Any person contracting or seeking to contract with the state to supply materials, tickets, or consulting services for use in the lottery or from a lottery retailer, person licensed, or an applicant for a contract or license under this chapter may not offer, pay, give, or make any economic opportunity, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, favor, hospitality, or service having an aggregate value of one hundred dollars or more in any calendar year to a member of the commission or employee of the South Dakota Lottery, or to any person residing in the same household of either of the aforementioned. A knowing violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the South Dakota Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,00
For details, see § 22-6-2

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 42-7A-28

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1987, ch 313, § 32; SL 1989, ch 368, § 14; SL 1991, ch 186, § 35.