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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60303</law_id><section_number>58.1-4019</section_number><catch_line>Certain persons ineligible to purchase tickets or shares or receive prizes</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>58.1-4020.1</reference><reference>58.1-4029</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Other Sources of State Revenue</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="40">Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Powers and Duties of Virginia Lottery Board; Administration of Tickets and Prizes</unit></structure><text>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section></text><history>1987, c. 531; 1989, c. 478; 1992, c. 449; 1996, c. 954; 1999, c. 34.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
