General Municipal Law 195-I — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 195-H Appeals from the decision of an officer, clerk or department to board up ARTICLE 9-A Local Option For Conduct of Games of Chance By Certain Organizations next SECTION 195-J Offenses; forfeiture of license; ineligibility to apply for license Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 195-I Exemption from prosecution General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 9-A § 195-i. Exemption from prosecution. No person, firm, partnership, corporation or organization lawfully conducting, or participating in the conduct of games of chance or permitting the conduct upon any premises owned or leased by him or it under any license lawfully issued pursuant to this article, shall be liable to prosecution or conviction for violation of any provision of article two hundred twenty-five of the penal law or any other law or ordinance to the extent that such conduct is specifically authorized by this article, but this immunity shall not extend to any person or corporation knowingly conducting or participating in the conduct of games of chance under any license obtained by any false pretense or by any false statement made in any application for license or otherwise, or permitting the conduct upon any premises owned or leased by him or it of any game of chance conducted under any license known to him or it to have been obtained by any such false pretense or statement.