Washington § 67.70.120 - Sale to minor prohibited — Exception — Penalties.

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§ 67.70.120. Sale to minor prohibited — Exception — Penalties.

(1) A ticket or share shall not be sold to any person under the age of eighteen, but this shall not be deemed to prohibit the purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift by a person eighteen years of age or older to a person less than that age.
(2) Any licensee who knowingly sells or offers to sell a lottery ticket or share to any person under the age of eighteen is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(3) In the event that a person under the age of eighteen years directly purchases a ticket in violation of this section, that person is guilty of a misdemeanor. No prize will be paid to such person and the prize money otherwise payable on the ticket will be treated as unclaimed pursuant to RCW 67.70.190.
[ 2003 c 53 s 303; 1987 c 511 s 6; 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7 s 12.]

Notes

Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.

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