Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-3-408 - Procedure for Claiming Prizes
A. To claim a prize
of up to and including $599, the claimant shall present the ticket or other
Lottery-approved proof of game purchase to any participating licensed Lottery
retailer or to a Lottery office, or mail the ticket to a Lottery office for
validation. The licensed retailer shall pay a winner a prize up to and
including $100 and may pay a winner a prize up to and including $599 provided
that:
1. All applicable ticket validation
criteria in this chapter has been satisfied; and
2. A proper validation slip, which is an
authorization to pay, has been issued by the terminal.
B. To claim a prize that the retailer does
not validate or is not authorized to pay, including all prizes of $600 or more,
the claimant shall submit a claim form, available from any retailer and online,
and the ticket to the Lottery. If the claim is:
1. Verified and validated by the Lottery as a
winning ticket, the Lottery shall make payment of the amount due to the
claimant, less any authorized debt set-off amounts and/or withheld
taxes.
2. Denied by the Lottery,
the claimant shall be notified within 15 days from the day the claim is
received in the Lottery office.
C. If a prize winner dies prior to receiving
full payment, the Lottery shall pay all remaining prize money to the prize
winner's beneficiary or to any person designated by an appropriate judicial
order.
D. The Lottery is discharged
of all liability upon claim verification and payment of the prize.
E. By accepting a prize, the winner, his or
her heirs, or legal representative agrees to indemnify and hold harmless,
release, and discharge the Lottery, its employees, directors, and Commissioners
from and against loss, claim, damage, suit, or injury arising out of or
relating to the acceptance of the prize.
F. Payment of prize money shall not be
accelerated ahead of its normal date of payment.
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