North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 18C North Carolina State Lottery

Article 1 - General Provisions and Definitions.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-101. Citation
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina State Lottery Act. (2005-344, s. 1.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-102. Purpose and intent
The General Assembly declares that the purpose of this Chapter is to establish a State-operated lottery to generate funds for the public purposes described...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-103. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Commission" means the North Carolina State Lottery Commission. (2) "Commissioner" means a member...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-104 through 18C-109. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 2 - North Carolina State Lottery Commission.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-110. Establishment of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission to be a self-supporting agency of the State
There is created the North Carolina State Lottery Commission to establish and oversee the operation of a Lottery. The Commission shall be located in...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-111. Commission membership; appointment; selection of chair; vacancies; removal; meetings; compensation
(a) The Commission shall consist of nine members, five of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, two of whom shall be appointed by...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-112. Qualifications of Commissioners
(a) Of the members of the Commission appointed by the Governor, at least one member shall have a minimum of five years' experience in...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-113. Meetings; records
(a) Meetings of the Commission shall be subject to Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. (b) Except as provided in this...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-114. Powers and duties of the Commission
(a) The Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To specify the types of lottery games and gaming technology to be used...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-115. Reports
The Commission shall send quarterly and annual reports on the operations of the Commission to the Governor, State Treasurer, the Lottery Oversight Committee, and...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-116. Audits
The State Auditor shall conduct annual audits of all accounts and transactions of the Commission and any other special postaudits the State Auditor considers...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-117 through 18C-119. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 3 - North Carolina State Lottery Director.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-120. Selection of the Director; powers and duties
(a) The Commission shall select a Director to operate and administer the Lottery and to serve as the Secretary of the Commission. Except as...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-121. Accountability; books and records
The Director shall have made and kept books and records that accurately and completely reflect each day's transactions, including the distribution of tickets or...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-122. Independent audits
(a) Biennially, at the beginning of the calendar year, the Commission shall engage an independent firm experienced in security procedures, including computer security and...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-123 through 18C-129. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 4 - Operation of Lottery.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-130. Types of lottery games; lottery games and lottery advertising; certain disclosures and information to be provided
(a) The Commission shall determine the types of lottery games that may be used in the Lottery. Games may include instant lotteries, online games,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-131. Sales and sale price of tickets and shares; sales to minors prohibited
(a) The Commission may sell tickets and shares directly to the public, contract with lottery game retailers to sell tickets and shares, or distribute...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-132. Procedures for drawings and claiming prizes; payment of prizes; protection of information concerning certain prize winners
(a) If a lottery game uses a daily or less frequent drawing of winning numbers, a drawing among entries including second chance drawings where...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-133. Lottery game-play rules and winner validation procedures
(a) By purchasing a ticket or share in a lottery game, a player agrees to abide by, and be bound by, the game-play rules...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-134. Setoff for debt collection against lottery prizes
(a) Purpose. - The Commission must establish a debt set-off program by which lottery prize payments may be used to satisfy a debt owed...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-135 through 18C-139. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 5 - Lottery Game Retailers.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-140. Contracting with lottery game retailers
The Commission may contract with lottery game retailers to sell tickets or shares for lottery games upon such terms and conditions as it considers...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-141. Selection of lottery game retailers
(a) The Director shall recommend to the Commission those persons with whom to contract as lottery game retailers. To the extent practicable, the Director...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-142. Compensation for lottery game retailers
The amount of compensation paid to lottery game retailers for their sales of lottery tickets or shares shall be seven percent (7%) of the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-143. Responsibilities of lottery game retailers
(a) A lottery game retailer shall comply with all provisions of this Article and the contract with the Commission. (b) A lottery game retailer...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-144 through 18C-149. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 6 - Lottery Potential Contractors and Lottery Contractors.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-150. Procurements
The Commission shall be exempt from Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes but may use the services of the Department of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-151. Contracts
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subsection for contracts for the purchase of services, apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment, Article 8 of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-152. Investigation of lottery potential contractors
(a) Lottery potential contractors shall cooperate with the Director in completing any investigation required under G.S. 18C-151(c), including any appropriate investigation authorizations needed to...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-153 through 18C-159. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 7 - North Carolina State Lottery Fund.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-160. North Carolina State Lottery Fund
An enterprise fund, to be known as the North Carolina State Lottery Fund, is created within the State treasury. The North Carolina State Lottery...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-161. Types of income to the North Carolina State Lottery Fund
The following revenues shall be deposited in the North Carolina State Lottery Fund: (1) All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares....
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-162. Allocation of revenues
(a) The Commission shall allocate revenues to the North Carolina State Lottery Fund in order to increase and maximize the available revenues for education...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-163. Expenses of the Lottery
Expenses of the Lottery may include any of the following: (1) The costs incurred in operating and administering the Commission, including initial start-up costs....
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-164. Transfer of net revenues
(a) The funds remaining in the North Carolina State Lottery Fund after receipt of all revenues to the Lottery Fund and after accrual of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-165 through 18C-169. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 8 - Miscellaneous.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-170. Preemption of local regulation
A county or municipality shall not enact any ordinance or regulation relating to the Lottery, and this Chapter preempts all existing county or municipal...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-171. Lawful activity
Other than this Chapter, any other public or local law, ordinance, or regulation providing any penalty, restriction, regulation, or prohibition for the manufacture, transportation,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-172. Lottery Oversight Committee
(a) Creation and Membership. - The Lottery Oversight Committee is established. The Committee shall be located administratively in the General Assembly. The Committee shall...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-173. Limits on compensation increases
Notwithstanding G.S. 18C-114(a)(11) and G.S. 18C-120(b)(3), the Lottery Commission, during any fiscal year, may not expend funds for merit and performance-based salary increases in...

Last modified: March 23, 2014