Pen. Code, § 330.8 · Chapter 10. Gaming
Pen. Code, § 330.8
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding Sections 330a, 330b, and 330.1 to 330.5, inclusive, the sale, transportation, storage, and manufacture of gambling devices, as defined in Section 330.1, including the acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly of such parts, is permitted, provided those devices are sold, transported, stored, and manufactured only for subsequent transportation in interstate or foreign commerce when that transportation is not prohibited by any applicable federal law. Those activities may be conducted only by persons who have registered with the United States government pursuant to Chapter 24 (commencing with Section 1171) of Title 15 of the United States Code, as amended. Those gambling devices shall not be displayed to the general public or sold for use in California regardless of where purchased, nor held nor manufactured in violation of any applicable federal law. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 18.5.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=330.8.
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Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 330aPrinted as Sections 330a, 330b, and 330.1 to 330.5, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 330bPrinted as Sections 330a, 330b, and 330.1 to 330.5, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 330.1Printed as Section 330.1 | Sections 330a, 330b, and 330.1 to 330.5, inclusive
- Pen. Code, § 330.5Printed as Sections 330a, 330b, and 330.1 to 330.5, inclusive
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