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title: "Section 3: Rules & Legal Copy"
description: "Section 3 is **required**, and it’s the one people want to skip and absolutely shouldn’t. Your rules protect your organization, keep you compliant, and — genuinely — make buyers trust the page more. Clear rules read as “these folks know…"
url: "https://chance2win.org/research-library/section-3-rules-legal-copy/"
updated: "2026-08-26"
category: The Setup Wizard
---

# Section 3: Rules & Legal Copy

Section 3 is **required**, and it’s the one people want to skip and absolutely shouldn’t. Your rules protect your organization, keep you compliant, and — genuinely — make buyers trust the page more. Clear rules read as “these folks know what they’re doing.”

![Rules & Legal Copy rich-text editor](https://chance2win.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TRA-Rules-Legal-Copy-rich-text-editor.png)
Rules & Legal Copy rich-text editor

## What good rules cover

Type or paste your rules into the rich-text box. A solid set usually covers:

- Who’s eligible — age and residency requirements
- Start and end dates, and the drawing date
- How winners are chosen
- Prize details — value, and pickup or delivery
- Tax and title obligations on high-value prizes
- Any free-entry method your state requires
- How the money raised will be used

  **Reality check.** Raffle law is set at the state (and sometimes county) level, and it varies a lot — free-entry methods, prize caps, and registration rules are not the same everywhere. When in doubt, check your local rules or talk to someone who knows them. See our [Raffle Laws by State](/raffle-laws-by-state/) guide for a starting point.   **Pro tip.** This section can be owned by a different person than the rest of your setup. If you’ve got a board member or attorney who handles compliance, hand them just this one — they can work it independently.

Rules in? **Save & Continue** moves you to [Section 4: Tickets & Pricing](/research-library/section-4-tickets-pricing/).

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