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AR Code § 23-115-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 4 - Operation of Lottery|§ 23-115-408. Video lotteries by institution or facility governed by other wagering laws prohibited

 This chapter does not permit the use of a video lottery for any purposes by any institution or facility governed by the:   (1) Arkansas Horse Racing Law, § 23-110-101 et seq.;  (2) Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, § 23-111-101 et seq.; or  (3) Local Option Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing Electronic Games of Skill Act, § 23-113-101 et seq.
AR Code § 23-115-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 4 - Operation of Lottery|§ 23-115-409. Laws under other wagering chapters not affected

 This chapter does not alter wagering that may be conducted under the Arkansas Horse Racing Law, § 23-110-101 et seq., the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, § 23-111-101 et seq., or the Local Option Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing Electronic Games of Skill Act, § 23-113-101 et seq.
AR Code § 23-115-411 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 4 - Operation of Lottery|§ 23-115-411. Multidraw screen-based lottery game prohibited

 (a)  (1) A multidraw screen-based lottery game shall not be used as part of a lottery under this chapter except as provided under subdivision (a)(2) of this section.  (2) All lottery games operated by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery on or before June 29, 2014, are permitted and may continue as a part of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery.    (b) The prohibition of multidraw screen-based lottery games shall expire on March 13, 2015.
AR Code § 23-115-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 5 - Vendors|§ 23-115-502. Vendor — Performance bond or letter of credit

 (a)  (1) At the time of execution of a major procurement contract between the Office of the Arkansas Lottery and a vendor, the vendor shall post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank or credit provider acceptable to the office in an amount deemed necessary by the office to assure the performance of the major procurement contract.  (2) In lieu of the bond, the vendor may deposit and maintain with the office securities acceptable to the office that are:  (A) Interest bearing or accruing; and  (B) Rated in one (1) of the three (3) highest classifications by an established, nationally recognized investment rating service.    (3) Securities eligible under this section are limited to:  (A) Certificates of deposit in an amount fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued by solvent banks or savings associations, if the solvent banks or savings associations are:  (i) Approved by the office; and  (ii) Organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States;    (B) United States Government bonds, notes, and bills for which the full faith and credit of the United States Government is pledged for the payment of principal and interest;  (C) Federal agency securities by an agency or instrumentality of the United States Government; and  (D)  (i) Corporate bonds approved by the office.  (ii) The entity that issued the bonds shall not be an affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor.      (4) The securities shall be held in trust and shall at all times be in an amount as deemed necessary by the office for the major procurement contract.    (b)  (1) Each vendor shall be qualified to do business in this state and shall file appropriate tax returns as provided by the laws of this state.  (2) A major procurement contract under this section shall be governed by the laws of this state except as provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 23-115-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 5 - Vendors|§ 23-115-503. Cancellation, suspension, revocation, or termination of major procurement contract

 (a) A major procurement contract executed by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery under this chapter shall specify the reasons for which the major procurement contract may be canceled, suspended, revoked, or terminated by the office. The reasons shall include without limitation:  (1) Commission of a violation of this chapter or a rule of the office;  (2) Commission of any fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;  (3) Conduct prejudicial to public confidence in a lottery;  (4) The vendor's filing for or being placed in bankruptcy or receivership; or  (5) Any material change as determined in the sole discretion of the office in any matter considered by the office in entering into the major procurement contract with the vendor.    (b)  (1) If the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery or his or her designee determines that cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, or the failure to renew a major procurement contract is in the best interest of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, the public welfare, or the State of Arkansas, the director or his or her designee may:  (A) Subject to notice and a right to a hearing, cancel, suspend, revoke, or terminate a major procurement contract issued under this chapter; or  (B) Fail to renew a major procurement contract issued under this chapter.    (2) The major procurement contract may be temporarily suspended by the director or his or her designee without prior notice pending a hearing.  (3) A major procurement contract may be suspended, revoked, or terminated by the director or his or her designee for any one (1) or more of the reasons enumerated in this section.    (c) Hearings under this section shall be held in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 23-115-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 5 - Vendors|§ 23-115-504. Political contributions by vendors — Legislative findings

