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MS Code § 27-115-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-15. Duties of the board

  The board shall provide the president with private sector perspectives on the operation of a business, large marketing enterprise, and the like. The board shall:   Approve, disapprove, amend or modify the budget recommended by the president for the operation of the corporation.   Approve, disapprove, amend or modify the terms of major procurements recommended by the president.   Serve as a board of appeals for any denial, revocation or cancellation by the president of a contract with a lottery retailer.   Adopt such administrative rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out and implement its powers and duties, the operations of the corporation, the conduct of lottery games in general and any other matters necessary or desirable for the efficient and effective operation of the lottery or convenience of the public.     Any policies adopted by authority of this section or any other section of this chapter must be published and posted on the corporation's website thirty (30) days prior to becoming effective.
MS Code § 27-115-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-23. Intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreements with the federal government, law enforcement agencies, lottery regulation agencies, gaming enforcement agencies of other jurisdictions authorized; exemption from Mississippi Public Records Act of records, documents, information obtained as a result

  The corporationmay enter into intelligence sharing, reciprocal use, or restricteduse agreements with the federal government, law enforcement agencies,lottery regulation agencies, and gaming enforcement agencies of otherjurisdictions which provide for and regulate the use of informationprovided and received pursuant to the agreement.   Records, documentsand information in the possession of the corporation received pursuantto an intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreemententered into by the corporation with a federal department or agency,any law enforcement agency, or the lottery regulation or gaming enforcementagency of any jurisdiction shall be exempt from the Mississippi PublicRecords Act of 1983 and shall not be released by the corporation withoutthe permission of the person or agency providing the record or information.
MS Code § 27-115-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-25. Employment of attorney by board authorized

 The board may employ an attorney and/or may contract with outside counsel when the board determines the need for such counsel.
MS Code § 27-115-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-27. Commercial advertising on lottery tickets authorized; nature of advertising to be provided by administrative rules and regulations

  The corporation may enter into contracts with any person or persons that provide for the placement of commercial advertising on tickets. For purposes of this section, "commercial advertising" means advertising intended for the sole benefit of the advertiser.   The nature of the advertising authorized in this section and the procedures for its acceptance as well as the implementation of this section shall be provided by administrative rules and regulations adopted by the board. The board shall retain, in its discretion, the authority to accept or reject any bid. Advertisements for tobacco and alcohol products shall not be accepted.   Implementation of this section shall be in the manner provided in the administrative rules and regulations adopted by the board.
MS Code § 27-115-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-29. Corporation personnel program

  The corporation shall establish and maintain a personnel program, including administrative rules and regulations for its employees. The corporation may procure benefit programs or group insurance plans and shall provide or arrange for a retirement plan. Unless otherwise specified by the president, employees of the corporation shall serve at the will and pleasure of the president who shall determine their compensation and benefits. The employees shall be subject to suspension, dismissal, reduction in pay, demotion, transfer, or other personnel action at the discretion of the president and shall not be subject to civil service provisions. The compensation of officers at the division head level and above shall be determined by the board. Corporation employees shall not be considered employees of the State of Mississippi.   No board member, officer or employee of the corporation or any spouse, sibling, ascendant or descendant of a board member, officer or employee shall have a financial interest in any vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the corporation.   No board member, officer or employee of the corporation with decision-making authority shall participate in any decision involving a lottery retailer with whom the board member, officer or employee or any spouse, sibling, ascendant or descendant of such board member, officer or employee has a financial interest.   No officer or employee of the corporation who leaves the employ of the corporation nor any board member may represent any vendor or lottery retailer before the corporation for a period of one (1) year following termination of employment with the corporation or membership on the board.
MS Code § 27-115-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-31. Background check on applicants for employment by corporation required

