By Mr. Moran of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 273) of Michael J. Moran and others relative to the redemption of scratch tickets.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Michael J. Moran

Martha M. Walz

Linda Dorcena Forry

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative for the redemption of scratch tickets .

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 29 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended, by inserting after the third paragraph, the following paragraph: -

No person who sells a winning scratch game ticket shall refuse to redeem the winning scratch game ticket for a period of up to one-half hour after the sale of such ticket.