603.01 Validation of tickets
Winning tickets shall be validated by the retailer or the
Division as set out in these regulations or in any other manner which the
Division may determine.
603.02 Marking of tickets in any way is
prohibited except by a player to claim a prize or by the Division or a Lottery
Game Retailer to identify or void a ticket.
603.03 Ticket not returned
Once a ticket is validated, the ticket will not be returned
to the winner.
603.04
Validation by Lottery Game Retailer
Before paying any prize, the Lottery Game Retailer,
shall:
603.04A Inspect the ticket to
assure that it conforms to each validation criterion listed in these
regulations and to any additional criteria the Division may specify;
and
603.04B Report to the Division
the ticket number, validation code, and validation number of the
ticket.
603.05
Validation of ticket
To be valid, a lottery ticket must meet all of the validation
requirements listed here:
603.05A The
ticket must have been issued by the Division in an authorized manner;
603.05B The ticket shall not be altered,
unreadable, reconstructed, irregular or tampered with in any way;
603.05C The ticket shall not be counterfeit
in whole or in part;
603.05D The
ticket shall not have been stolen from the Division, a Lottery Contractor, or
Lottery Game Retailer, or appear on any list of void or omitted tickets on file
with the Division;
603.05E The
ticket shall be complete and not blank or partly blank, miscut, misregistered,
defective, or printed or produced in error;
603.05F Instant tickets shall have exactly
one play symbol and exactly one caption under each of the rub-off spots,
exactly one ticket number, exactly one validation code, and exactly one
validation number. These items shall be present in their entirety, fully
legible, right-side up, and not reversed in any manner;
603.05G Each of the symbols must be printed
in the appropriate size and font and correspond exactly to the artwork on file
at the Division
603.05H Each of the
play symbols on an instant ticket must have the caption underneath, and the
caption must agree with symbol.
603.05I The validation number of an apparent
winning ticket shall appear on the Division's official file of validation
numbers of winning tickets provided by the applicable Lottery Contractor. A
ticket with that validation number shall not have previously been
paid.
603.05J With regard to
on-line games, the ticket data must be:
603.05J(1) Recorded in the central computer
system prior to the drawing;
603.05J(2) In agreement with the computer
record data in every respect; and
603.05J(3) In the Division's official file of
winning tickets, and has not been previously paid.
603.05K The ticket shall pass all additional
confidential validation, and security requirements set by the
Division.
603.05L A ticket shall be
the only valid receipt for claiming a prize. A copy of a ticket or play slip
has no pecuniary or prize value and shall not constitute evidence of ticket
purchase or of numbers selected.
603.05M The ticket must be issued, played,
redeemed and otherwise be in compliance with all provisions of state and
federal law, these regulations, and all applicable game rules and
procedures.
603.06
Invalid tickets
A ticket which does not pass all the validation requirements
listed in these regulation and any validation requirements contained in the
procedure for its game is invalid. An invalid ticket is not eligible for any
prize.
603.06A The Division may
replace an invalid ticket with an unplayed ticket from the same or another
game. If a defective ticket is purchased, the Division's only liability or
responsibility shall be to replace the defective ticket with an unplayed ticket
from the same or another game or to refund the purchase price, at the
Division's option.
603.07 Mutilated or damaged tickets
If a ticket is partially mutilated or if the ticket is not
intact but can still be validated by other validation tests, the Division may
pay the prize for that ticket.