  A background investigation shall be conducted by the security director of the corporation or his or her agent or designee on every applicant who has reached the final selection process prior to employment by the corporation. The background investigation shall include testing the applicants for the presence of illegal controlled substances. Applicants shall be fingerprinted as a condition of employment. In addition, all division chiefs and deputy chiefs, directors of the corporation, and employees of the corporation performing duties primarily related to security matters, and other employee positions prior to employment as determined by the board, shall be subject to a background investigation report conducted by the Department of Public Safety.   The Department of Public Safety shall be reimbursed by the corporation for the cost of investigations conducted pursuant to this section.   No person who has been convicted of a felony, bookmaking or other forms of illegal gambling, or a crime involving moral turpitude shall be employed by the corporation. The board may by administrative rules and regulations provide for a definition of moral turpitude.
MS Code § 27-115-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-33. Appeals of vendors, retailers, or persons aggrieved by actions of corporation president or decisions of board

  Any lottery retailer, vendor or applicant for a lottery retailer or vendor contract aggrieved by an action of the president of the corporation may appeal that decision to the board in accordance with the administrative rules and regulations of the board.   Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal the decision to the chancery court of the county in which its corporate headquarters is located within ten (10) days of the date of the decision of the board.   The chancery court shall hear appeals from the board.   The chancery court may remand an appeal to the board to conduct further hearings necessary to adjudicate the appeal.   Any person who appeals the award of a lottery procurement for the supply of a lottery ticket shall be liable for all costs of appeal and defense in the event the appeal is denied or the contract award upheld. Costs of appeal and defense may include, but should not be limited to, court costs, bond, legal fees and loss of income to the corporation resulting from institution of the appeal if, upon the motion of the corporation, the court finds the appeal to have been frivolous.
MS Code § 27-115-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-35. Bond for protection of corporation; other surety in lieu of bond; annual review of bond

 Whenever a bond is required for the protection of the corporation, letters of credit or other surety approved by the corporation may be utilized in lieu of a bond. All bonds or letters of credit shall be reviewed at least annually as to their solvency and sufficiency.
MS Code § 27-115-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-37. Bulk sale of lottery tickets by retailer, bulk purchase by investment syndicate, investment group, etc., prohibited

 The board shall promulgate administrative rules and regulations that define and prohibit the bulk sale of lottery tickets by a retailer and the bulk purchase of such tickets by an investment syndicate, investment group, or individual for investment purposes.
MS Code § 27-115-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-39. Toll-free telephone number of compulsive or problem gambling referral or information service organizations to be printed on lottery tickets

 The corporation shall require as a part of any contract for the production or printing of lottery tickets that each ticket include the toll-free telephone number of any state or national organization that provides information and referral services regarding compulsive or problem gambling.
MS Code § 27-115-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-41. Publication of quarterly and annual financial statements

 The corporation shall publish quarterly and annual financial statements, which shall be made available to the public within thirty (30) days following the close of each quarter. The quarterly and annual financial statements shall include disposition of all funds expended by the corporation for any purpose, including disclosure of any major procurements.
MS Code § 27-115-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-45. Coordination with Department of Human Services to withhold lottery prizes of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages; coordination with state agencies to withhold lottery prizes of persons who have outstanding debts owed state

  The board shall coordinate with the Department of Human Services to promulgate rules and regulations providing for the withholding of lottery prizes of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages as reported to the corporation, beginning at prize levels to be determined by the board. The corporation may require any agency reporting current child support arrearages to the corporation to provide information relating to such arrearages in a manner, format or record approved by the corporation. The corporation shall not be liable for withholding a lottery prize based upon child support arrearage information provided to it. Additionally, the corporation shall employ the same methods, procedures and parameters to withhold lottery prizes for persons who have delinquent debt as submitted by a claimant agency to the Department of Revenue for recovery under Section 27-7-501 et seq. The corporation shall not be liable for withholding a lottery prize based upon delinquent debt information provided to it by the Department of Revenue.   To the extent feasible, the board shall coordinate with state agencies to promulgate administrative rules and regulations providing for the withholding of lottery prizes of persons who have outstanding debts owed to the state.
MS Code § 27-115-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-49. Contracts for major procurements

