# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 13. Other Forfeitures

### Subtitle 1. Gambling Violations

#### Section 13-102

(a) Money is prima facie contraband if a law enforcement officer in the State seizes the money in connection with an arrest for:

  (1) unlawfully playing or operating a bookmaking scheme;

  (2) unlawfully betting on a horse race, athletic event, lottery, or game; or

  (3) using an unlawful gaming table or gaming device.

(b)

  (1) For purposes of this subsection, the Police Department of Baltimore City is not a State authority.

  (2) All rights in, title to, and interest in money seized under subsection (a) of this section shall immediately vest in and to:

    (i) the county or the municipal corporation, if the money is seized by the police of the local government, including a sheriff's department that is the local law enforcement unit; or

    (ii) the State, if the money is seized by a State authority.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)