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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to state lotteries; amending s. 2
20.317, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring the 3
compensation of the Secretary of the Department of the 4
Lottery to be set annually by the Governor; amending 5
s. 24.103, F.S.; revising and providing definitions ; 6
amending s. 24.105, F.S.; revising and providing rules 7
that the department must adopt governing the 8
establishment and operation of the state lottery; 9
removing obsolete provisions; amending s. 24.108, 10
F.S.; revising requirements for studies and 11
evaluations of security in the operation of the 12
department; amending s. 24.111, F.S.; making editorial 13
changes; amending s. 24.112, F.S.; increasing the 14
amount of a lottery retailer bond; authorizing a 15
lottery retailer to remit funds to the department for 16
deposit in a specified bank account in lieu of such 17
bond; authorizing the use of a debit card in a vending 18
machine to purchase a lottery ticket; authorizing the 19
department to act as a courier service and contract 20
with a third party to provide such service; requiring 21
all courier services to have a written agreement that 22
conforms to certain requirements and rules; 23
authorizing courier services to store lottery tickets 24
for customers in lieu of delivery if certain 25
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requirements are met; requiring such courier services 26
to maintain a secure database of all stored lottery 27
tickets and provide specified notice of a winning 28
ticket within a certain timeframe; authorizing such 29
courier services to redeem winning tickets valued at 30
less than a certain amount; prohibiting a portion or 31
percentage of such winning tickets from being charged, 32
accepted, given, or paid to such courier services; 33
providing construction; repealing s. 24.113, F.S., 34
relating to minority participation; amending s. 35
24.116, F.S.; providing an exception to the 36
prohibition on officers or employees of the department 37
purchasing a lottery ticket; creating s. 24.1173, 38
F.S.; prohibiting a courier service from operating 39
without a written agreement that conforms to certain 40
requirements and rules; providing a penalty; amending 41
s. 24.118, F.S.; revising provisions relating to other 42
prohibited acts; prohibiting certain false claims and 43
theft of lottery tickets by lottery retailers, courier 44
services, or employees; providing penalties; amending 45
ss. 24.119, 24.120, 24.1215, and 24.12 4, F.S.; making 46
editorial changes; providing an effective date. 47
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 49
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 51
20.317, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 52
20.317 Department of t he Lottery.—There is created a 53
Department of the Lottery. 54
(1)(a) The head of the Department of the Lottery is the 55
Secretary of the Department of the Lottery. The secretary shall 56
be appointed by the Governor , subject to the confirmation of the 57
Senate, and. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the 58
Governor. The compensation of the secretary shall be set 59
annually by executive order of the Governor. 60
Section 2. Subsections (1) through (6) of section 24.103, 61
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subse ctions (4) through (9), 62
respectively, present subsection (2) is amended, and new 63
subsections (1), (2), and (3) are added to that section, to 64
read: 65
24.103 Definitions. —As used in this act: 66
(1) "Ball machine" means a device that mechanically mixes 67
a set of numbered balls and randomly draws from that mix to 68
determine the winning numbers for a specific game. 69
(2) "Courier service" means a person or entity that 70
purchases a lottery ticket on behalf of another person located 71
in this state and delivers the tic ket to the person in this 72
state as a for-profit service. 73
(3) "Debit card" means a card issued by a financial 74
institution to a consumer for use in initiating an electronic 75
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funds transfer from a demand deposit, savings deposit, or other 76
asset account of the consumer at the financial institution. 77
(5)(2) "Major procurement" means a procurement for a 78
contract for the printing of tickets for use in a any lottery 79
game, consultation services for the startup of the lottery, any 80
goods or services involving the of ficial recording for lottery 81
game play purposes of a player's selections in any lottery game 82
involving player selections, any goods or services involving the 83
receiving of a player's selection directly from a player in any 84
lottery game involving player sele ctions, any goods or services 85
involving the drawing, determination, or generation of winners 86
in a any lottery game, the security report services provided for 87
in this act, or any goods and services relating to marketing and 88
promotion which exceed a value of $25,000. 89
Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (9), subsection 90
(17), and paragraph (d) of subsection (18) of section 24.105, 91
Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraphs (k) and (l) are 92
added to subsection (9) of that section, to read: 93
