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Can you summarize 11 DECO Chapter 5, Subchapter VII, Part D?
Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency > Offenses Involving Gambling
Short Summary
These legal documents govern offenses involving gambling in Delaware. They cover various aspects of gambling activities, including the sale, possession, and use of lottery policies, certificates, and other gambling-related items; the use of devices that promise or guarantee money or property based on lottery contingencies; engaging in foreign lotteries; keeping, exhibiting, or using books, devices, or paraphernalia for receiving, recording, or registering bets or wagers; providing premises for gambling; possessing gambling devices; engaging in crap games; disseminating gambling information; and revocation of service contracts or denial of application for service by a public utility for gambling purposes. The documents provide definitions for terms related to gambling and specify penalties for non-compliance or violation of the provisions. The offenses mentioned in these documents are generally classified as class A misdemeanors, with exceptions for certain offenses that can be classified as unclassified misdemeanors or class A misdemeanors depending on previous convictions. Exemptions are provided for antique slot machines not used for gambling purposes and for slot machines or gambling devices manufactured, assembled, transported, kept, exhibited, managed, placed, or possessed by a person duly licensed to conduct a manufacturing or other business in Delaware, and registered in accordance with the federal Gambling Devices Act of 1962, exclusively for lawful possession and use.
Whom does it apply to?
Individuals involved in gambling activities
What does it govern?
Offenses involving gambling
What are exemptions?
Exemptions include antique slot machines not used for gambling purposes and slot machines or gambling devices manufactured, assembled, transported, kept, exhibited, managed, placed, or possessed by a person duly licensed to conduct a manufacturing or other business in Delaware, and registered in accordance with the federal Gambling Devices Act of 1962, exclusively for lawful possession and use.
What are the Penalties?
Class A misdemeanor for most offenses, with exceptions for violations of providing premises for gambling and maintaining an obstruction, which can be classified as unclassified misdemeanors or class A misdemeanors depending on previous convictions.
Jurisdiction
Delaware