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In all cases, the identity and social security number of all natural persons who receive a prize greater than $100 from a winning ticket redeemed at any Department office shall be provided in order to comply with this section and &#xA7;&#xA7; 58.1-4015, 58.1-4016 and 58.1-4026, and Chapter 19 (&#xA7; 63.2-1900 et seq.) of Title 63.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220567,"text":"No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid on a ticket purchased by or transferred to, any Board member, officer or employee of the lottery, or any board member, officer or employee of any vendor to the lottery of lottery on-line or instant ticket goods or services working directly on a contract with the Department for such goods or services, or any person residing in the same household of such member, officer or employee or any person under the age of eighteen years, or transferee of any such persons.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":220568,"text":"Only natural persons may purchase lottery tickets and claim prize winnings. In all cases, the identity and social security number of all natural persons who receive a prize greater than $100 from a winning ticket redeemed at any Department office shall be provided in order to comply with this section and &#xA7;&#xA7; 58.1-4015, 58.1-4016 and 58.1-4026, and Chapter 19 (&#xA7; 63.2-1900 et seq.) of Title 63.2.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13969,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers and Duties of Virginia Lottery Board; Administration of Tickets and Prizes","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13968,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:27","permalink":{"id":259077,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13969,"identifier":"1","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1","url":"\/58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13968,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting","identifier":"40","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13501,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:27","permalink":{"id":259075,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13968,"identifier":"40","token":"58.1\/IV\/40","url":"\/58.1\/IV\/40\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13501,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Sources of State Revenue","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12703,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","permalink":{"id":259073,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13501,"identifier":"IV","token":"58.1\/IV","url":"\/58.1\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12703,"edition_id":1,"name":"Taxation","identifier":"58.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":251959,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12703,"identifier":"58.1","token":"58.1","url":"\/58.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56298,"structure_id":13969,"section_number":"58.1-4000","catch_line":"Short title","url":"\/58.1-4000\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4000","metadata":false},{"id":66405,"structure_id":13969,"section_number":"58.1-4001","catch_line":"Establishment of state lottery","url":"\/58.1-4001\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4001","metadata":false},{"id":70493,"structure_id":13969,"section_number":"58.1-4002","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/58.1-4002\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4002","metadata":false},{"id":78216,"structure_id":13969,"section_number":"58.1-4003","catch_line":"Virginia Lottery established","url":"\/58.1-4003\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4003","metadata":false},{"id":59963,"structure_id":13969,"section_number":"58.1-4004","catch_line":"Membership of Board; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 531 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 478; in 1992, chapter 449; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0954\">954<\/a>; in 1999, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP0034\">34<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62937,"section_number":"58.1-4020.1","catch_line":"Voluntary assignment of lottery prizes or pledge as collateral for a loan; requirements for the assignees and lenders","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4020.1\/"},{"id":78868,"section_number":"58.1-4029","catch_line":"Disclosure of identity of winners by the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4029\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72946,"section_number":"58.1-4015","catch_line":"Sale of ticket or share to person under eighteen prohibited; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4015\/"},{"id":78837,"section_number":"58.1-4016","catch_line":"Gift to minor prohibited","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4016\/"},{"id":56528,"section_number":"58.1-4026","catch_line":"Set-off of debts to the Commonwealth from prizes","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-4026\/"},{"id":54048,"section_number":"63.2-1900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259187,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60303,"identifier":"58.1-4019","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4019","url":"\/58.1-4019\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-4019\/","token":"58.1\/IV\/40\/1\/58.1-4019","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain persons ineligible to purchase tickets or shares or receive prizes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-4019","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid on a ticket purchased by or transferred to, any <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> member, officer or employee of the <span class=\"dictionary\">lottery<\/span>, or any <span class=\"dictionary\">board<\/span> member, officer or employee of any vendor to the <span class=\"dictionary\">lottery<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">lottery<\/span> on-line or instant ticket goods or services working directly on a <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> for such goods or services, or any person residing in the same household of such member, officer or employee or any person under the age of eighteen years, or transferee of any such persons. <a id=\"paragraph-220567\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/58.1-4019\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Only natural persons may purchase <span class=\"dictionary\">lottery<\/span> tickets and claim prize winnings. In all cases, the identity and social security number of all natural persons who receive a prize greater than $100 from a winning ticket redeemed at any <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> office shall be provided in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to comply with this section and &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Sale of ticket or share to person under eighteen prohibited; penalty\" href=\"\/58.1-4015\/\">58.1-4015<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Gift to minor prohibited\" href=\"\/58.1-4016\/\">58.1-4016<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Set-off of debts to the Commonwealth from prizes\" href=\"\/58.1-4026\/\">58.1-4026<\/a>, and Chapter 19 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/63.2-1900\/\">63.2-1900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 63.2. <a id=\"paragraph-220568\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/58.1-4019\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS OR SHARES OR RECEIVE PRIZES (\u00a7\n58.1-4019)\n\nA. No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid on a\nticket purchased by or transferred to, any Board member, officer or employee of\nthe lottery, or any board member, officer or employee of any vendor to the\nlottery of lottery on-line or instant ticket goods or services working directly\non a contract with the Department for such goods or services, or any person\nresiding in the same household of such member, officer or employee or any person\nunder the age of eighteen years, or transferee of any such persons.\n\nB. Only natural persons may purchase lottery tickets and claim prize winnings.\nIn all cases, the identity and social security number of all natural persons who\nreceive a prize greater than $100 from a winning ticket redeemed at any\nDepartment office shall be provided in order to comply with this section and\n&#xA7;&#xA7; 58.1-4015, 58.1-4016 and 58.1-4026, and Chapter 19 (&#xA7;\n63.2-1900 et seq.) of Title 63.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 531; 1989, c. 478; 1992, c. 449; 1996, c. 954; 1999, c. 34.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}