Section 231Part 8 — Anti-Gang Provisions
Gang membership
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A person who —
is a member of a gang; or
participates in or contributes to the activities of a gang knowing that any or all of the members of the gang engage in or have, within the preceding three years, engaged in the commission of a series of serious offences, commits an offence and is liable to a fine of five hundred thousand dollars and to imprisonment for twenty years.
For the purposes of this section, subject to evidence to the contrary, persons shall be deemed to be in the same group, association or other body, whether formally or informally organised, where those persons —
have similar tattoos or other body markings;
have a similar style of dress; or
use similar symbols, signs, codes or mannerisms as a means of identifying themselves with the group, association or other body.