1. A. For a winning ticket submitted to any authorized claiming location to be validated, all of the conditions of this regulation shall be met.
2. B. The player shall abide by and follow all regulations in this subtitle pertaining to game tickets.

3. C. The ticket:

   1. (1) Shall be intact;
   2. (2) Shall be properly registered and printed clearly so the Agency can effectively process the game ticket;
   3. (3) Shall be signed by the owner of the ticket;
   4. (4) May not have been previously paid or cancelled;

   5. (5) May not have been previously submitted for cashing or claiming, unless the previous submission:

      1. (a) Used the same Social Security number;
      2. (b) Was at a retailer location; and
      3. (c) Resulted in a terminal message directing that the ticket be submitted at an Agency claim center;

   6. (6) Shall contain no:

      1. (a) Mutilation;
      2. (b) Alteration;
      3. (c) Reconstruction;
      4. (d) Counterfeiting;
      5. (e) Duplication; or
      6. (f) Tampering in any manner; and
   7. (7) Shall pass all other confidential security checks of the Agency.

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)