N.J. Admin. Code § 17:20-12.20

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 17:20-12.20 - Courier service fees

(a) A courier service may charge a fee for the purchase and delivery of tickets. The fee structure shall be determined by the courier service, but must be in conformance with State Lottery Law and the Courier Services Act, N.J.S.A. 5:9-1et seq.

(b) For each courier services request made by a courier customer, the fee for the transaction must be clearly displayed and the courier customer must affirmatively accept and consent to the fee.

(c) The courier service shall not be permitted to charge any fee other than the fee described in subsection (a) above. Prohibited fees include: any fee relating to account sign-up, validation of a winning ticket, redemption of a winning ticket under $ 600.00, deposit of a prize to a courier customer's account, a withdrawal from a courier customer's account, delivery of tickets, or any other aspect of ticket processing.

(d) No fee charged in accordance with this section shall be deemed to be part of the ticket price.

(e) No portion or percentage of lottery winnings shall be charged, accepted, given, or payable to the courier service as a fee for any service that may be provided by the courier service.

(f) Any fee charged for a transaction shall be paid out of the courier customer account.

(g) Any fee charged for a transaction in which requested tickets were never generated, for whatever reason, shall be refunded to the courier customer's account.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:20-12.20

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 1826(b), effective 8/6/2018