2023 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 18C - North Carolina State Lottery
Article 10 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering.
§ 18C-1020 - Criminal penalties.

Universal Citation:
NC Gen Stat § 18C-1020 (2023)
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§ 18C-1020. Criminal penalties.

(a) Any person who knowingly offers or engages in pari-mutuel wagering in violation of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(b) Any person under the age of 21 who engages in pari-mutuel wagering as defined under this Article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(c) Any person who knowingly attempts to suborn, collude, or otherwise conspire to influence the outcome of any competition or aspect of any competition that is the subject of pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to this Article shall be guilty of a Class G felony.

(d) Any person applying to become an ADW licensee who willfully furnishes, supplies, or otherwise gives false information on the license application shall be guilty of a Class I felony.

(e) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to allow the ADW licensee to be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (c) of this section absent actual notice and knowledge that a person is under age or giving false information. (2023-42, s. 3.)


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