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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="12-205" title_number="12" title_name="Gaming -- Statewide Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Lotteries">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply to a person who possesses:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an item that is prohibited under this section that was obtained to procure or furnish evidence of a violation of this subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a lottery ticket or slip issued by this State or another government.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>bring a lottery device into the State; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>possess a book, list, slip, or record of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the numbers drawn in a lottery in this State or another state or country;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a lottery device; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>money received or to be received from the sale of a lottery device.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
</section>
