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2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 528 - GAMBLING
.050 Possession of gambling records in the first degree.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 528.050 (2017)
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528.050 Possession of gambling records in the first degree. (1) (2) (3) A person is guilty of possession of gambling records in the first degree when, with knowledge of the contents thereof, he possesses any writing, paper, instrument or article of a kind commonly used: (a) In the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise and constituting, reflecting or representing bets totaling more than $500; or (b) In the operation, promotion or playing of a lottery or mutuel scheme or enterprise and constituting, reflecting or representing more than 500 plays or chances therein. It shall be a defense to any prosecution under this section that: (a) The writing, paper, instrument or article possessed by the defendant constituted, reflected or represented bets of the defendant himself in a number not exceeding ten (10); or (b) The writing, paper, instrument or article possessed by the defendant was neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise, or in the operation, promotion, or playing of a lottery or mutuel scheme or enterprise. Possession of gambling records in the first degree is a Class D felony. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 244, effective January 1, 1975.
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