Originally Posted by
itsme
I agree that the punctuation leaves in doubt the meaning, which would help anyone charged with the putative penal code violation of selling airline miles defend themselves, that is if any prosecutor were crazy enough to go after them on this. (BTW, the state of California isn't so flush at present that it can afford follies, right?)
I agree that based on the positioning of the comma, Stevenshev has the correct interpretation of that one phrase. But that is irrelevant. The statute also includes "ticket" (it is) and "other instrument for passage" which could certainly cover a mileage award.