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Timestamp: 2020-08-13 02:09:35
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 863', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 201', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 23', '§ 22', '§\u200225', '§ 16', '§ 23', '§\u2002201', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 863', '§ 2', '§ 206', '§ 2', '§ 105', '§ 201', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§\u2002105', '§\u2002201', '§ 22', '§ 864', '§ 2', '§ 105', '§ 201', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 22', '§\u2002105', '§\u2002201', '§ 22', '§ 865', '§ 2', '§ 303', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 3', '§\u2002303', '§ 3', '§\u200922', '§\u200922', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 866', '§ 206', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 155', '§ 2', '§ 105', '§ 4', '§ 9045', '§ 201', '§ 305', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 23', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 5', '§\u2002105', '§\u20024', '§\u20024', '§\u20024', '§\u2002201', '§ 41', '§ 48', '§ 7', '§ 22', '§ 867', '§ 105', '§ 201', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 22', '§\u2002105', '§\u2002201', '§\u200222', '§ 868', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 22', '§ 869', '§ 3', '§ 206', '§ 105', '§ 201', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§\u2002105', '§\u2002201', '§ 869', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§\u200219', '§ 869', '§ 1', '§ 127', '§ 155', '§ 105', '§ 3', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§\u2002105', '§ 869', '§ 3', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 869', '§ 3', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 869', '§ 604', '§ 2', '§ 201', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 22', '§\u2002201', '§ 869', '§ 206', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§\u200222', '§\u200222', '§ 110', '§\u200222', '§\u2002110', '§ 22', '§\u20029']

↪ Chapter 17. Gambling.
Chapter 17. Gambling.
Subchapter II. Lotteries and Gambling General Legalization.
§ 22–1701. Lotteries; promotion; sale or possession of tickets.
§ 22–1702. Possession of lottery or policy tickets.
§ 22–1703. Permitting sale of lottery tickets on premises.
§ 22–1704. Gaming; setting up gaming table; inducing play.
§ 22–1705. Gambling premises; definition; prohibition against maintaining; forfeiture; liens; deposit of moneys in Treasury; penalty; subsequent offenses.
§ 22–1706. Three-card monte and confidence games.
§ 22–1707. “Gaming table” defined.
§ 22–1708. Gambling pools and bookmaking; athletic contest defined.
§ 22–1709. Bucketing, and bucket-shopping and bucket-shops; definitions. [Repealed]
§ 22–1710. Penalty for bucketing or keeping bucket-shop. [Repealed]
§ 22–1711. Penalty for communicating, receiving, exhibiting, or displaying quotations of prices. [Repealed]
§ 22–1712. Bucketing; written statement to be furnished; contents. [Repealed]
§ 22–1713. Corrupt influence in connection with athletic contests.
§ 22–1714. Immunity of witnesses; record.
§ 22–1715. Presence in illegal establishments. [Repealed]
If any person shall within the District keep, set up, or promote, or be concerned as owner, agent, or clerk, or in any other manner, in managing, carrying on, promoting, or advertising, directly or indirectly, any policy lottery, policy shop, or any lottery, or shall sell or transfer any chance, right, or interest, tangible or intangible, in any policy lottery, or any lottery or shall sell or transfer any ticket, certificate, bill, token, or other device, purporting or intended to guarantee or assure to any person or entitle him or her to a chance of drawing or obtaining a prize to be drawn in any lottery, or in a game or device commonly known as policy lottery or policy or shall sell or transfer, or have in his or her possession for the purpose of sale or transfer, a chance or ticket in or share of a ticket in any lottery or any such bill, certificate, token, or other device, he or she shall be fined upon conviction of each said offense not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or be imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both. The possession of any copy or record of any such chance, right, or interest, or of any such ticket, certificate, bill, token, or other device shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor of such copy or record did, at the time and place of such possession, keep, set up, or promote, or was at such time and place concerned as owner, agent, or clerk, or otherwise in managing, carrying on, promoting, or advertising a policy lottery, policy shop, or lottery.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1330, ch. 854, § 863; June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 535, ch. 1329; Apr. 5, 1938, 52 Stat. 198, ch. 72, § 1; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 2(i), 41 DCR 1639; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(n), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1501.
1973 Ed., § 22-1501.
This section is referenced in § 22-1702, § 22-1705, § 22-1718, and § 23-546.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “not more than $1,000”.
Alcoholic beverages, licenses transfer or suspension, violation of laws, see §§ 25-316 and 25-823.
Other gambling criminal penalties, see § 16-1704.
Search warrants, see § 23-521 et seq.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 201(n) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
Advertisement of Maryland State Lottery Games: Section 2(a) of D.C. Law 11-272 provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit advertising a lottery by the Maryland State Lottery so long as Maryland does not prohibit advertising or otherwise publishing an account of a lottery by the District of Columbia. D.C. Law 11-272 became effective on June 3, 1997.