24.105 Powers and duties of department. —The department 94
shall: 95
(9) Adopt rules governing the establishment and operation 96
of the state lottery, including: 97
(d) The method of selecting winning tickets. However, if a 98
lottery game involves the use of a ball machine to conduct a 99
drawing, the drawing shall be public and witnessed by an 100
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accountant employed by an independent certified public 101
accounting firm. The equipment used in the drawing shall be 102
inspected before and after the drawing. 103
(k) The method of payment for the purchase of a lottery 104
ticket. 105
(l) The operation of a courier service, including minimum 106
contract requirements between the courier service and the person 107
using such service. 108
(17) Have the authority to enter into agreements with 109
other states for the operation and promotion of a multistate 110
lottery if such agreements are in the best interest of the state 111
lottery. The authority conferred by this subsection is not 112
effective until 1 year after the first day of lottery ticket 113
sales. 114
(18) Employ division d irectors and other staff as may be 115
necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; however: 116
(d) The department shall establish and maintain a 117
personnel program for its employees, including a personnel 118
classification and pay plan which may provide any or all of the 119
benefits provided in the Senior Management Service or Selected 120
Exempt Service. Each officer or employee of the department shall 121
be a member of the Florida Retirement System. The retirement 122
class of each officer or employee shall be the same a s other 123
persons performing comparable functions for other agencies. 124
Employees of the department shall serve at the pleasure of the 125
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secretary and are shall be subject to suspension, dismissal, 126
reduction in pay, demotion, transfer, or other personnel action 127
at the discretion of the secretary. Such personnel actions are 128
exempt from the provisions of chapter 120. All employees of the 129
department are exempt from the Career Service System provided in 130
chapter 110 and, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 131
110.205(5), are not included in either the Senior Management 132
Service or the Selected Exempt Service. However, all employees 133
of the department are subject to all standards of conduct 134
adopted by rule for career service and senior management 135
employees pursuant to chapt er 110. In the event of a conflict 136
between standards of conduct applicable to employees of the 137
department, of the Lottery the more restrictive standard applies 138
shall apply. Interpretations as to the more restrictive standard 139
may be provided by the Commissi on on Ethics upon request of an 140
advisory opinion pursuant to s. 112.322(3)(a) ., For purposes of 141
this subsection, the opinion constitutes shall be considered 142
final action. 143
Section 4. Subsections (2) through (7) of section 24.108, 144
Florida Statutes, are a mended to read: 145
24.108 Division of Security; duties; security report. — 146
(2)(a) The director and all investigators employed by the 147
division shall meet the requirements for employment and 148
appointment provided by s. 943.13 and shall satisfy the 149
requirements for certification established by the Criminal 150
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Justice Standards and Training C ommission pursuant to chapter 151
943. 152
(b) The director and all such investigators employed by 153
the division shall be designated law enforcement officers and 154
shall have the power to investigate and arrest for any alleged 155
violation of this act or any rule adop ted pursuant to this act 156
thereto, or any law of this state. The Such law enforcement 157
officers may enter upon any premises in which lottery tickets 158
are sold, manufactured, printed, or stored within the state for 159
the performance of their lawful duties and ma y take with them 160
any necessary equipment, and such entry does shall not 161
constitute a trespass. 162
(c) If In any instance in which there is reason to believe 163
that a violation has occurred, law enforcement such officers 164
have the authority, without warrant, to search and inspect any 165
premises where the violation is alleged to have occurred or is 166
occurring. Any such officer may, consistent with the United 167
States and Florida Constitutions, seize or take possession of 168
any papers, records, tickets, currency, or othe r items related 169
to any alleged violation. 170
(3) The Department of Law Enforcement shall, at the 171
request of the Division of Security, perform full criminal 172
background investigations on all employees of the department of 173
the Lottery at the level of secretary , division director, or 174
bureau chief and at any level within the Division of Security, 175
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including applicants for employment. The department of the 176
Lottery shall reimburse the Department of Law Enforcement for 177
the actual costs of such investigations. 178
(4)(a) The division shall conduct such investigations of 179
vendors, retailers, and employees of the department, including 180
