Section 10-16-03-06 - Ownership of a ticket1. Until an individual, including a group of individuals, places a signature in the designated area on the back of a ticket, the individual who is the ticket holder is the owner of the ticket. When a signature is placed in the designated area on the back of a ticket, the individual whose signature is shown is the owner of the ticket and entitled to a prize, subject to validation, regardless of who redeems or attempts to redeem the ticket. However, a player is not required to sign or complete the backside of the ticket to redeem it.2. The lottery is not liable for nor has a responsibility to resolve a conflict between competing claimants or joint owners of a ticket or prize. The lottery may, at its discretion, address or resolve a conflict on a ticket.N.D. Admin Code 10-16-03-06
Effective February 1, 2004; amended effective April 1, 2006.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 373, July 2019, effective 7/1/2019.General Authority: NDCC 53-12.1-13
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-12.1-02, 53-12.1-03, 53-12.1-08, 53-12.1-13