§ 225.40 Lottery offenses; no defense.

Have a question?
Click here to chat with a criminal defense lawyer and protect your rights.

Terms Used In N.Y. Penal Law 225.40

  • 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.

Any offense defined in this Article of the commission of acts relating to a lottery is no less criminal because the lottery itself is drawn or conducted without the state and is not violative of the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was so drawn or conducted.