Sales to persons under 18 years of age

(a) It is an offense for any person, including a state lottery retailer, to sell a state lottery ticket or share to any person under eighteen (18) years of age. (A) A person who sells state lottery tickets or shares on behalf of the corporation pursuant to a contract or an employee or agent of the person. See Tennessee Code 39-17-601State lottery ticket or share: means a lottery ticket or share issued by, or under the authority of, the corporation for evidence of participation in a state lottery game. See Tennessee Code 39-17-601(b) It is an offense for a state lottery retailer to allow a person under eighteen (18) years of age to purchase a state lottery ticket or share from an electronic or mechanical device. (c) It is an offense for a state lottery retailer to allow a person under eighteen (18) years of age to play any state lottery game. (d) It is an offense for a state lottery retailer to redeem a state lottery ticket or share for any person under eighteen (18) years of age. (e) A person’s first violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. A person’s second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (f) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section, which must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence, that the state lottery retailer reasonably and in good faith relied upon a representation of proof of age in making, or allowing, the sale or redemption.