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Chapter 29
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State Lottery Act.
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29-22-1
Short title.
29-22-2
Legislative findings and intent.
29-22-3
Definitions.
29-22-4
State Lottery Commission created; composition; qualifications; appointment; terms of office; chairman's removal; vacancies; compensation and expenses; quorum; oath and bond.
29-22-5
State Lottery Commission; powers and duties; cooperation of other agencies.
29-22-6
Lottery director; appointment; qualifications; oath and bond; salary.
29-22-7
Divisions of the state lottery office.
29-22-8
Lottery director; powers and duties; deputy directors; hiring of staff; civil service coverage; submission of proposed appropriations.
29-22-9
Initiation and operation of lottery; restrictions; prohibited themes, games, machines, or devices; distinguishing numbers; winner selection; public drawings; witnessing of results; testing and inspection of equipment; price of tickets; claim for and payment of prizes; invalid, counterfeit tickets; estimated prizes and odds of winning; participant bound by lottery rules and validation procedures; security procedures; additional games; electronic and computer systems.
29-22-9a
Veterans instant lottery scratch-off game.
29-22-10
Licensed lottery sales agents; restrictions; annual license and fee; factors; application; bond; age; nonassignable license; organizations qualified; commissions; display of license; geographic distribution; monopoly prohibited; lottery retailers; preprinted instant type lottery tickets; fee; certificate of authority; security; bond.
29-22-11
Prohibited acts; restrictions on sales agents and retailers; unauthorized sales; sales to minors; gifts to minors; prizes to commission officers and staff prohibited; criminal penalties for prohibited acts.
29-22-12
Crimes; forgery, counterfeiting, etc. of lottery tickets; penalties.
29-22-13
Prohibited acts; conflict of interest; prohibited gifts and gratuities.
29-22-14
Administrative violations of articles; hearing; administrative penalties.
29-22-15
Payment of prizes to minors.
29-22-15a
Option for winners of draw games to remain anonymous.
29-22-16
Disposition of unclaimed prize money.
29-22-17
Lottery proceeds; accounting therefor; deposit into account of State Treasurer; reports; funds to be held in trust; failure to collect, account or deposit; personal liability.
29-22-18
State Lottery Fund; appropriations and deposits; not part of general revenue; no transfer of state funds after initial appropriation; use and repayment of initial appropriation; allocation of fund for prizes, net profit and expenses; surplus; State Lottery Education Fund; State Lottery Senior Citizens Fund; allocation and appropriation of net profits.
29-22-18a
State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund.
29-22-18b
Definition of term "state employees."
29-22-18c
Increase in allocation to Higher education Improvement Fund from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund.
29-22-18d
Increase in allocation to West Virginia Infrastructure Fund from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund.
29-22-18e
Increase in allocation to State Park Improvement Fund from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to permit the issuance of bonds for improvements to Cacapon Resort State Park and Beech Fork State Park.
29-22-18f
Backup pledge of bonds supported by the State Lottery Fund and the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund; payment of bond debt service.
29-22-18g
Additional allocation of net profits from the State Lottery Fund to Fire Protection Fund, County Fire Protection Fund and All County Fire Protection Fund.
29-22-19
Post audit of accounts and transactions of office.
29-22-20
Monthly and annual reports.
29-22-21
Officials who may appear at lottery drawing.
29-22-22
W. Va. Code § 29-22-22
Repealed
29-22-23
Procurement; disclosures by vendors and related persons and entities; authorizing background investigation; unenforceability of contracts in contravention of section.
29-22-24
Disclosures by vendors and related persons and entities of political contributions.
29-22-25
Preemption of state laws or local regulation.
29-22-26
W. Va. Code § 29-22-26
Repealed
29-22-27
Penalties for criminal violations.
29-22-27a
Payment of prizes to the Bureau for Child Support enforcement.
29-22-28
Severability.
29-22-29
Moneys transferred or allocated to nongovernmental entities are state moneys and have been so in the past; right to audit state moneys transferred to nongovernmental entities.
29-22-30
Responsible Gaming and Research and Industry Development Act; gaming data research and analysis for scholarly purposes; higher education curriculum development; preparation of report.