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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="12-104" title_number="12" title_name="Gaming -- Statewide Provisions" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>keep a gaming device, or all or a part of a building, vessel, or place, on land or water within the State for the purpose of gambling;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>own, rent, or occupy all or a part of a building, vessel, or place and knowingly allow a gaming device to be kept in the building, vessel, or place;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>lease or rent all or a part of a building, vessel, or place to be used for the purpose of gambling;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>deal at a gaming device or in a building, vessel, or place for gambling;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>manage a gaming device or a building, vessel, or place for gambling; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>have an interest in a gaming device or the profits of a gaming device.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 6 months and not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.</text>
  </level>
</section>
