GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	3 

SENATE BILL 10
Committee Substitute Adopted 1/24/89
Third Edition Engrossed 1/30/89

Short Title:  Lottery Ticket Possession Legalized.	(Public)
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January 13, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DECRIMINALIZE THE POSSESSION OF STATE-SPONSORED LOTTERY TICKETS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Part I of Article 37 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-290.1.  Possession of State-sponsored lottery tickets.
It shall not be unlawful for an individual to possess State or provincial sponsored lottery tickets from a State or Canadian province where the lottery is lawful."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.  This act shall expire on July 31, 1991.