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CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT. > CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY.
Short Summary
The provided legal document content covers various crimes against public policy in West Virginia. It includes provisions governing the keeping or exhibiting of gaming tables, machines, or devices; regulation of lotteries or raffles; policy or numbers playing, sale of lottery policies, betting, wagering, or insurance on lottery numbers; bribery of participants in professional or amateur games and horse racing; debt pooling; unlawful contact with a Division of Corrections employee or member of the Parole Board by former inmates; possession, sale, or offer for sale of pure caffeine products; and trespass and conspiracy to trespass against critical infrastructure facilities. These provisions apply to specific individuals or entities involved in the mentioned activities, such as persons who keep or exhibit gaming equipment, participants in lotteries or raffles, persons engaged in policy or numbers playing, and persons involved in the possession or sale of pure caffeine products. The penalties for non-compliance or violation of these provisions vary depending on the specific offense and may include fines or confinement in jail. Some exemptions or exceptions are mentioned for certain activities, such as exemptions for specific gaming machines, exemptions for certain types of lotteries or raffles, and exceptions for activities related to public or worker safety laws at critical infrastructure facilities.
Whom does it apply to?
Persons who keep or exhibit gaming equipment; persons involved in lotteries or raffles; persons who engage in policy or numbers playing, sale of lottery policies, betting, wagering, or insurance on lottery numbers; participants in professional or amateur games and horse racing; persons providing debt pooling services; former inmates of the Division of Corrections; persons involved in the possession, sale, or offer for sale of pure caffeine products; persons trespassing or conspiring to trespass against critical infrastructure facilities.
What does it govern?
Crimes Against Public Policy, including the keeping or exhibiting of gaming tables, machines, or devices; regulation of lotteries or raffles; policy or numbers playing, sale of lottery policies, betting, wagering, or insurance on lottery numbers; bribery of participants in professional or amateur games and horse racing; debt pooling; unlawful contact with a Division of Corrections employee or member of the Parole Board by former inmates; possession, sale, or offer for sale of pure caffeine products; trespass and conspiracy to trespass against critical infrastructure facilities.
What are exemptions?
Exemptions for certain gaming machines that do not involve chance; exemptions for specific types or forms of lotteries or raffles known as 'policy' or 'numbers'; no exemptions mentioned for policy or numbers playing; no exemptions mentioned for bribery of participants in games and horse racing; exemptions for licensed attorneys providing debt pooling services; no exemptions mentioned for unlawful contact with a Division of Corrections employee or member of the Parole Board by former inmates; exemptions for unit-dose products containing no more than 250 milligrams of caffeine; exceptions for activities related to public or worker safety laws, free speech or assembly rights, and contractors working within their scope of employment at critical infrastructure facilities.
What are the Penalties?
Misdemeanor offense with penalties ranging from fines to confinement in jail, depending on the specific offense.
Jurisdiction
West Virginia