N.D. Admin. Code 10-16-02-10

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024

Section 10-16-02-10 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license

The lottery may deny, suspend, or revoke a license if the applicant's agent has a disqualifying criminal history record or an applicant or retailer:

1. Obtained a license by failing to complete, failing to disclose information, or misrepresenting data on an application;

2. Violated a lottery law, rule, or term of a license agreement;

3. Failed to meet or maintain eligibility criteria for licensure;

4. Failed to file a required security deposit;

5. Changed the location of a retail business;

6. Failed to demonstrate financial responsibility or maintain a reasonable financial condition of the business, a check issued for payment of a prize on a winning ticket or an electronic funds transfer of money from a retailer's bank account to the lottery was dishonored for any reason, or is delinquent in remitting money owed to the lottery;

7. Filed for, or was involuntarily placed in, bankruptcy or receivership;

8. Acted in a manner or is involved in an activity at a site that is harmful to the public confidence in the integrity, reputation, or image of the lottery;

9. Experienced recurring theft or other negative incidents at the site that endangers the security of the lottery;

10. Failed to produce for review a record, document, or other item required by a lottery law, rule, or term of a license agreement;

11. Knowingly sold a ticket to or redeemed a winning ticket from an individual under age eighteen;

12. Failed to properly redeem or pay a player the proper prize for a winning play;

13. Failed to actively promote sales of tickets or properly display and provided point-of-sale promotional items to the public;

14. Failed to sell a minimum number of tickets as set by the lottery and another retailer adequately serves the public convenience;

15. Failed to maintain an active federal employer identification number and, if necessary, North Dakota sales tax permit number; or

16. Participated in retailer fraud.

N.D. Admin Code 10-16-02-10

Effective February 1, 2004; amended effective April 1, 2006; April 1, 2008.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 373, July 2019, effective 7/1/2019.

General Authority: NDCC 53-12.1-13

Law Implemented: NDCC 53-12.1-02, 53-12.1-03, 53-12.1-06, 53-12.1-07, 53-12.1-09, 53-12.1-13