A written promotional prize offer must contain each of the following in a clear and conspicuous statement at the onset of the offer:
- (1) the true name or names of the sponsor and the address of the sponsor's actual principal place of business;
- (2) the retail value of each prize the person receiving the notice has been selected to receive or may be eligible to receive;
- (3) a disclosure that no purchase is necessary to enter such written promotional offer;
- (4) a disclosure that a purchase will not improve the person's chances of winning with an entry;
- (5) a statement of the person's odds of receiving each prize identified in the notice;
- (6) any requirement that the person pay the actual shipping or handling fees or any other charges to obtain or use a prize, including the nature and amount of the charges;
- (7) if receipt of the prize is subject to a restriction, a description of the restriction;
- (8) any limitations on eligibility; and
- (9) if a sponsor represents that the person is a "finalist", has been "specially selected", is in "first place", or is otherwise among a limited group of persons with an enhanced likelihood of receiving a prize, the written prize notice must contain a statement of the maximum number of persons in the group or purported group with this enhanced likelihood of receiving a prize.
(Source: P.A. 92-436, eff. 1-1-02.)