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23-115-901. Sale of ticket or share to person under 18 years of age prohibited — Penalty.
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23-115-901. Sale of ticket or share to person under 18 years of age prohibited — Penalty.
(a) A retailer who knowingly sells a ticket or share to a person under eighteen (18) years of age or permits a person under eighteen (18) years of age to play a lottery is guilty of a violation and subject to the following penalties:
(1) A fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a first violation;
(2) For a second violation within a forty-eight-month period:
(A) A fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500); and
(B) Suspension of the retailer license issued under § 23-115-601 et seq. for a period not to exceed two (2) days;
(3) For a third violation within a forty-eight-month period:
(A) A fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(B) Suspension of the retailer license issued under § 23-115-601 et seq. for a period not to exceed seven (7) days;
(4) For a fourth or subsequent violation within a forty-eight-month period:
(A) A fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000); and
(B) Suspension of the retailer license issued under § 23-115-601 et seq. for a period not to exceed fourteen (14) days; and
(5) For a fifth or subsequent violation within a forty-eight-month period, the retailer license issued under § 23-115-601 et seq. may be revoked.
(b) An employee of a retailer who violates this section is subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per violation.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the retailer reasonably and in good faith relied upon representation of proof of age in making the sale.
(d) A person convicted of violating any provision of this section whose retailer license is suspended or revoked upon conviction shall surrender to the court his or her retaile
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-115-901
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23-115-901. Sale of ticket or share to person under 18 years of age prohibited — Penalty.
(a) A retailer who knowingly sells a ticket or share to a person under eighteen (18) years of age or permits a person under eighteen (18) years of age to play a lottery is guilty of a violation and subject to the following penalties:
(1) A fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for a first violation;
(2) For a second violation within a forty-eight-month period:
(A) A fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500); and
(B) Suspension of the retailer license issued under § 23-115-601 et seq. for a period not to exceed two (2) days;
(3) For a third violation within a forty-eight-month period:
(A) A fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(B) Suspension of the retailer license issued under § 23-115-601 et seq. for a period not to exceed seven (7) days;
(4) For a fourth or subsequent violation within a forty-eight-month period:
(A) A fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000); and
(B) Suspension of the retailer license issued under § 23-115-601 et seq. for a period not to exceed fourteen (14) days; and
(5) For a fifth or subsequent violation within a forty-eight-month period, the retailer license issued under § 23-115-601 et seq. may be revoked.
(b) An employee of a retailer who violates this section is subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per violation.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the retailer reasonably and in good faith relied upon representation of proof of age in making the sale.
(d) A person convicted of violating any provision of this section whose retailer license is suspended or revoked upon conviction shall surrender to the court his or her retailer license, and the court shall transmit the retailer license to the Office of the Arkansas Lottery and instruct the office:
(1) To suspend or revoke the person's retailer license or to not renew the license; and
(2) Not to issue any new retailer license to that person for the period of time determined by the court in accordance with this section.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
23-115-601. Retailers.
(a) The General Assembly recognizes that to conduct a successful lottery, the Office of the Arkansas Lottery must develop and maintain a statewide network of retailers that will serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets or shares and the playing of lotteries while ensuring the integrity of lottery operations, games, and activities.
(b) The office shall make every effort to provide small retailers a chance to participate in the sales of tickets or shares.
(c) The office shall provide for compensation to retailers in the form of commissions in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of gross sales of tickets and shares and may provide for other forms of compensation for services rendered in the sale or cashing of tickets or shares.
(d)(1) For purposes of display, the office shall issue a license to each person that it licenses as a retailer.
(2)(A) A retailer shall post its license and keep the license conspicuously displayed in a location on the premises accessible to the public.
(B) A license is not assignable or transferable.
(e)(1) A person seeking to be a retailer shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and federal criminal background check, to be conducted by the bureau and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2) The state and federal criminal background check shall conform to applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.
(3) The applicant shall sign a consent to the release of information for the state and federal criminal background check.
(4) The office shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the state and federal criminal background check.
(5) Upon completion of the state and federal crim
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-115-601
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-115-601. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.