§712-1229  Lottery offenses; no defense. 
It is no defense to a prosecution under any section of this part relating to a
lottery that the lottery itself is drawn or conducted outside this State and is
not in violation of the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is drawn or
conducted. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1973, c 201, pt of §1]



 



COMMENTARY ON §712-1229



 



  This section provides that it is no defense to a prosecution
under any section relating to a lottery that the lottery itself is drawn or
conducted outside this State and is not in violation of the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is drawn.  This eliminates spurious defenses in cases
involving the Irish Sweepstakes or lotteries conducted in other states. 
Because the person who places the bet or buys the lottery ticket is not
criminal under this Part, only the seller or promoter is covered and it should
make no difference that the seller or promoter is dealing in
"chances" based on an out-of-state contingency.  The section was
renumbered from §712-1228 to §712-1229 by Act 201, Session Laws 1973.