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Cal. Penal Code § 319
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 9: Lotteries, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 319
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
A lottery is any scheme for the disposal or distribution of property by chance, among persons who have paid or promised to pay any valuable consideration for the chance of obtaining such property or a portion of it, or for any share or any interest in such property, upon any agreement, understanding, or expectation that it is to be distributed or disposed of by lot or chance, whether called a lottery, raffle, or gift enterprise, or by whatever name the same may be known.
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