Virginia Administrative Code
Title 11 - GAMING
Agency 5 - VIRGINIA LOTTERY BOARD
Chapter 41 - LOTTERY GAME REGULATIONS
Section 11VAC5-41-310 - Lost, stolen, or destroyed tickets
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
The agency is not liable for lost, stolen, or destroyed tickets. The director may honor a prize claim of an apparent winner who does not possess the original ticket if the claimant is in possession of information that demonstrates that the original ticket meets the following criteria and can be validated through other means. Such information may include, but is not limited to, the following:
1. The claim form, if required, and a photocopy of the ticket, or photocopy of the original claim form, if required, and ticket, are timely filed with the agency;
2. The prize for which the claim is filed is a winning prize that has not been claimed, as verified in the agency's records.
3. The claim is filed within the redemption period, as established by the game rules; and
4. Except in extenuating circumstances or for just cause as the director may deem appropriate, the redemption period for claims has expired.
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (11VAC5-11-10, 11VAC5-11-20) .
§ 58.1-4007 of the Code of Virginia (all other sections).
