South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-25-52 — Maximum duration of lottery--Refund of ticket price--Remittance of unclaimed refund--Deceptive trade practice
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 25: Gambling And Lotteries, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-25-52
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
No lottery may continue for longer than eighteen months after the date on which the first ticket is sold. If an organization determines that a drawing cannot be held within eighteen months, the organization shall within thirty days notify all purchasers that the lottery cannot be completed or prize awarded, and that each purchaser is entitled to a full refund of the ticket price upon the submission of a request for refund. If a purchaser fails to contact the organization and request a refund within one hundred eighty days after the notice was given, the organization shall remit the unclaimed refund amount to the Office of State Treasurer as unclaimed property pursuant to chapter 43-41B.
A violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a deceptive act or practice pursuant to the provisions of § 37-24-6.
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