{"data":{"id":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-380","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"8 M.R.S. §380","heading":"Sales to persons under 18 years of age; gifts","body":"1.  Sale to person under 18 years of age.  A ticket or a share may not be sold to a person under 18 years of age.  This does not prohibit a person 18 years of age or older from purchasing a ticket or a share for the purpose of making a gift to a person less than 18 years of age.  A licensee who knowingly sells or offers to sell a lottery ticket or share to a person under 18 years of age commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $200 may be adjudged.\n2.  Transfer of ticket or share as part of sales promotion.  A person authorized by the commission or the director to conduct a sales promotion may not transfer a lottery ticket or share to a person under 18 years of age as part of that sales promotion.  This does not prohibit a person who receives a ticket or a share in an authorized sales promotion from transferring the ticket or the share to a person under 18 years of age as a gift.  A person who knowingly transfers or offers to transfer a lottery ticket or share to a person under 18 years of age as part of a sales promotion commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $200 may be adjudged.","path":["TITLE 8: AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS","CHAPTER 14-A: LOTTERY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/8/title8sec380.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"c9525c482235dcec758e69be0e3dd6923e5e38afcd6621053172d28c0ede153f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-379","next":"us-me/8-m.r.s.-381"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}