Section 12-206 - Publication of accounts of lotteries and lottery prizes. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-206. Publication of accounts of lotteries and lottery prizes.
 

(a)  Scope of section.- This section does not apply to a lottery conducted by a government. 

(b)  Prohibited.- A person may not print, write, or publish an account of a lottery that describes: 

(1) when or where the lottery is to be drawn; 

(2) any prize available in the lottery; 

(3) the price of a lottery ticket or share of a lottery ticket; or 

(4) where a lottery ticket may be obtained. 

(c)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 363; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]