Tex. Gov't Code § 466.3052 · Subchapter G. OFFENSES
PURCHASE AND SALE OF TICKETS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly sells a ticket and the person accepts anything other than the following as payment for the ticket:
(1) United States currency;
(2) a negotiable instrument in the form of a check that meets the requirements of Section 3.104, Business & Commerce Code;
(3) a debit made through a financial institution debit card;
(4) a coupon or voucher issued by the department for purposes of purchasing a lottery ticket; or
(5) a mail order subscription on a mail order subscription form authorized by the department.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 107 (H.B. 947), Sec. 4.03(b), eff. August 30, 1993.
Renumbered from Sec. 466.255 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 687, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (S.B. 3070), Sec. 35, eff. June 20, 2025.
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