California · Penal Code

PEN §532c: Any person, firm, corporation or copartnership who knowingly and designedly offers or gives with winning numbers at any drawing of numbers or with tickets of admission to places of public assemblage,

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person or entity that knowingly offers real property linked to lottery drawings or raffle tickets and charges fees for transferring it commits a misdemeanor.

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Any person, firm, corporation or copartnership who knowingly and designedly offers or gives with winning numbers at any drawing of numbers or with tickets of admission to places of public assemblage, any lot or parcel of real property and charges or collects fees in connection with the transfer thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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