  The corporation shall enter into its contracts for major procurements after bidding. The corporation may adopt administrative rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of this chapter providing for special procedures whereby the Mississippi Lottery Corporation may make any class of procurement.   In its bidding processes, the corporation may do its own bidding and procurement or may utilize the services of the Department of Finance and Administration, the Department of Information Technology Services, or other state agencies as appropriate and necessary. The president of the corporation may, with approval of the board, declare an emergency for purchasing purposes which shall be governed by the administrative rules and regulations adopted by the board.
MS Code § 27-115-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-53. Acceptance and expenditure of monies; corporation intended to be self-sustaining and self-funded

  The corporation may accept and expend such monies as may be appropriated by the Legislature or such monies as may be received from any source, including income from the corporation's operations, for effectuating its corporate purposes, including the payment of the initial expenses of administration and operation of the corporation and the lottery.   The corporation is intended to be self-sustaining and self-funded. Monies in the State General Fund shall not be used or obligated to pay the prizes of the lottery, and no claim for the payment of an expense of the lottery or prizes of the lottery may be made against any monies other than monies credited to the corporate operating account.
MS Code § 27-115-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-55. Selection of lottery retailers; disqualifying factors

  The Legislature hereby recognizes that to conduct a successful lottery, the corporation must develop and maintain a statewide network of lottery retailers that will serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets, while ensuring the integrity of the lottery operations, games and activities.   To govern the selection of lottery retailers, the board shall, by administrative rules and regulations, develop a list of objective criteria upon which the selection of lottery retailers shall be based. In developing these criteria, the board shall consider such factors as the applicant's financial responsibility, location and security of the applicant's place of business or activity, integrity, and reputation; however, the board shall not consider political affiliation, activities or monetary contributions to political organizations or candidates for any public office. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the following:   The applicant shall be current in payment of all taxes, interest and penalties owed to any taxing political subdivision where the lottery retailer will sell lottery tickets.   The applicant shall be current in filing all applicable tax returns and in payment of all taxes, interest and penalties owed to the State of Mississippi, excluding items under formal appeal pursuant to applicable statutes, before a license is issued and before each renewal.   No person shall be selected as a lottery retailer for the sale of lottery tickets who:   Has been convicted of a criminal offense related to the security or integrity of the lottery in this or any other jurisdiction.   Has been convicted of any illegal gambling activity, false statements, false swearing or perjury in this or any other jurisdiction, or convicted of a felony.   Has been found to have violated the provisions of this chapter or any administrative rules and regulations adopted under this chapter, unless either ten (10) years have passed since the violation, or the president and the board find the violation both minor and unintentional in nature.   Is a vendor or an employee or agent of any vendor doing business with the corporation.   Resides in the same household as an officer or board member of the corporation.   Has made a statement of material fact to the corporation, knowing such statement to be false.
MS Code § 27-115-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-57. Lottery retailer contract not transferable or assignable; issuance and public display of lottery retailer certificate

  No lottery retailer contract awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be transferable or assignable. No lottery retailer shall contract with any person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the board.   Each lottery retailer shall be issued a lottery retailer certificate which shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where the lottery retailer is authorized to sell lottery tickets. Lottery tickets shall only be sold by the retailer at the location stated on the lottery retailer certificate.   For the convenience of the public, all retailers may pay winners up to Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) after performing validation procedures appropriate to the lottery game involved.
MS Code § 27-115-59 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-59. Lottery retailer to post bond or letter of credit

