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Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-4015 (2026)

Sale of ticket or share to person under eighteen prohibited; penalty

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No ticket or share shall be sold to or redeemed from any person under the age of eighteen years. Any licensee who knowingly sells or offers to sell or redeem a lottery ticket or share to or from any person under the age of eighteen years is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

1987, c. 531; 1989, c. 478.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: Abbott v. Thorson, 28 Va. Cir. 342 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 1992).
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Abbott v. Thorson, 28 Va. Cir. 342 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 1992). · cites it 3× “But if petitioners are correct, what assignments would the court not authorize? Only adults may play the lottery (Va. Code §§ 58.1-4015 and 4016), and the overwhelming majority of those adults must be presumed to be mentally competent.”
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