applicants for contract or employment, as are necessary to 181
ensure the security and integrity of the operation of the state 182
lottery. 183
(b) The department may require persons subject to such 184
investigations to provide such information, including 185
fingerprints, as is needed by the Department of Law Enforcement 186
for processing or as is otherwise necessary to facilitate access 187
to state and federal crim inal history information. 188
(5)(a) The Department of Law Enforcement shall provide 189
assistance in obtaining criminal history information relevant to 190
investigations required for honest, secure, and exemplary 191
lottery operations, and such other assistance as m ay be 192
requested by the secretary and agreed to by the executive 193
director of the Department of Law Enforcement. 194
(b) Any other state agency or commission, including the 195
Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the 196
Department of Revenue, shall, upon request, provide the 197
department of the Lottery with any information relevant to any 198
investigation conducted pursuant to this act. The department of 199
the Lottery shall maintain the confidentiality of any 200
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confidential information it receives from any o ther state agency 201
or commission. 202
(c) The department of the Lottery shall reimburse a any 203
state agency or commission for the actual cost of providing any 204
assistance pursuant to this subsection. 205
(6) The division shall monitor ticket validation and 206
lottery drawings when ball machines are used . 207
(7)(a) Every 2 years, After the first full year of sales 208
of tickets to the public, or sooner if the secretary deems 209
necessary, the department shall engage an independent firm 210
experienced in security procedures, inc luding, but not limited 211
to, computer security and systems security, to conduct a 212
comprehensive study and evaluation of all aspects of security in 213
the operation of the department. 214
(b) The portion of the security report containing the 215
overall evaluation of the department in terms of each aspect of 216
security shall be presented to the Governor, the President of 217
the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The 218
portion of the security report containing specific 219
recommendations shall be confidenti al and shall be presented 220
only to the secretary, the Governor, and the Auditor General; 221
however, upon certification that such information is necessary 222
for the purpose of effecting legislative changes, such 223
information shall be disclosed to the President of the Senate 224
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who may 225
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disclose such information to members of the Legislature and 226
legislative staff as necessary to effect such purpose. However, 227
any person who receives a copy of such information or other 228
information which is confidential pursuant to this act or rule 229
of the department shall maintain its confidentiality. The 230
confidential portion of the report is exempt from the provisions 231
of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 232
(c) Thereafter, similar studies of security shall be 233
conducted as the department deems appropriate but at least once 234
every 2 years. 235
Section 5. Subsections (3) through (7) of section 24.111, 236
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) through (9), 237
respectively, subsection (2) is amended, and new subsections (3) 238
and (4) are added to that section, to read: 239
24.111 Vendors; disclosure and contract requirements. — 240
(2) The department shall investigate the financial 241
responsibility, security, and integrity o f each vendor with 242
which it intends to negotiate a contract for major procurement. 243
Such investigation may include an investigation of the financial 244
responsibility, security, and integrity of any or all persons 245
whose names and addresses shall are required to be disclosed 246
pursuant to paragraph (a). A Any person who submits a bid, 247
proposal, or offer as part of a major procurement must, at the 248
time of submitting such bid, proposal, or offer, provide the 249
following: 250
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(a) A disclosure of the vendor's name and address and, as 251
applicable, the name and address and any additional disclosures 252
necessary for an investigation of the financial responsibility, 253
security, and integrity of the following: 254
1. If the vendor is a corporation, the officers, 255
directors, and each stockholder in such corporation; except 256
that, in the case of owners of equity securities of a publicly 257
traded corporation, only the names and addresses of those known 258
to the corporation to own beneficially 5 percent or more of such 259
securities need be disc losed. 260
2. If the vendor is a trust, the trustee and all persons 261
entitled to receive income or benefit from the trust. 262
3. If the vendor is an association, the members, officers, 263
and directors. 264
4. If the vendor is a partnership or joint venture, all of 265
the general partners, limited partners, or joint venturers. 266
If the vendor subcontracts any substantial portion of the work 267
to be performed to a subcontractor, the vendor shall disclose 268
