottery tickets into corporate operating account; investment of monies in corporate operating account; Lottery Proceeds Fund established; transfer of net proceeds from corporate operating account to Lottery Proceeds Fund
- § 27-115-53. Acceptance and expenditure of monies; corporation intended to be self-sustaining and self-funded
- § 27-115-55. Selection of lottery retailers; disqualifying factors
- § 27-115-57. Lottery retailer contract not transferable or assignable; issuance and public display of lottery retailer certificate
- § 27-115-59. Lottery retailer to post bond or letter of credit
- § 27-115-61. Contracting with retailers; contract contents; cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, rejection of renewal, or termination of lottery retailer contract
- § 27-115-63. Proceeds from lottery ticket sales received by retailer to be trust fund
- § 27-115-65. Sales and sale price of tickets; gifting tickets
- § 27-115-67. Display of signs on licensed premises providing toll-free telephone number of compulsive or problem gambling referral or information service organizations
- § 27-115-69. Purchase, lease or lease-purchase of goods, services necessary to effectuate lottery; investigation of prospective lottery system vendors; requisite vendor disclosures; prohibited contracts; posting of performance bond or letter of credit by vendor; contract to include provision for payment of liquidated damages; contracts to be governed by Mississippi law
- § 27-115-71. Criminal background investigation of potential vendors; criminal background and credit investigations of potential employees
- § 27-115-73. Sale of lottery tickets to or purchase by persons under the age of twenty-one prohibited; responsibility of lottery retailers to verify age of purchaser; penalties
- § 27-115-75. Prohibited acts; penalties
- § 27-115-77. Employment of former board members or corporation officers by vendors of the corporation within one year after termination of service with corporation prohibited; exceptions; administration of provisions of section by State Ethics Commission
- § 27-115-79. Skimming of lottery proceeds; penalties
- § 27-115-81. Possession of illegal lottery devices prohibited; material false statement; material false entry in record submitted to corporation; penalties for violation
- § 27-115-83. Illegal lottery devices; definitions; confiscation
- § 27-115-85. Allocation of revenues
- § 27-115-87. Corporation division heads, employees are public servants
- § 27-115-89. Reports; annual audit by independent auditor
- § 27-115-91. Informational submission of annual operating budget to Joint Legislative Budget Commission
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