It is unlawful for any person, within this State, to solicit, entice, induce, persuade or procure, or to aid in soliciting, enticing, inducing, persuading or procuring any person to visit any craft, whether such craft is within or without the jurisdiction of the State, from which craft any person is transported, conveyed or carried to any gambling ship, whether such gambling ship is within or without the jurisdiction of the State.

(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 35.)

Terms Used In California Penal Code 11302

  • craft: includes every boat, ship, vessel, craft, barge, hulk, float or other thing capable of floating. See California Penal Code 11301
  • gambling ship: as used in this article means any boat, ship, vessel, watercraft or barge kept, operated or maintained for the purpose of gambling, whether within or without the jurisdiction of the State, and whether it is anchored, lying to, or navigating. See California Penal Code 11317
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
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