A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person does any of the following with intent to defraud the State Lottery: (1) alters or counterfeits a State Lottery ticket; (2) knowingly presents an altered or counterfeited State Lottery ticket for payment; (3) knowingly transfers an altered or counterfeited State Lottery ticket to another person; or (4) otherwise claims a lottery prize by means of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person: (1) obtains access to a computer database maintained by the director without the specific authorization of the director; (2) obtains access to a computer database maintained by a person under contract with the director to maintain the database without the specific authorization of the director and the person maintaining the database. A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person: (1) makes a materially false or misleading statement, or a material omission, in a record required to be submitted under chapter 349A; or (2) makes a materially false or misleading statement, or a material omission, in information submitted to the director of the State Lottery in a lottery retailer's application or a document related to a bid. (a) A person who violates subdivision 1 or 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both. (b) A person who violates subdivision 1 or 2 and defrauds the State Lottery of $35,000 or more may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both. (c) A person who violates subdivision 3 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $25,000, or both.
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