§ 1302. — Mailing lottery tickets or related matter.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1302]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 61--LOTTERIES
Sec. 1302. Mailing lottery tickets or related matter
Whoever knowingly deposits in the mail, or sends or delivers by
mail:
Any letter, package, postal card, or circular concerning any
lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme offering prizes dependent in
whole or in part upon lot or chance;
Any lottery ticket or part thereof, or paper, certificate, or
instrument purporting to be or to represent a ticket, chance, share, or
interest in or dependent upon the event of a lottery, gift enterprise,
or similar scheme offering prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot
or chance;
Any check, draft, bill, money, postal note, or money order, for the
purchase of any ticket or part thereof, or of any share or chance in any
such lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme;
Any newspaper, circular, pamphlet, or publication of any kind
containing any advertisement of any lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme
of any kind offering prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot or
chance, or containing any list of the prizes drawn or awarded by means
of any such lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme, whether said list
contains any part or all of such prizes;
Any article described in section 1953 of this title--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two
years, or both; and for any subsequent offense shall be imprisoned not
more than five years.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 762; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, Sec. 29,
65 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 87-218, Sec. 2, Sept. 13, 1961, 75 Stat. 492; Pub.
L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 336 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 213, 35 Stat. 1129).
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary
in view of definition of ``principal'' in section 2 of this title.
Venue provision was omitted as covered by sections 3231 and 3237 of
this title.
Minor changes were made in arrangement and phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $1,000'' in last par.
1961--Pub. L. 87-218 inserted sixth par., relating to articles
described in section 1953 of this title.
1951--Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted a colon for a semicolon at end
of opening clause.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1307 of this title; title 25
section 2720; title 39 sections 3001, 3003, 3005.
