Mississippi § 27-115-57 - Lottery retailer contract not transferable or assignable; issuance and public display of lottery retailer certificate.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-115-57 — Lottery retailer contract not transferable or assignable; issuance and public display of lottery retailer certificate., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-115-57. Lottery retailer contract not transferable or assignable; issuance and public display of lottery retailer certificate.
No lottery retailer contract awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be transferable or assignable. No lottery retailer shall contract with any person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the board. Each lottery retailer shall be issued a lottery retailer certificate which shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where the lottery retailer is authorized to sell lottery tickets. Lottery tickets shall only be sold by the retailer at the location stated on the lottery retailer certificate. For the convenience of the public, all retailers may pay winners up to Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) after performing validation procedures appropriate to the lottery game involved.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-115-57 ("Lottery retailer contract not transferable or assignable; issuance and public display of lottery retailer certificate.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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