{"data":{"id":"us-va/11vac5-41-150","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"11VAC5-41-150","heading":"Retailers' prize payment procedures","body":"Procedures for prize payments by retailers are as follows:\n\n1. Retailers may pay cash prizes in cash, by certified check, cashier's check, business check, money order, other cash equivalent or by any combination of these methods.\n\n2. If a check for payment of a prize by a retailer to a claimant is denied for any reason, the retailer is subject to the same service charge, interest and penalty payments for referring a debt to the  agency for collection that would apply if the check were made payable to the  agency. A claimant whose prize check is denied shall notify the  agency to obtain the prize.\n\n3. During normal business hours of the lottery retailer with operational validation equipment by which the ticket claim can be validated, a lottery retailer shall pay any lottery prize of $600 or less, unless otherwise determined by the director, regardless of the location from which the winning ticket was purchased.\n\n4. A prize claim shall be paid only at the location specified on the retailer's license or at a lottery office.\n\n5. The  agency will reimburse a retailer for all valid prizes paid by the retailer within the specified prize redemption period for the game from which the prize resulted.\n\n6. In no case shall a retailer impose a fee, additional charge or discount for cashing a winning lottery game ticket.\n\n7. Retailers who pay claims without validating the tickets do so at their own financial risk.","path":["Title 11. Gaming","Agency 5. Virginia Lottery Board","Chapter 41. Lottery Game Regulations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title11/agency5/chapter41/section150/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:37Z","sha256":"3d0c444acc85f9284d83512343fe72236b1cd65edf53bfc471502c7f43c16b8e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/11vac5-41-140","next":"us-va/11vac5-41-160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}