Florida Administrative Code › 53 - DEPARTMENT OF THE LOTTERY › 53 - Departmental › Chapter 53ER07 - EMERGENCY RULE FOR YEAR 2007 › Section 53ER07-15 - Suspension and Termination of Retailer Contract

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A retailer contract can be terminated by
				the retailer at any time upon written notice to the Lottery.
(2) The Lottery will review a retailer's
				contract and any later-filed application for a new contract, if the retailer
				has failed to comply with the terms of the current or former retailer contract,
				or under any of the circumstances listed below, and, based upon the findings of
				its review, will determine whether to suspend or terminate the current contract
				or reject the later-filed application.
(a)
				Retailer has provided false or misleading information in obtaining or
				attempting to obtain a retailer contract and Certificate of
				Authority.
(b) Retailer has been
				convicted of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, regardless of
				adjudication, to an offense punishable as a felony; or has been convicted of,
				or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, regardless of adjudication,
				to any gambling-related offense.
(c) Retailer has outstanding tax
				delinquencies owed to the federal government or any taxing authority within the
				State of Florida.
(d) Retailer has
				jeopardized the integrity, security or efficient operation of the
				Lottery.
(e) The ownership or
				location of the business has changed.
(f) Retailer has failed to accurately account
				for lottery tickets, revenues or prizes as required by the Lottery.
(g) Retailer has failed to remit or is
				delinquent in remitting money owed to the Lottery.
(h) Retailer has committed any fraud, deceit
				or misrepresentation to the Lottery or to any individual purchasing a lottery
				ticket or tickets from Retailer.
(i) Retailer has sold a lottery ticket or
				paid a prize to any person under eighteen (18) years of age.
(j) Retailer has sold a lottery ticket at any
				place other than the place authorized in its Certificate of
				Authority.
(k) Retailer has not
				prominently displayed its Certificate of Authority at the approved sales
				location.
(l) Retailer has not
				prominently displayed and maintained ticket displays/dispensers and
				point-of-sale materials provided by the Lottery.
(m) Retailer has not made point-of-sale
				information for lottery products accessible to the public.
(n) Retailer has sold tickets at a price
				other than established by the Lottery.
(o) Retailer has violated any rule or
				regulation promulgated by the Lottery.
(p) Retailer has violated any directive or
				instruction issued by the Lottery.
(q) Retailer has violated any provision of
				Chapter 24, F.S.
(r) Retailer's
				reputation is no longer consistent with the protection of the public
				interest.
(s) Retailer has
				materially changed any factor considered by the Lottery in selecting the
				retailer.
(t) Retailer has engaged
				in conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the Lottery.
(u) Retailer has exchanged a book(s),
				ticket(s), or ticket stock with another retailer or location.
(v) Retailer has purchased a book(s) or
				ticket(s) from another lottery retailer for resale.
(w) Retailer has charged a fee to redeem a
				lottery ticket or has required a customer to purchase another item in order to
				purchase a lottery ticket.
(x)
				Retailer has paid a prize of $600 or more.
(y) Retailer has violated the Lottery's
				ethics rules or policies.