 The corporation shall require each lottery retailer to post a letter of credit or a bond with the corporation using a surety acceptable to the corporation in an amount not to exceed twice the average lottery ticket sales of the lottery retailer for the period within which the lottery retailer is required to remit lottery funds to the corporation. This section does not apply to lottery tickets which are prepaid by the lottery retailers. The corporation may facilitate the purchase of bonds and letters of credit by establishing lottery retailer pools for the purchase of bonds and letters of credit for lottery retailers.
MS Code § 27-115-61 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-61. Contracting with retailers; contract contents; cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, rejection of renewal, or termination of lottery retailer contract

  Any contract executed by the corporation with a lottery retailer pursuant to this section shall specify the reasons for which any contract may be cancelled, denied, revoked, suspended, renewal rejected or terminated by the corporation, which reasons may include, but not be limited to:   Commission of a violation of this chapter or administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.   Failure to accurately account for lottery tickets, revenues or prizes as required by the corporation.   Commission of any fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.   Insufficient sale of tickets.   Conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the lottery.   The lottery retailer filing for or being placed in bankruptcy or receivership.   Any material change in any matter considered by the corporation in executing the contract with the lottery retailer.   Failure to meet any of the objective criteria established by the board pursuant to this chapter.     If, in the discretion of the president, cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, rejection of renewal or termination of a lottery retailer contract is in the best interest of the lottery, the public welfare, or the State of Mississippi, the president may cancel, deny, revoke, suspend, reject the renewal, or terminate, after notice and a hearing, any contract issued pursuant to this chapter. Such contract may, however, be temporarily suspended by the president without prior notice, pending any prosecution, hearing or investigation, whether by a third party or by the president. A contract may be cancelled, denied, revoked, suspended, renewal rejected or terminated by the president for any one or more of the reasons enumerated in this section.
MS Code § 27-115-63 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-63. Proceeds from lottery ticket sales received by retailer to be trust fund

    All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets received by a lottery retailer shall constitute a trust fund until paid to the corporation either directly or through the corporation's authorized collection representative. A lottery retailer shall have a fiduciary duty to preserve and account for lottery proceeds, and lottery retailers shall be personally liable for all proceeds. Proceeds shall include unsold instant tickets received by a lottery retailer and cash proceeds of the sale of any lottery products, net of allowable sales commissions and credit for lottery prizes to winners by lottery retailers. Sales proceeds and unused instant tickets shall be delivered to the corporation or its authorized collection representative upon demand.   The corporation shall, by administrative rules and regulations, require lottery retailers to place all lottery proceeds due the corporation 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 lottery retailer until the date they are paid over to the corporation. Each lottery retailer shall establish a separate bank account for lottery proceeds which shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds and assets and shall not be commingled with any other funds or assets.     Whenever any person who receives proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets in the capacity of a lottery retailer becomes insolvent, or dies insolvent, the proceeds due the corporation from such person or his or her estate shall have preference over all debts or demands.
MS Code § 27-115-65 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-65. Sales and sale price of tickets; gifting tickets

  No person shall sell a ticket at a price other than established by the corporation, unless authorized in writing by the president. No person other than a duly certified lottery retailer shall sell lottery tickets, but this shall not be construed to prevent a person who may lawfully purchase tickets from making a gift of lottery tickets to another. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the corporation from designating certain of its agents and employees to sell lottery tickets directly to the public.   Lottery tickets may be given by merchants as a means of promoting goods or services to customers or prospective customers subject to approval by the board.   No lottery retailer shall sell a ticket except from the locations listed in the contract.   No lottery tickets shall be sold at State of Mississippi safety rest areas.
MS Code § 27-115-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 27 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 115 - Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law|§ 27-115-67. Display of signs on licensed premises providing toll-free telephone number of compulsive or problem gambling referral or information service organizations

 The corporation shall require the posting of one or more signs on licensed premises at each point of entry into areas where lottery tickets are sold to inform patrons of a toll-free telephone number of any state or national organization that provides information and referral services regarding compulsive or problem gambling. Failure by the owner of the licensed premises to post and maintain such a sign or signs shall be cause for the imposition of a fine to be determined by the board.