Chapter 115 - ALYCE G. CLARKE MISSISSIPPI LOTTERY LAW
- Section 27-115-1 - Short title
- Section 27-115-3 - Legislative intent
- Section 27-115-5 - Definitions
- Section 27-115-7 - State lottery created; Mississippi Lottery Corporation created
- Section 27-115-9 - Mississippi Lottery Corporation Board of Directors; membership; terms; meetings
- Section 27-115-11 - Appointment of president of the corporation; approval or rejection of nomination by Governor
- Section 27-115-13 - Corporation records deemed public records; exceptions
- Section 27-115-15 - Duties of the board
- Section 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
- Section 27-115-19 - Powers and duties of corporation; immunity from liability
- Section 27-115-21 - Powers and duties of president of the corporation
- Section 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
- Section 27-115-25 - Employment of attorney by board authorized
- Section 27-115-27 - Commercial advertising on lottery tickets authorized; nature of advertising to be provided by administrative rules and regulations
- Section 27-115-29 - Corporation personnel program
- Section 27-115-31 - Background check on applicants for employment by corporation required
- Section 27-115-33 - Appeals of vendors, retailers, or persons aggrieved by actions of corporation president or decisions of board
- Section 27-115-35 - Bond for protection of corporation; other surety in lieu of bond; annual review of bond
- Section 27-115-37 - Bulk sale of lottery tickets by retailer, bulk purchase by investment syndicate, investment group, etc., prohibited
- Section 27-115-39 - Toll-free telephone number of compulsive or problem gambling referral or information service organizations to be printed on lottery tickets
- Section 27-115-41 - Publication of quarterly and annual financial statements
- Section 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
- Section 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
- Section 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
- Section 27-115-49 - Contracts for major procurements
- Section 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
- Section 27-115-53 - Acceptance and expenditure of monies; corporation intended to be self-sustaining and self-funded
- Section 27-115-55 - Selection of lottery retailers; disqualifying factors
- Section 27-115-57 - Lottery retailer contract not transferable or assignable; issuance and public display of lottery retailer certificate
- Section 27-115-59 - Lottery retailer to post bond or letter of credit
- Section 27-115-61 - Contracting with retailers; contract contents; cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, rejection of renewal, or termination of lottery retailer contract
- Section 27-115-63 - Proceeds from lottery ticket sales received by retailer to be trust fund
- Section 27-115-65 - Sales and sale price of tickets; gifting tickets
- Section 27-115-67 - Display of signs on licensed premises providing toll-free telephone number of compulsive or problem gambling referral or information service organizations
- Section 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
- Section 27-115-71 - Criminal background investigation of potential vendors; criminal background and credit investigations of potential employees
- Section 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
- Section 27-115-75 - Prohibited acts; penalties
- Section 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
- Section 27-115-79 - Skimming of lottery proceeds; penalties
- Section 27-115-81 - Possession of illegal lottery devices prohibited; material false statement; material false entry in record submitted to corporation; penalties for violation
- Section 27-115-83 - Illegal lottery devices; definitions; confiscation
- Section 27-115-85 - Allocation of revenues
- Section 27-115-87 - Corporation division heads, employees are public servants
- Section 27-115-89 - Reports; annual audit by independent auditor
- Section 27-115-91 - Informational submission of annual operating budget to Joint Legislative Budget Commission