 (a) The General Assembly finds:  (1) That the integrity of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery and the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is of utmost importance; and  (2) That the people of the State of Arkansas should have confidence and be assured that public officials are free of any improper political influence by vendors.    (b) A vendor awarded a major procurement contract for lottery equipment or tickets or an officer, employee, or agent of a vendor awarded a major procurement contract for lottery equipment or tickets shall not make a political contribution to a public official or a candidate for election as a public official.  (c) A vendor proposing to provide goods or services under a major procurement contract or an officer, employee, or agent of a vendor proposing to provide goods or services under a major procurement contract shall not make or promise to make a political contribution or future political contribution to a public official or a candidate for election as a public official while the award of the major procurement contract is pending.
AR Code § 23-115-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 6 - Retailers|§ 23-115-602. Retailer license

 (a) A retailer license is not transferable or assignable.  (b) A retailer shall not contract with any person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery.  (c) Tickets and shares shall be sold only by the retailer stated on the retailer's license issued by the office under this chapter.
AR Code § 23-115-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 6 - Retailers|§ 23-115-603. Bond account for deposit of bond fees — Reserve account to cover losses — Retailer bond

 (a)  (1) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall require a retailer to post a bond in a sufficient amount as determined by the office.  (2) The amount of the bond under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).  (3) The office shall establish a separate account into which bond fees shall be deposited.  (4) Moneys deposited into the bond account may be:  (A) Invested or deposited into one (1) or more interest-bearing accounts;  (B) Used to cover losses the office experiences due to nonfeasance, misfeasance, or malfeasance of a retailer; and  (C) Used to purchase blanket bonds covering the office against losses from all retailers.    (5) At the end of each fiscal year, the office shall pay to the trust account managed and maintained by the Division of Higher Education any amount in the bond account established under subdivision (a)(3) of this section that exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), and the funds shall be considered net proceeds from a lottery.    (b)  (1) A reserve account may be established as a general operating expense to cover amounts deemed uncollectible.  (2) The office shall establish procedures for minimizing any losses that may be deemed uncollectible and shall exercise and exhaust all available options in those procedures before writing off amounts to the reserve account that may be established under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
AR Code § 23-115-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 6 - Retailers|§ 23-115-604. Cancellation, suspension, revocation, or termination of retailer license

 (a) A retailer license executed by the Office of the Arkansas Lottery under this chapter shall specify the reasons for which the retailer license may be canceled, suspended, revoked, or terminated by the office. The reasons shall include without limitation:  (1) Commission of a violation of this chapter or a rule of the office;  (2) Failure to accurately or timely account for tickets, lottery games, revenues, or prizes as required by the office;  (3) Commission of any fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;  (4) Insufficient sales;  (5) Conduct prejudicial to public confidence in a lottery;  (6) The retailer's filing for or being placed in bankruptcy or receivership;  (7) Any material change as determined in the sole discretion of the office in any matter considered by the office in granting the license of the retailer; or  (8) Failure to meet any of the objective criteria established by the office under this chapter.    (b)  (1) If the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery or his or her designee determines that cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, or the failure to renew a retailer license is in the best interest of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, the public welfare, or the State of Arkansas, the director or his or her designee may:  (A) Subject to notice and a right to a hearing, cancel, suspend, revoke, or terminate a retailer license issued under this chapter; or  (B) Fail to renew a retailer license issued under this chapter.    (2) The retailer license may be temporarily suspended by the director or his or her designee without prior notice pending a hearing.  (3) A retailer license may be suspended, revoked, or terminated by the director or his or her designee for any one (1) or more of the reasons enumerated in subsection (a) of this section.  (4) Hearings under this subsection shall be held in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 23-115-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 6 - Retailers|§ 23-115-605. Retailers — Fiduciary duty — Protection against loss

