N.H. Admin. Code § Sw 1002.02 - Ticket Validation Requirements

For a ticket to be deemed valid for payment or claim, the following shall be true:

(a) The ticket shall have been issued by an authorized lottery agent.

(b) The ticket shall not be:

(1) Altered or tampered with in any manner;

(2) Counterfeit in whole or in part; or

(3) Stolen or misregistered.

(c) The ticket shall contain complete information from at least 2 of the following 3 validation methods:

(1) The validation bar code and at least 2 of the 4 digits of the validation code;

(2) The human readable code associated with the validation bar code and at least 2 of the 4 digits of the validation code; or

(3) The prize validation serial number and at least 2 of the 4 digits of the validation code.

(d) The symbols, numbers, or words shall be consistent with their respective caption or validation number.

(e) The winning ticket's validation methods shall be verified and correspond to the data in the commission's central computer system's validation file.

(f) The game shall be played in accordance with the game's instructions and shall be interpreted in accordance with the working papers on file with the lottery.

(g) It shall be the player's responsibility to determine the value of a ticket's prize, if any, prior to presenting the ticket for payment.

(h) In the event that some but not all of the 2 required validation methods is damaged and unreadable, the player may submit the ticket and a commission- issued form to the commission for further review.

(i) The commission shall pay the prize won if:

(1) The commission can positively identify the ticket on the validation file by using other identifying information located on the ticket; and

(2) The commission determines that no missing part of the same ticket contains validation information that would allow another claim to be filed for the same prize.

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § Sw 1002.02

#6580, eff 9-19-97; ss by #8366, eff 6-2-05; ss by #9164, eff 5-31-08

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 36, Number 45, eff.10/27/2016 is not yet available.