Missouri § 313.303 - Prohibits publishing names and other information concerning lottery winners — publish defined — violations, penalty — inapplicable, when.
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§ 313.303. Prohibits publishing names and other information concerning lottery winners — publish defined — violations, penalty — inapplicable, when.
1. The lottery commission, the state lottery or any employee of the state lottery, or any organization with whom the state has contracted to operate the state lottery or any of that organization's employees shall not publish the name, address, or any other identifying information of any person who wins the state lottery.
2. As used in this section, "publish" means to issue information or material in printed or electronic form for distribution or sale to the public.
3. Any person or entity who violates the provisions of this section by publishing identifying information protected under this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
4. (1) This section shall not apply to any entity described in subsection 1 of this section if the person who wins the state lottery authorizes in writing, on a form to be provided by the lottery commission, the public disclosure of his or her name, address, or any other identifying information.
(2) The form provided by the lottery commission under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall only be provided upon the request of a lottery winner and shall not be offered unsolicited, and shall clearly state in no less than fourteen-point bolded font at the top of such form that the signing of such form allowing the public disclosure of identifying information is not required for the person to claim his or her lottery winnings, and that the person may claim his or her lottery winnings while remaining anonymous to the public.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 402)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 313.303 ("Prohibits publishing names and other information concerning lottery winners — publish defined — violations, penalty — inapplicable, when.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. 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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