South Carolina Code 59-150-260. Falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing, or counterfeiting of lottery ticket; influencing the winning of a lottery prize through coercion, fraud, deception, or tampering; ineligible for prize or employment
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(A) A person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes, or counterfeits a state lottery game ticket is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(B) A person who influences or attempts to influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception, or tampering with lottery equipment or materials is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-150-260
- Commission: means the South Carolina Lottery Commission. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
- Prize: means an award, gift, or anything of value regardless of whether there are conditions or restrictions attached to its receipt. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
- Ticket: means tangible evidence issued by the South Carolina Lottery Commission to provide participation in a lottery game. See South Carolina Code 59-150-20
(C) A person who is convicted of a violation of subsection (A) or (B) must not be the recipient of an award of a lottery prize or a portion of a lottery prize, and is ineligible for employment by the commission.