If any person shall, within the District of Columbia, knowingly have in his or her possession or under his control, any record, notation, receipt, ticket, certificate, bill, slip, token, paper, or writing, current or not current, used or to be used in violating the provisions of § 22-1701, § 22-1704, or § 22-1708, he or she shall, upon conviction of each such offense, be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or be imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both. For the purpose of this section, possession of any record, notation, receipt, ticket, certificate, bill, slip, token, paper, or writing shall be presumed to be knowing possession thereof.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 863a; Apr. 5, 1938, 52 Stat. 198, ch. 72, § 2; June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 95, ch. 159, § 206(a); May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 2(j), 41 DCR 1639; Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 105(g), 41 DCR 2608; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(o), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1502.
1973 Ed., § 22-1502.
For temporary amendment of section, see § 105(g) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 201(o) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
If any person shall knowingly permit, on any premises under his or her control in the District, the sale of any chance or ticket in or share of a ticket in any lottery or policy lottery, or shall knowingly permit any lottery or policy lottery, or policy shop on such premises, he or she shall be fined not less than $50 and not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or be imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1330, ch. 854, § 864; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 2(k), 41 DCR 1639; Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 105(h), 41 DCR 2608; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(p), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1503.
1973 Ed., § 22-1503.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “and not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “nor more than $500”.
For temporary amendment of section, see § 105(h) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 201(p) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
Whoever shall in the District set up or keep any gaming table, or any house, vessel, or place, on land or water, for the purpose of gaming, or gambling device commonly called A B C, faro bank, E O, roulette, equality, keno, thimbles, or little joker, or any kind of gaming table or gambling device adapted, devised, and designed for the purpose of playing any game of chance for money or property, or shall induce, entice, and permit any person to bet or play at or upon any such gaming table or gambling device, or on the side of or against the keeper thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not more than 5 years and, in addition, may be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01. For the purposes of this section, the term “gambling device” shall not include slot machines manufactured before 1952, intended for exhibition or private use by the owner, and not used for gambling purposes. The term “slot machine” means a mechanical device, an essential part of which is a drum or reel which bears an insignia and which when operated may deliver, as a result of the application of an element of chance, a token, money, or property, or by operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as a result of this application of an element of chance, a token, money, or property.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1331, ch. 854, § 865; Jan. 26, 1982, D.C. Law 4-59, § 2, 28 DCR 4766; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 303(p), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1504.
1973 Ed., § 22-1504.
This section is referenced in § 22-1702, § 22-1705, and § 22-1707.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 added “and, in addition, may be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” at the end of the first sentence.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Games of Skill Consumer Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-229, Feb. 27, 2020, 0 DCR 0).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 303(p) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 3 of Games of Skill Consumer Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-93, May 6, 2020, 67 DCR 3522).
(c) All moneys, vehicles, furnishings, fixtures, equipment, stock (including, without limitation, furnishings and fixtures adaptable to nongambling uses, and equipment and stock for printing, recording, computing, transporting, safekeeping, or communication), or other things of value used or to be used in:
(1) Carrying on or conducting any lottery, or the game or device commonly known as a policy lottery or policy, contrary to the provisions of § 22-1701;
(2) Setting up or keeping any gaming table, bank, or device contrary to the provisions of § 22-1704; or
(3) Maintaining any gambling premises shall be subject to forfeiture consistent with the standards and procedures set forth in D.C. Law 20-278.
(d) Whoever violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than 180 days or fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or both, unless the violation occurs after the person has been convicted of a violation of this section, in which case the person may be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or both.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1331, ch. 854, § 866; June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 95, ch. 159, § 206(b); Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 540, Pub. L. 87-259, § 1; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a); May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 2(l), 41 DCR 1639; Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 105(i), 41 DCR 2608; June 12, 1999, D.C. Law 12-284, § 4, 46 DCR 1328; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 9045, 58 DCR 6226; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(q), 60 DCR 2064; June 16, 2015, D.C. Law 20-278, § 305, 62 DCR 1920.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1505.
1973 Ed., § 22-1505.
This section is referenced in § 23-546.
D.C. Law 19-21, in subsec. (c), substituted “General Fund” for “Treasury of the United States to the credit”.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317, in (d), substituted the first occurrence of “not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “not more than $1,000” and the second occurrence of “not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “not more than $2,000”.
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 20-278 rewrote (c).
Return of property by property clerk, see § 5-119.16.
For temporary amendment of section, see § 105(i) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 4 of the Metropolitan Police Department Civilianization and Street Solicitation for Prostitution Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-428, August 6, 1998, 45 DCR 5884).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 4 of the Metropolitan Police Department Civilianization Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-506, November 10, 1998, 45 DCR 45 8139), and § 4 of the Metropolitan Police Department Civilianization Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-13, February 8, 1999, 46 DCR 2333).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 201(q) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
Section 4 of D.C. Law 12-282 inserted “designated civilian employee of the Metropolitan Police Department or any” in (c).
D.C. Law 20-278, referred to in (c)(3), enacted Chapter 3 of Title 41 (§ 41-301 et seq.), made amendments to the criminal offenses in §§ 48-901.02 and 48-905.02, and made conforming amendments to §§ 7-2507.06a, 8-905, 22-902, 22-1705, 22-2723, 32-1343, 48-905.03, and 50-1501.04.