all of the information required by this paragraph for the 269
subcontractor as if the subcontractor were itself a vendor. 270
(b) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in 271
which the vendor does business and of the nature of that 272
business for each such state or jurisdiction. 273
(c) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in 274
which the vendor has contracts to supply gaming goods or 275
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services, including, but not limited to, lottery goods and 276
services, and of the nature of the goods or services involved 277
for each such state o r jurisdiction. 278
(d) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in 279
which the vendor has applied for, has sought renewal of, has 280
received, has been denied, has pending, or has had revoked a 281
gaming license or contract of any kind and of the dispositio n of 282
such in each such state or jurisdiction. If any gaming license 283
or contract has been revoked or has not been renewed or any 284
gaming license or contract application has been either denied or 285
is pending and has remained pending for more than 6 months, all 286
of the facts and circumstances underlying this failure to 287
receive such a license must be disclosed. 288
(e) A disclosure of the details of any conviction or 289
judgment of a state or federal court of the vendor of any felony 290
or any other criminal offense other than a traffic violation. 291
(f) A disclosure of the details of any bankruptcy, 292
insolvency, reorganization, or any pending litigation of the 293
vendor. 294
(g) Such additional disclosures and information as the 295
department may determine to be appropriate for the procurement 296
involved. 297
(h) The department shall lease all vending machines that 298
dispense online lottery tickets, instant lottery tickets, or 299
both online and instant lottery tickets. 300
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(i) The department will require a performance bond for the 301
duration of the contract. 302
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The department may shall not contract with any vendor that who 304
fails to make the disclosures required by this subsection, and 305
any contract with a vendor that who has failed to make the 306
required disclosures is shall be unenforceable. Any con tract 307
with any vendor that who does not comply with such requirements 308
for periodically updating such disclosures during the tenure of 309
such contract as may be specified in such contract may be 310
terminated by the department. This subsection shall be construed 311
broadly and liberally to achieve the ends of full disclosure of 312
all information necessary to allow for a full and complete 313
evaluation by the department of the competence, integrity, 314
background, and character of vendors for major procurements. 315
(3) The department shall lease all vending machines that 316
dispense online and instant lottery tickets. 317
(4) The department shall require a performance bond for 318
the duration of the contract. 319
Section 6. Subsections (9) and (13) and paragraph (a) of 320
subsection (15) of section 24.112, Florida Statutes, are 321
amended, and subsection (16) is added to that section, to read: 322
24.112 Retailers of lottery tickets; authorization of 323
vending machines to dispense lottery tickets ; authorization of 324
courier services.— 325
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(9)(a) The department may require every retailer to post 326
an appropriate bond as determined by the department, using an 327
insurance company acceptable to the department, in an amount not 328
to exceed three times twice the average lottery ticket sales of 329
the retailer for the period within which the retailer is 330
required to remit lottery funds to the department. For the first 331
90 days of sales of a new retailer, the amount of the bond may 332
not exceed twice the average estimated lottery ticket sales for 333
the period within which t he retailer is required to remit 334
lottery funds to the department. This paragraph does shall not 335
apply to lottery tickets that which are prepaid by the retailer. 336
(b) In lieu of such bond, the department may : 337
1. Purchase blanket bonds covering all or sel ected 338
retailers. or may 339
2. Allow a retailer to deposit and maintain with the Chief 340
Financial Officer securities that are interest bearing or 341
accruing and that, with the exception of those specified in sub-342
subparagraphs a. and b. subparagraphs 1. and 2. , are rated in 343
one of the four highest classifications by an established 344
nationally recognized investment rating service. Securities 345
eligible under this subparagraph are paragraph shall be limited 346
to: 347
a.1. Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or 348
savings associations organized and existing under the laws of 349
this state or under the laws of the United States and having 350
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their principal place of business in this state. 351
b.2. United States bonds, notes, and bills for which the 352
full faith and credit of the government of the United States is 353
pledged for the payment of principal and interest. 354
c.3. General obligation bonds and notes of any political 355
