1. A. The Agency owns a ticket that is unsold, cancelled, or validated.

2. B. A validly purchased lottery ticket is:

   1. (1) Owned by the person who signed the ticket in the area designated for winner’s signature; or

   2. (2) If the ticket is unsigned:

      1. (a) A bearer instrument; and
      2. (b) Owned by the person having physical possession of the ticket.

3. C. When one or more names are placed on the back of the ticket in the area designated for winner’s signature, each person whose name appears in that area shall:

   1. (1) Own the ticket; and
   2. (2) If each person satisfies the requirements of Regulation .05 of this chapter, be entitled to a portion of a prize attributable to the ticket.

Authority: State Government Article, §§9-101, 9-103, 9-104, 9-109—9-111, 9-113, and 9-122—9-124, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 13, 2013 (40:9 Md. R. 790)

Regulation .01B amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .04A amended effective October 22, 2018 (45:21 Md. R. 976)

Regulation .04B amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .05B, C amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .06C, D amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .08 amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .11 amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .11B amended effective January 7, 2016 (42:26 Md. R. 1597)

Regulation .12B amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .15B amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)

Regulation .18H amended effective January 14, 2019 (46:1 Md. R. 13)

Chapter revised effective December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104)

Regulation .04A amended effective September 21, 2020 (47:19 Md. R. 850)

Regulation .05 amended effective September 21, 2020 (47:19 Md. R. 850)