 (a)  (1) Proceeds from the sale of tickets or shares shall be held in trust until paid to the Office of the Arkansas Lottery either directly or through the office's authorized collection representative.  (2) A retailer and officers of a retailer's business have a fiduciary duty to preserve and account for retail lottery proceeds, and retailers are personally liable for all lottery proceeds.  (3) For the purpose of this section, lottery proceeds include without limitation:  (A) Unsold instant tickets received by a retailer;  (B) Cash proceeds of the sale of lottery products;  (C) Net of allowable sales commissions; and  (D) Credit for lottery prizes paid to winners by retailers.    (4) Sales proceeds and unused instant tickets shall be delivered to the office or its authorized collection representative upon demand.    (b)  (1) The office shall require retailers to place all lottery proceeds due the office in accounts in institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation not later than the close of the next banking day after the date of their collection by the retailer until the date they are paid to the office.  (2) At the time of the deposit, lottery proceeds shall be deemed to be the property of the office.  (3) The office may require a retailer to establish a single separate electronic funds transfer account when available for the purpose of:  (A) Receiving moneys from ticket or share sales;  (B) Making payments to the office; and  (C) Receiving payments for the office.    (4) Unless authorized in writing by the office, each retailer shall establish a separate bank account for lottery proceeds that shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds and assets and shall not be commingled with any other funds or assets.    (c) When an individual who receives proceeds from the sale of tickets or shares in the capacity of a retailer becomes insolvent or dies insolvent, the proceeds due the office from the individual or his or her estate have preference over all debts or demands.  (d) If the office determines that a retailer failed to comply with subsection (b) of this section three (3) times within any consecutive twenty-four-month period, the office may pursue business closure against the retailer under this subchapter.
AR Code § 23-115-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 6 - Retailers|§ 23-115-606. Retailer — Rental payments based on percentage of retail sales

 If a retailer's rental payments for the business premises are contractually computed, in whole or in part, on the basis of a percentage of retail sales and the computation of retail sales is not explicitly defined to include sales of tickets or shares, only the compensation received by the retailer from the Office of the Arkansas Lottery may be considered the amount of the lottery retail sale for purposes of computing the rental payment.
AR Code § 23-115-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 6 - Retailers|§ 23-115-607. Business closure authority — Notice

 (a) In addition to all other remedies provided by law for failure to remit lottery proceeds due the Office of the Arkansas Lottery, the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery may close the business of a retailer if the retailer fails to comply with § 23-115-605(b) three (3) times within any consecutive twenty-four-month period.  (b)  (1) The director shall give notice to the retailer that the third delinquency in complying with § 23-115-605(b) in any consecutive twenty-four-month period may result in the closure of the business.  (2) The notice shall be in writing and delivered to the retailer by:  (A) The United States Postal Service; or  (B) Hand delivery.      (c)  (1) If the retailer has a third delinquency in complying with § 23-115-605(b) in any consecutive twenty-four-month period after the issuance of the notice provided in subsection (b) of this section and the director chooses to close the business, the director shall notify the retailer by certified mail or by hand delivery that the business will be closed within five (5) business days from the date of receipt of the notice unless the retailer avoids closure of the business under subsection (d) of this section.  (2) If the fifth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the performance of an act to avoid closure of the business under subsection (d) of this section is timely when performed on the next succeeding business day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.    (d) A retailer may avoid closure of the business by:  (1) Remitting the delinquent lottery proceeds; or  (2) Entering into a written payment agreement approved by the director to satisfy the lottery proceeds delinquency.
AR Code § 23-115-608 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 6 - Retailers|§ 23-115-608. Administrative hearing

