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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-27-26. Sales to minors; penalty; affirmative defense.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-27-26. Sales to minors; penalty; affirmative defense.

Any person who knowingly sells a lottery ticket or share to a person under 18 years of age or permits a person under 18 years of age to play any lottery games shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for the first offense and for each subsequent offense not less than $200.00 nor more than $1,000.00. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of a violation under this Code section that the retailer reasonably and in good faith relied upon representation of proof of age in making the sale.

## History

Code 1981, § 50-27-26, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3173, § 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1372, § 2.