Current through the 2024 Budget Session
Section 40-12-201 - Definitions(a) As used in this article: (i) "Prize" means a gift, award or other item or service of value; (ii) "Prize notice" means a notice given to an individual in this state that satisfies all of the following: (A) Is or contains a representation that the individual has been selected or may be eligible to receive a prize; (B) Conditions receipt of a prize on a payment from the individual or requires or invites the individual to make a contact to learn how to receive the prize or to obtain other information related to the notice. (iii) "Prize notice" does not include any of the following: (A) A notice given at the request of the individual; (B) A notice informing the individual that he has been awarded a prize as a result of his actual prior entry in a game, drawing, sweepstakes or other contest, if the individual is awarded the prize stated in the notice. (iv) "Solicitor" means a person who represents to an individual that the individual has been selected or may be eligible to receive a prize; (v) "Sponsor" means a person on whose behalf a solicitor gives a prize notice; (vi) "Verifiable retail value" of a prize means: (A) A price at which the solicitor or sponsor can demonstrate that a substantial number of the prizes have been sold by a person other than the solicitor or sponsor in the trade area in which the prize notice is given; or (B) If the solicitor or sponsor is unable to satisfy subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, no more than one and five-tenths (1.5) times the amount the solicitor or sponsor paid for the prize.