                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TICKET DISCOUNTING; CIVIL PENALTIES (§ 58.1-4018.2)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;ticket discounting&#8221; means reselling or
having a person other than the prize winner claim a winning lottery ticket or
buying or claiming a winning lottery ticket for the purpose of assisting the
original prize winner with concealing his identity as a prize winner.

B. No person shall engage in the practice of ticket discounting.

C. Any person found to have engaged in the practice of ticket discounting shall
be fined as determined by the Director (i) for prizes of less than $1,000, not
more than $250; (ii) for prizes of $1,000 or more but less than $5,000, more
than $250 but not more than $500; and (iii) for prizes of $5,000 or more, no
less than $1,000. All fines recovered for violations of this section shall be
paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Literary Fund, in accordance
with &#xA7; 19.2-353.

HISTORY: 2019, c. 762.