Except as provided in Chapter18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle as providedin Part 2 of this Article, if anyone by writing or printing or by circular orletter or in any other way, advertises or publishes an account of a lottery,whether within or without this State, stating how, when or where the same is tobe or has been drawn, or what are the prizes therein or any of them, or theprice of a ticket or any share or interest therein, or where or how it may beobtained, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. News medium as definedin G.S. 8‑53.11 shall be exempt from this section provided the publishingis in connection with a lawful activity of the news medium. (1887, c. 211; Rev., s. 3725;C.S., s. 4427; 1979, c. 893, s. 3; 1983, c. 896, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 199;1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005‑276, s. 31.1(v2); 2005‑344,s. 3(a).)
Except as provided in Chapter18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle as providedin Part 2 of this Article, if anyone by writing or printing or by circular orletter or in any other way, advertises or publishes an account of a lottery,whether within or without this State, stating how, when or where the same is tobe or has been drawn, or what are the prizes therein or any of them, or theprice of a ticket or any share or interest therein, or where or how it may beobtained, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. News medium as definedin G.S. 8‑53.11 shall be exempt from this section provided the publishingis in connection with a lawful activity of the news medium. (1887, c. 211; Rev., s. 3725;C.S., s. 4427; 1979, c. 893, s. 3; 1983, c. 896, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 199;1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005‑276, s. 31.1(v2); 2005‑344,s. 3(a).)
Except as provided in Chapter18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle as providedin Part 2 of this Article, if anyone by writing or printing or by circular orletter or in any other way, advertises or publishes an account of a lottery,whether within or without this State, stating how, when or where the same is tobe or has been drawn, or what are the prizes therein or any of them, or theprice of a ticket or any share or interest therein, or where or how it may beobtained, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. News medium as definedin G.S. 8‑53.11 shall be exempt from this section provided the publishingis in connection with a lawful activity of the news medium. (1887, c. 211; Rev., s. 3725;C.S., s. 4427; 1979, c. 893, s. 3; 1983, c. 896, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 199;1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005‑276, s. 31.1(v2); 2005‑344,s. 3(a).)