Whoever shall in the District deal, play, or practice, or be in any manner accessory to the dealing or practicing, of the confidence game or swindle known as 3-card monte, or of any such game, play, or practice, or any other confidence game, play, or practice, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 and by imprisonment for not more than 180 days.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1331, ch. 854, § 867; Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 105(j), 41 DCR 2608; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(r), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1506.
1973 Ed., § 22-1506.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “not exceeding $1,000”.
For temporary amendment of section, see § 105(j) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 201(r) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
All games, devices, or contrivances at which money or any other thing shall be bet or wagered shall be deemed a gaming table within the meaning of §§ 22-1704 to 22-1706; and the courts shall construe said sections liberally, so as to prevent the mischief intended to be guarded against.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1331, ch. 854, § 868.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1507.
1973 Ed., § 22-1507.
It shall be unlawful for any person, or association of persons, within the District of Columbia to purchase, possess, own, or acquire any chance, right, or interest, tangible or intangible, in any policy lottery or any lottery, or to make or place a bet or wager, accept a bet or wager, gamble or make books or pools on the result of any athletic contest. For the purpose of this section, the term “athletic contest” means any of the following, wherever held or to be held: a football, baseball, softball, basketball, hockey, or polo game, or a tennis, golf, or wrestling match, or a tennis or golf tournament, or a prize fight or boxing match, or a trotting or running race of horses, or a running race of dogs, or any other athletic or sporting event or contest. Any person or association of persons violating this section shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1331, ch. 854, § 869; May 16, 1908, 35 Stat. 164, ch. 172, § 3; June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 96, ch. 159, § 206c; Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 105(k), 41 DCR 2608; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(s), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1508.
1973 Ed., § 22-1508.
This section is referenced in § 22-1702.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “not more than $1,000” and for “not more than $1,000”.
For temporary amendment of section, see § 105(k) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 201(s) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869a; Mar. 1, 1909, 35 Stat. 670, ch. 233; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 2(m), 41 DCR 1639; Apr. 29, 2004, D.C. Law 15-154, § 3(g), 50 DCR 10996.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1509.
1973 Ed., § 22-1509.
Effect of state law prohibiting or regulating operation of bucket-shops: Section 4 of the Act of October 13, 1982, Pub. L. 97-303 provided that no state law which prohibits or regulates the operation of “bucket-shops” or other similar or related activities shall invalidate any put, call, straddle, option, privilege, or other security, or apply to any activity which is incidental or related to the offer, purchase, sale, exercise, settlement, or closeout of any such instrument, if such instrument is traded pursuant to rules and regulations to a self-regulatory organization that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to § 19(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869b; Mar. 1, 1909, 35 Stat. 671, ch. 233; June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921, ch. 804; June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 909, 991, ch. 646, §§ 1, 32(b); May 24, 1949, 63 Stat. 107, ch. 139, § 127; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(c) (1) (E); Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 105(l), 41 DCR 2608; Apr. 29, 2004, D.C. Law 15-154, § 3(h), 50 DCR 10996.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1510.
1973 Ed., § 22-1510.
For temporary amendment of section, see § 105(l) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869c; Mar. 1, 1909, 35 Stat. 671, ch. 233; Apr. 29, 2004, D.C. Law 15-154, § 3(i), 50 DCR 10996.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1511.
1973 Ed., § 22-1511.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869d; Mar. 1, 1909, 35 Stat. 671, ch. 233; Apr. 29, 2004, D.C. Law 15-154, § 3(j), 50 DCR 10996.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1512.
1973 Ed., § 22-1512.
(c) Whoever violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 1 year nor more than 5 years and by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01.
(d) Whoever violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than 1 year and by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869e; July 11, 1947, 61 Stat. 313, ch. 230; Dec. 27, 1967, 81 Stat. 737, Pub. L. 90-226, title VI, § 604; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 2(n), 41 DCR 1639; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(t), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1513.
1973 Ed., § 22-1513.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “not more than $10,000” in (c) and for “not more than $5,000” in (d).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 201(t) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
(a) Whenever, in the judgment of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the testimony of any witness, or the production of books, papers, or other records or documents, by any witness, in any case or proceeding involving a violation of this subchapter before any grand jury or a court in the District of Columbia, is necessary in the public interest, such witness shall not be excused from testifying or from producing books, papers, and other records and documents on the grounds that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of such witness may tend to incriminate such witness, or subject such witness to penalty or forfeiture; but such witness shall not be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which such witness is compelled, after having claimed his or her privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise; except that such witness so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury or contempt committed in so testifying.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 854, § 869f; June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 96, ch. 159, § 206(d); Mar. 10, 1981, D.C. Law 3-172, § 2, 27 DCR 4736; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 2(o), 41 DCR 1639.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1514.
1973 Ed., § 22-1514.
(Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 110(a), 41 DCR 2608.)
1981 Ed., § 22-1515.
For temporary repeal of section, see § 110(a) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
Former § 22-1515 had also been amended by D.C. Law 10-119, § 9(b).