A person claiming or attempting to claim a lottery prize or a share of a lottery prize represents that the ticket or other item showing that the person is entitled to the prize or share was lawfully obtained, is not stolen, forged, or altered, and has not previously been redeemed.
Tex. Gov't Code § 466.256
REPRESENTATIVES BY PERSON CLAIMING LOTTERY PRIZE
Known as the State Lottery Act
The act spans §§ 466.001 to 466.453 (101 sections).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.34, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.