North Carolina § 14-289 - Advertising lotteries.

§ 14-289. Advertising lotteries.

Except as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes or in connection with a lawful raffle as provided in Part 2 of this Article, if anyone by writing or printing or by circular or letter 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 to be or has been drawn, or what are the prizes therein or any of them, or the price of a ticket or any share or interest therein, or where or how it may be obtained, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. News medium as defined in G.S. 8-53.11 shall be exempt from this section provided the publishing is in connection with a lawful activity of the news medium. History (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).) Local Modification. - (As to Article 37) Carteret: 1971, c. 221; Cleveland: 1971, c. 627; Jones: 1971, c. 627; 1977, c. 157; Lincoln: 1971, c. 627; 1977, c. 66; Pamlico: 1971, c. 627; 1977, c. 157; Polk: 1971, c. 627; Rutherford: 1971, c. 627; Union: 1971, c. 627; 1977, c. 157. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1983, c. 896, s. 3, effective Oct. 1, 1983, designated existing Article 37 of Chapter 14 as Part 1 of such Article and added a new Part 2. Session Laws 1983, c. 896, which amended this section and G.S. 14-290 , 14-291, 14-291.1, and 14-292, in s. 5.1, provided: "Sec. 5.1. Should the Supreme Court of North Carolina or a federal court having jurisdiction over North Carolina find and determine in any manner, whether on the merits or by denial of petition for discretionary review, that the General Assembly may not constitutionally allow 'exempt organizations' as defined herein to conduct bingo or raffles, while denying that privilege to all other persons, then this act and G.S. 14-292.1 are repealed in their entirety, and no person may conduct bingo or raffles under any circumstances not permitted by the gambling laws of North Carolina." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2005-276, s. 31.1(v2), effective July 1, 2005, added the last sentence. Session Laws 2005-344, s. 3(a), effective August 31, 2005, inserted "as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes or" preceding "in connection with a lawful" and made a minor stylistic change. Legal Periodicals. - See the discussion in 5 N.C.L. Rev. 31 (1927). For article, "End of the Chase: Using North Carolina as a Guide for Ending Other States' Video Sweepstakes Legislative Merry-Go-Round in the Wake of Hest Technologies v. North Carolina," see 36 N.C. Cent. L. Rev. 41 (2013). For article, "Sports Betting has an Equal Sovereignty Problem," see 67 Duke L.J. Online 1 (2017).