subdivision of this the state. 356
d.4. Corporate bonds of any corporation that is not an 357
affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor. 358
3. Allow a retailer to remit funds to the department for 359
deposit in a department -held interest-bearing bank account. 360
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Such securities shall be held in trust and shall have at all 362
times a market value at least equal to an amount re quired by the 363
department. 364
(13) Each retailer shall provide accessibility for 365
disabled persons on habitable grade levels. This subsection does 366
not apply to a retail location which has an entrance door 367
threshold more than 12 inches above ground level. As u sed in 368
this subsection herein and for purposes of this subsection only, 369
the term "accessibility for disabled persons on habitable grade 370
levels" means that retailers shall provide ramps, platforms, 371
aisles and pathway widths, turnaround areas, and parking spaces 372
to the extent these are required for the retailer's premises by 373
the particular jurisdiction where the retailer is located. 374
Accessibility is shall be required to only one point of sale of 375
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lottery tickets for each lottery retailer location. The 376
requirements of this subsection shall be deemed to have been met 377
if, in lieu of the foregoing, disabled persons can purchase 378
tickets from the retail location by means of a drive -up window, 379
provided the hours of access at the drive -up window are not less 380
than those provided at any other entran ce at that lottery 381
retailer location. Inspections for compliance with this 382
subsection shall be performed by those enforcement authorities 383
responsible for enforcement pursuant to s. 553.80 in accordance 384
with procedures established by those authorities. Thos e 385
enforcement authorities shall provide to the department of the 386
Lottery a certification of noncompliance for any lottery 387
retailer not meeting such requirements. 388
(15) A vending machine may be used to dispense online 389
lottery tickets, instant lottery ticke ts, or both online and 390
instant lottery tickets. 391
(a) The vending machine must: 392
1. Dispense a lottery ticket after a purchaser inserts a 393
coin, or currency, or debit card in the machine. 394
2. Be capable of being electronically deactivated for a 395
period of 5 minutes or more. 396
3. Be designed to prevent its use for any purpose other 397
than dispensing a lottery ticket. 398
(16)(a) The department may act as a courier service. The 399
department may also contract with a third party to provide 400
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courier services in this st ate. 401
(b) All courier services must have a written agreement 402
with one or more retailers that conforms to the requirements of 403
this section and any rules adopted by the department. 404
(c) In lieu of delivery of a purchased lottery ticket to a 405
customer using a courier service, a courier service may store a 406
ticket for a customer, with the customer's consent, if the 407
courier service provides an electronic receipt of the ticket 408
purchased with the numbers of the ticket shown on the receipt. A 409
customer using a couri er service must have the option at all 410
times to obtain the ticket for the purpose of redemption. A 411
courier service storing a ticket for a customer must maintain a 412
secure database of all stored lottery tickets, linked to the 413
respective customers. The courie r service must notify the 414
customer of a winning ticket value and maximum prize within 24 415
hours after a drawing. 416
(d) All courier services may redeem a winning ticket 417
valued at less than $600 on behalf of its customers in a manner 418
that is secure for the cu stomer and transparent to the public. 419
(e) Any portion or percentage of lottery winnings may not 420
be charged, accepted, given, or payable to a courier service as 421
a fee for the purchase or delivery, or for the redemption, of a 422
ticket. 423
(f) The operation of a courier service under this 424
subsection does not constitute a violation of s. 24.105, s. 425
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24.117, or s. 24.118. 426
Section 7. Section 24.113, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 427
Section 8. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section 428
24.116, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 429
24.116 Unlawful purchase of lottery tickets; penalty. — 430
(1) A No person who is less than 18 years of age may not 431
purchase a lottery ticket; however, this does shall not prohibit 432
the purchase of a lottery ticket for the purpose of ma king a 433
gift to a minor. 434
(2) An No officer or employee of the department , or any 435
relative living in the same household with such officer or 436
employee, may not purchase a lottery ticket. However, an officer 437
or employee of the department who is a sworn law e nforcement 438
officer within the Division of Security may purchase a lottery 439
ticket when such purchase is necessary for the performance of 440
his or her official duties as part of an investigation. 441
(3) An No officer or employee of any vendor under contract 442
with the department for a major procurement, relative living in 443
