Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-331 — Illegal possession, etc., of gambling device; penalty
Virginia § 18.2-331
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 8CRIMES INVOLVING MORALS AND DECENCY
Art. 1GAMBLING
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-331 (2026).
Text
A person is guilty of illegal possession of a gambling device when he manufactures, sells, transports, rents, gives away, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates any transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of any gambling device, believing or having reason to believe that the same is to be used in the advancement of unlawful gambling activity. Violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, §§ 18.1-323, 18.1-329, 18.1-330; 1960, c. 358; 1962, c. 633; 1964, c. 371; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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