Section 370-600-603 - VALIDATION603.01 Validation of tickets Winning tickets shall be validated by the retailer or the Division as set out in these regulations or in any other manner which the Division may determine.
603.02 Marking of tickets in any way is prohibited except by a player to claim a prize or by the Division or a Lottery Game Retailer to identify or void a ticket.603.03 Ticket not returned Once a ticket is validated, the ticket will not be returned to the winner.
603.04 Validation by Lottery Game Retailer Before paying any prize, the Lottery Game Retailer, shall:
603.04A Inspect the ticket to assure that it conforms to each validation criterion listed in these regulations and to any additional criteria the Division may specify; and603.04B Report to the Division the ticket number, validation code, and validation number of the ticket.603.05 Validation of ticket To be valid, a lottery ticket must meet all of the validation requirements listed here:
603.05A The ticket must have been issued by the Division in an authorized manner;603.05B The ticket shall not be altered, unreadable, reconstructed, irregular or tampered with in any way;603.05C The ticket shall not be counterfeit in whole or in part;603.05D The ticket shall not have been stolen from the Division, a Lottery Contractor, or Lottery Game Retailer, or appear on any list of void or omitted tickets on file with the Division;603.05E The ticket shall be complete and not blank or partly blank, miscut, misregistered, defective, or printed or produced in error;603.05F Instant tickets shall have exactly one play symbol and exactly one caption under each of the rub-off spots, exactly one ticket number, exactly one validation code, and exactly one validation number. These items shall be present in their entirety, fully legible, right-side up, and not reversed in any manner;603.05G Each of the symbols must be printed in the appropriate size and font and correspond exactly to the artwork on file at the Division603.05H Each of the play symbols on an instant ticket must have the caption underneath, and the caption must agree with symbol.603.05I The validation number of an apparent winning ticket shall appear on the Division's official file of validation numbers of winning tickets provided by the applicable Lottery Contractor. A ticket with that validation number shall not have previously been paid.603.05J With regard to on-line games, the ticket data must be: 603.05J(1) Recorded in the central computer system prior to the drawing;603.05J(2) In agreement with the computer record data in every respect; and603.05J(3) In the Division's official file of winning tickets, and has not been previously paid. 603.05K The ticket shall pass all additional confidential validation, and security requirements set by the Division.603.05L A ticket shall be the only valid receipt for claiming a prize. A copy of a ticket or play slip has no pecuniary or prize value and shall not constitute evidence of ticket purchase or of numbers selected.603.05M The ticket must be issued, played, redeemed and otherwise be in compliance with all provisions of state and federal law, these regulations, and all applicable game rules and procedures.603.06 Invalid tickets A ticket which does not pass all the validation requirements listed in these regulation and any validation requirements contained in the procedure for its game is invalid. An invalid ticket is not eligible for any prize.
603.06A The Division may replace an invalid ticket with an unplayed ticket from the same or another game. If a defective ticket is purchased, the Division's only liability or responsibility shall be to replace the defective ticket with an unplayed ticket from the same or another game or to refund the purchase price, at the Division's option.603.07 Mutilated or damaged tickets If a ticket is partially mutilated or if the ticket is not intact but can still be validated by other validation tests, the Division may pay the prize for that ticket.
370 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 600, § 603