Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-3-406 - Ticket Ownership and Responsibility; Prize Payment
A. Until a ticket is signed, the ticket is
owned by its physical possessor.
B.
The owner of a winning Game ticket is the person whose signature appears upon
the ticket in the area designated for that purpose.
1. If more than one signature appears on the
ticket, the Director is authorized to require that one or more of those
claimants be designated to receive the payment. A claim form shall be submitted
by each claimant who is designated to receive a portion of the prize claimed
from the winning ticket.
2. Prior
to payment of a prize, a claimant who has signed the ticket may designate
another claimant to receive the prize by signing a relinquishment of claim
statement.
3. When the winning
ticket was purchased by a group of players, the group shall designate one of
the claimants to sign the ticket for the group. Each claimant shall complete an
individual claim form to receive the claimant's portion of the prize.
4. In the event there is an inconsistency in
the information submitted on a claim form and as shown on the winning ticket,
the Director shall authorize an investigation and withhold all winnings payable
to the ticket owner or holder until such time as the Director is satisfied that
the proper person is being paid.
C. Prior to paying the claimant a prize of
$600 or more, the Lottery shall match the winner's name against the lists of
persons owing a debt to a participating state agency, furnished to the Lottery
under A.R.S. §
5-575.
1. If there is a match on any of the claim
forms submitted with a ticket, the amount that is owed shall be deducted from
the prize due the claimant.
2. The
claimant shall be notified in writing of the amount of the debt set-off and the
agency to which it shall be paid.
3. If the claimant has two or more agencies
which are owed a debt, the Lottery shall pay a pro-rata share to each of the
agencies, except that a Department of Economic Security overdue child support
set-off shall be paid in full before any amount shall be paid to another
agency.
4. The claimant shall be
notified in writing that a right to appeal the set-off exists and must be
commenced within 30 days of the receipt of this notification. The notification
shall include the name and address of the agency with which to file the
appeal.
5. If, after deducting
withholding taxes and the set-off, a portion of the prize remains, then that
portion shall be paid to the winner with the notification of set-off.
6. The amount of set-off shall be forwarded
to the agency, and that agency shall be responsible for any appeal and
crediting of the payment against the amount owed or refunding any amount to the
winner.
7. Upon a determination
that a set-off is due, the winner loses the right under subsection (B)(2) to
assign any portion of the claim.
D. Prizes shall be paid by cash, check,
pre-paid debit card, or if requested by the player, by Lottery tickets.
1. If a ticket contains more than one winning
game play, any prize amounts shall be combined and paid in accordance with the
prize payment limits specified in Section
R19-3-408.
2. Each winning game play wins the prize
amount specified in the Game Profile.
E. The Lottery is not responsible for lost or
stolen tickets.
Notes
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