Section 12-204 - Location of sales or barter of lottery devices.

§ 12-204. Location of sales or barter of lottery devices.
 

(a)  Prohibited.- A person may not: 

(1) keep a house, office, or other place for the purpose of selling or bartering a lottery device in violation of § 12-203 of this subtitle; or 

(2) allow a house or office that the person owns to be used for the purpose of selling or bartering a lottery device in violation of § 12-203 of this subtitle. 

(b)  Presumption.- A person who knows that the person's house or office is being used for the purpose of selling or bartering a lottery device in violation of § 12-203 of this subtitle is deemed to be allowing the house or office to be used for those purposes. 

(c)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, §§ 360, 361; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]