Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Prior to awarding a prize, the retailer or agency shall
validate the ticket or play as set out in this chapter and in any other manner
that the director may prescribe in the specific rules for the lottery game,
which shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. If the game rules specify that the
physical ticket must be presented for validation then:
a. The original ticket must be presented for
validation;
b. The ticket shall not
be mutilated, altered, or tampered with in any manner. If a ticket is partially
mutilated or if the ticket is not intact and cannot be validated through normal
procedures but can still be validated by other validation tests, the director
may pay the prize for that ticket;
c. The ticket may not be misregistered or
defectively printed to an extent that it cannot be processed by the
department;
d. The ticket shall
pass all other confidential security checks of the agency;
e. The ticket validation number shall be
present in its entirety; and
f. The
ticket shall not be counterfeited, forged, fraudulently made, or a duplicate of
another winning ticket.
2. Where a winning ticket or play has been
issued by a terminal:
a. The ticket or play
shall have been issued by the agency or by a licensed lottery retailer in an
authorized manner;
b. The terminal
ticket or play shall not have been canceled or previously paid;
c. The terminal ticket or play shall be
validated in accordance with procedures for claiming and paying prizes as set
out in the game rules; and
d. The
terminal ticket or play data shall have been recorded in the computer gaming
system before the drawing or the instant game ticket sale, and the ticket data
shall match this computer record in every respect.
3. If the game rules specify that a physical
ticket, play, or record of play is not required for validation there may be
other lottery requirements, as defined by the director, for winners to collect
prizes.
Statutory Authority: § 58.1-4007 of the Code of
Virginia.
