California · Penal Code
PEN §323: Every person who opens, sets up, or keeps, by himself or by any other person, any office or other place for the sale of, or for registering the number of any ticket in any lottery, or who, by printing
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
A person who operates or advertises a lottery ticket sales office or registration place commits a misdemeanor offense.
Read the full statutory text
Every person who opens, sets up, or keeps, by himself or by any other person, any office or other place for the sale of, or for registering the number of any ticket in any lottery, or who, by printing, writing, or otherwise, advertises or publishes the setting up, opening, or using of any such office, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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