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H.B. 157
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CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM h [
DIRECT
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MAIL
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LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS
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2001 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: Stephen D. Clark
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This act modifies the Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare and Morals Act. The
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act makes it a crime if the words "Void in Utah" are not conspicuously printed on any
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written or printed material containing an advertisement or solicitation for participation in
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a lottery.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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ENACTS:
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76-10-1104.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
76-10-1104.5
is enacted to read:
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76-10-1104.5. Advertisement or solicitation for participation in lotteries -- Void in
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Utah.
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(1) For purposes of this section:
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(a) "Conspicuously printed" means printed in either larger or bolder type size than the
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adjacent and surrounding material so as to be clearly legible to any person viewing the print.
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(b) "Lottery" means the same as defined in Section
76-10-1101
.
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(2) It is unlawful for any person to distribute or disseminate any advertisement or other
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written or printed material containing an advertisement or solicitation for participation in any
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lottery unless the advertisement or solicitation contains or includes the words "Void in Utah"
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conspicuously printed.
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(3) (a) Any person S
WHO IS CONVICTED OF
s violating Subsection (2) S [
is guilty of a
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class B misdemeanor
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SHALL BE FINED THE SUM OF $2,500
s .
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(b) Any person who is twice S
OR MORE
s convicted under this section S [
is guilty of a h
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[third degree
26a
felony]
CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
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SHALL BE FINED THE SUM OF $10,000
s .
Legislative Review Note
as of 2-2-01 11:25 AM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.