California Penal Code

§ 320.5

PEN § 320.5 Effective Jan 1, 2010Title 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 9

Statute text

(a)Nothing in this chapter applies to any raffle conducted by an eligible organization as defined in subdivision (c) for the purpose of directly supporting beneficial or charitable purposes or financially supporting another private, nonprofit, eligible organization that performs beneficial or charitable purposes if the raffle is conducted in accordance with this section.

(b)For purposes of this section, “raffle” means a scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance among persons who have paid money for paper tickets that provide the opportunity to win these prizes, where all of the following are true:

(1)Each ticket is sold with a detachable coupon or stub, and both the ticket and its associated coupon or stub are marked with a unique and matching identifier.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 38, Sec. 1. (SB 200) Effective January 1, 2010.