 (a) A retailer may request an administrative hearing concerning the decision of the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery to close the retailer's business.  (b) Within five (5) business days after the delivery or attempted delivery of the notice required by § 23-115-607(c), the retailer may file a written protest, signed by the retailer or his or her authorized agent, with the director stating the reasons for opposing the closure of the business and requesting an administrative hearing.  (c)  (1) A retailer may request that an administrative hearing be held:  (A) In person;  (B) By telephone;  (C) Upon written documents furnished by the retailer; or  (D) Upon written documents and any evidence to be produced by the retailer at an administrative hearing.    (2) The director may determine whether an administrative hearing at which testimony is to be presented will be conducted in person or by telephone.  (3) A retailer who requests an administrative hearing based upon written documents is not entitled to any other administrative hearing before the rendering of the administrative decision.    (d) The administrative hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer appointed by the director.  (e)  (1) The hearing officer shall:  (A) Set the time and place for a hearing; and  (B) Give the retailer notice of the hearing.    (2) At the administrative hearing, the retailer may:  (A) Be represented by an authorized representative; and  (B) Present evidence in support of his or her position.      (f) The administrative hearing shall be held within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt by the director of the request for hearing.  (g) The administrative hearing and determinations made by the hearing officer under this subchapter are subject to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (h) The defense or defenses to the closure of a business under this subchapter are:  (1) Written proof that the retailer remitted the delinquent lottery proceeds due; or  (2) That the retailer has entered into a written payment agreement, approved by the director, to satisfy the lottery proceeds delinquency.    (i) The decision of the hearing officer shall be in writing with copies delivered to the retailer and the director by the United States Postal Service or by hand delivery.
AR Code § 23-115-609 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 6 - Retailers|§ 23-115-609. Judicial relief

 (a)  (1) If the decision of the hearing officer under § 23-115-608 is to affirm the closure of the business, the decision shall be submitted in writing and delivered by the United States Postal Service or by hand to the retailer.  (2) The retailer may seek judicial relief from the decision by filing suit within twenty (20) calendar days of the date of the decision.    (b)  (1) Jurisdiction for a suit under this section to contest a determination of the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall be in Pulaski County Circuit Court, where the matter shall be tried de novo.  (2)  (A) If the circuit court finds that the business closure order was appropriately issued by the director, the circuit court shall issue an injunction against the retailer prohibiting the further operation of the business.  (B) If a business subject to an injunction issued by the circuit court as provided in this subchapter continues in operation, upon conviction, any person responsible for the decision to operate the business after the issuance of the injunction shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.    (3) An appeal may be made from the circuit court to the appropriate appellate court, as provided by law.    (c) The procedures established by § 23-115-608 and this section are the sole methods for seeking relief from a written decision to close the business of a retailer for failure to comply with § 23-115-605(b).  (d) The decision to close the business of a retailer shall be final:  (1) If the retailer fails to:  (A) Request an administrative hearing under § 23-115-608; or  (B) Seek judicial relief under this section; or    (2) Upon the final decision of the circuit court or an appellate court.    (e)  (1) It is unlawful for a business to continue in operation after a business closure order is issued that is:  (A) Upheld on appeal under this subchapter; or  (B) Not appealed by the retailer under this subchapter.    (2) Upon conviction, any person responsible for the decision to operate the business in violation of this subchapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 23-115-610 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Regulated Industries|Chapter 115 - Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act|Subchapter 6 - Retailers|§ 23-115-610. Business closure procedure

 (a) If a retailer fails to timely seek administrative or judicial review of a business closure decision or if the business closure decision is affirmed after administrative or judicial review, the Director of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery shall direct the Department of Finance and Administration to affix a written notice to all entrances of the business that:  (1) Identifies the business as being subject to a business closure order; and  (2) States that the business is prohibited from further operation.    (b) The director may also direct that the business be locked or otherwise secured so that it may not be operated.  (c) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may request the assistance of the Division of Arkansas State Police or any state or local law enforcement official to post the notice or to secure the business as authorized in this section.  (d) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery may reimburse the department for the costs of administering this section after review of the amount by the Legislative Council.