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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-8718

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Kansas lottery: means the state agency created by this act to operate a lottery or lotteries pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
  • Lottery retailer: means any person with whom the Kansas lottery has contracted to sell lottery tickets or shares, or both, to the public. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
  • Person: means any natural person, association, limited liability company, corporation or partnership. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
  • Share: means any intangible manifestation authorized by the Kansas lottery to prove participation in a lottery game, except as provided by the Kansas expanded lottery act. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
  • Ticket: means any tangible evidence issued by the Kansas lottery to prove participation in a lottery game, including a sports wager, other than a lottery facility game. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702

(a) It is unlawful:

(1) To sell a lottery ticket or share at a price other than that fixed by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act;

(2) for any person other than the Kansas lottery or a lottery retailer authorized by the Kansas lottery to sell or resell any lottery ticket or share;

(3) to sell a lottery ticket or share to any person, knowing such person to be under 18 years of age; or

(4) to sell a lottery ticket at retail by electronic mail, the internet or telephone.

(b) (1) Violation of this section is a class A nonperson misdemeanor upon conviction for a first offense; and

(2) violation of this section is a severity level 9, nonperson felony upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense.