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Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.27 (2026)

Price of lottery ticket; sales by person other than licensed agent; lottery ticket as gift; penalty.

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MCCAULEY-TRAXLER-LAW-BOWMAN-MCNEELY LOTTERY ACT


Act 239 of 1972


432.27 Price of lottery ticket; sales by person other than licensed agent; lottery ticket as gift; penalty.

Sec. 27.

    (1)  A person shall not sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule of the commissioner. A person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall not sell lottery tickets or shares. This section shall not be construed to prevent a person from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift.

    (2) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1972, Act 239, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1972

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of the Bureau of State Lottery from the Department of Management and Budget to be an autonomous entity within the Department of Treasury, see E.R.O. No. 1991-2, compiled at MCL 12.161 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Attorney Gen. v. Powerpick Player's Club of Michigan, LLC, 783 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).
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Attorney Gen. v. Powerpick Player's Club of Michigan, LLC, 783 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 46× “2 PowerPick also violates MCL 432.27 by reselling lottery tickets to its customers and by charging a price greater than that fixed by the Michigan Lottery commissioner.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.27(1): 1 case
Attorney Gen. v. Powerpick Player's Club of Michigan, LLC, 783 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “2 PowerPick also violates MCL 432.27 by reselling lottery tickets to its customers and by charging a price greater than that fixed by the Michigan Lottery commissioner.”
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