§ 3A-727. Fraudulent alteration of ticket – Coercion or tampering with equipment to influence winning of prize – Penalty.  


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  • A.  Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes, or counterfeits a state lottery ticket shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), by imprisonment for not longer than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

    B.  Any person who influences or attempts to influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception, or tampering with lottery equipment or materials shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), by imprisonment for not longer than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 58, § 28, adopted at election held on Nov. 2, 2004.