the same household with such officer or employee, or immediate 444
supervisor of such officer or employee may not purchase a 445
lottery ticket if the officer or employee is involved in the 446
direct provision of goods or services to the department or has 447
access to information made confidential by the department. 448
Section 9. Section 24.1173, Florida Statutes, is created 449
to read: 450
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24.1173 Unlawful operation of courier services; penalty. -451
Any courier service that operates without a written agreement 452
with a retailer, which agreement conforms to the requirements of 453
s. 24.112(16) and any rules adopted by the department, commits a 454
misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 455
775.082 or s. 775.08 3. 456
Section 10. Subsection (4) of section 24.118, Florida 457
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (6), subsection (3) is 458
amended, and a new subsection (4) and subsection (5) are added 459
to that section, to read: 460
24.118 Other prohibited acts; penalties. — 461
(3) COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERED TICKETS. —Any person who: 462
(a) Knowingly presents a counterfeit or altered state 463
lottery ticket; 464
(b) Knowingly transfers a counterfeit or altered state 465
lottery ticket to another to present for payment; or 466
(c) With intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, 467
passes, or counterfeits a state lottery ticket; or 468
(d) Files with the department a claim for payment based 469
upon facts alleged by the claimant which facts are untrue and 470
known by the claimant to be untrue when the claim is made; 471
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commits is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as 473
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 474
(4) FALSE CLAIM.—A person may not, when presenting or 475
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causing to be presented any claim for payment or approval to an 476
officer or employee of the department or to a lottery retailer, 477
knowingly and willfully: 478
(a) Falsify or conceal a material fact; 479
(b) Make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or 480
representation relating to a material fact; or 481
(c) Make or use any false document, knowing the same to 482
contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry 483
relating to a material fact. 484
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A person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the 486
third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 487
or s. 775.084. 488
(5) THEFT OF LOTTERY TICKET BY LOTTERY RETAILER, COURIER 489
SERVICE, OR EMPLOYEE. —A lottery retailer, courier service, or 490
employee who uses his or her position to knowingly and willfully 491
facilitate, participate in, or otherwise assist in the theft of 492
a lottery ticket from a retail establishment, courier service, 493
or patron or customer of the retail establishment or courier 494
service commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as 495
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 496
Section 11. Section 24.119, Florida Statutes, is amended 497
to read: 498
24.119 Use of word "lottery" in corporate name. —The 499
corporate name of a corporation shall not contain the word 500
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"lottery" unless the department of the Lottery approves such 501
name in writing. 502
Section 12. Subsection (6) of section 24.120, Florida 503
Statutes, is amended to read: 504
24.120 Financial matters; Operating Trust Fund; 505
interagency cooperation. — 506
(6) The department of Management Services may authorize a 507
sales incentive program for employees of the department for the 508
purpose of increasing the sales volume and distribution of 509
lottery tickets. Payments pursuant to the program shall not be 510
construed to be lump -sum salary bonuses. 511
Section 13. Section 24.1215, Florida Statutes, is amended 512
to read: 513
24.1215 Duty to inform public of lottery's significance to 514
education.—The department of the Lottery shall inform the public 515
about the significance of lottery funding to the state's overall 516
system of public education. 517
Section 14. Section 24.124, F lorida Statutes, is amended 518
to read: 519
24.124 Responsibility for ticket accuracy; department, 520
retailer, and vendor liability. — 521
(1) Purchasers of online games tickets are shall be 522
responsible for verifying the accuracy of their tickets, 523
including the number or numbers printed on the tickets. In the 524
event of an error, the ticket may be canceled and a replacement 525
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ticket issued pursuant to rules adopted promulgated by the 526
department of the Lottery. 527
(2) Other than the issuance of a replacement ticket, there 528
is shall be no right or cause of action and no liability on the 529
part of the department, retailer, vendor, or any other person 530
associated with selling an online games ticket, with respect to 531
errors or inaccuracies contained in the ticket, including errors 532
in the number or numbers printed on the ticket. 533
Section 15. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 534