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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-12-27. Advertisement or solicitation for participation in lotteries.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-12-27. Advertisement or solicitation for participation in lotteries.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity to sell, distribute, televise, broadcast, or disseminate any advertisement, television or radio commercial, or any book, magazine, periodical, newspaper, or other written or printed matter containing an advertisement or solicitation for participation in any lottery declared to be unlawful by the laws of this state unless such advertisement, commercial, or solicitation contains or includes the words “void in Georgia” printed or spoken so as to be clearly legible or audible to persons viewing or hearing such advertisement, commercial, or solicitation.

(b) Any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1889, p. 187, § 1; Penal Code 1895, § 410; Penal Code 1910, § 401; Code 1933, § 26-6504; Code 1933, § 26-2705.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1072, § 1.

## Cross References

Constitutional guarantee of free speech and press, U.S. Const., amend. 1, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. V.