(a)

1. (1) All individuals claiming ownership of the winning lottery ticket or share must complete and sign the Office of the Arkansas Lottery’s request and release form.
2. (2) Each of the persons signing the form must indicate each person's proportionate share of the prize.
3. (3) Each person must receive at least one dollar ($1.00).
4. (4) At least one (1) of the persons claiming ownership of the ticket or share must sign the ticket or share.
5. (5) That person's signature must also appear on the request and release form.
6. (6) If a winning ticket or share is mailed to the office with multiple signatures on it, the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery will mail the request and release form to the claimants.
7. (7) A deceased signatory who dies before signing the request and release form will be presumed to have an ownership interest equal to that of the other signatories.
8. (8) In the event there is a deceased signatory, the director may withhold payment for sixty (60) days from the date of validation to allow co-owners the opportunity to seek a declaratory ruling from a court.

(b)

1. (1) Upon the signatures of the request and release form, the director will issue to each individual claiming a share of the prize amount a check for the portion of the prize amount claimed by each multiple owner, the total not to exceed the total prize amount.
2. (2) However, the director reserves the right to issue a single prize check to an individual whose name appears on the ticket or share instead of multiple prize checks to the owners of the ticket or share if the number of persons claiming a share of the prize exceeds one hundred (100) people.
3. (3) The office shall pay multiple winners of a lottery prize only at the office claims center in Little Rock.
4. (4) Retailers are not authorized to pay multiple winners who share a single prize.