California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 320

Every person who contrives, prepares, sets up, proposes, or draws any lottery, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Cite this section

Cal. Pen. Code § 320 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-9-of-crimes-against-the-person-involving-sexual-assault-and-crimes-against-public-decency-and-good-morals/chapter-9-lotteries/section-320

Other sections in Chapter 9 - Lotteries

§ 319§ 319.3§ 319.5§ 320§ 320.5§ 320.6§ 321§ 322§ 323§ 324§ 325§ 326§ 326.5§ 327§ 328§ 329

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