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Laws of Puerto Rico
TITLE THIRTY-THREE Penal CodeSubtitle 1 Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous LawsPART VII. Crimes Against Public Decency and Good Morals
Chapter 93. Gaming
§ 1255. Printing of material; penalties; condemnation; trial without jury; preference—Purchase or acquisition of billete, papeleta, or other implements

P.R. Laws tit. 33, § 1255

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§ 1255. Printing of material; penalties; condemnation; trial without jury; preference—Purchase or acquisition of billete, papeleta, or other implements

Any person who purchases or in way acquires any billete, papeleta, ticket, notebook, list of numbers or letters, slips, or implements used or utilized for the games prohibited by §§ 1247—1257 of this title, shall be guilty of a public offense and shall be arrested immediately, and the case shall be brought before the prosecuting attorney with jurisdiction in the matter, and such person shall, upon conviction, suffer the same penalty prescribed in § 1250 of this title.

History —May 15, 1948, No. 220, p. 738, § 9.