Tex. Gov't Code § 466.308 · Subchapter G. OFFENSES
CLAIMING LOTTERY PRIZE BY FRAUD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly:
(1) claims a lottery prize or a share of a lottery prize by means of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation; or
(2) aids or agrees to aid another person or persons to claim a lottery prize or a share of a lottery prize by means of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
(b) In this section, "claim" includes an attempt to claim, without regard to whether the attempt is successful.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that:
(1) the amount claimed is greater than $200 but not more than $10,000, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree;
(2) the amount claimed is greater than $10,000, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree; or
(3) the person has previously been convicted of an offense under Section 466.306, 466.307, 466.309, 466.310, or this section, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree, unless the offense is designated as a felony of the second degree under Subdivision (2).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.39, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.466.htm
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 466.306FORGERY; ALTERATION OF TICKET.Printed as Section 466.306, 466.307, 466.309, 466.310
- Tex. Gov't Code § 466.307INFLUENCING SELECTION OF WINNER.Printed as Section 466.306, 466.307, 466.309, 466.310
- Tex. Gov't Code § 466.309TAMPERING WITH LOTTERY EQUIPMENT.Printed as Section 466.306, 466.307, 466.309, 466.310
- Tex. Gov't Code § 466.310CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF CLAIMS.Printed as Section 466.306, 466.307, 466.309, 466.310
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