New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL
Chapter 20 - RULES OF THE LOTTERY COMMISSION
Subchapter 7 - PAYMENT OF PRIZES
Section 17:20-7.5 - Discharge of State liability upon award

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 17:20-7.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) The State of New Jersey, its subdivisions, agents, officers, and employees, the State Lottery Commission, the Director, the Division of the State Lottery, its agents, officers, and employees shall be discharged of all liability upon award of a prize.

(b) The Director's decision regarding the determination of a winning ticket shall be final.

(c) In the event of a dispute between two or more persons claiming to be the owners of a winning ticket, the Director may with or without holding a hearing, deposit the prize money in the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey and interplead all known claims. The Lottery shall thereafter be relieved of any further responsibility or liability with respect to such moneys.

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