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SECTION 165.35
Fortune telling
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE J, ARTICLE 165
§ 165.35 Fortune telling.

A person is guilty of fortune telling when, for a fee or compensation
which he directly or indirectly solicits or receives, he claims or
pretends to tell fortunes, or holds himself out as being able, by
claimed or pretended use of occult powers, to answer questions or give
advice on personal matters or to exorcise, influence or affect evil
spirits or curses; except that this section does not apply to a person
who engages in the aforedescribed conduct as part of a show or
exhibition solely for the purpose of entertainment or amusement.

Fortune telling is a class B misdemeanor.