<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-101" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Activities conducted under this title are allowed notwithstanding the provisions of Title 12, Subtitles 1 and 2 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A county may not issue a commercial bingo license under this title or under any public local law to an entity that was not licensed to conduct commercial bingo on or before June 30, 2008.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-201" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Gaming Events -- Certain Counties"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Gaming event” means a carnival, bazaar, or raffle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Qualified organization” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>war veterans’ organization; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>charitable organization.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-202" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Gaming Events -- Certain Counties"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, this subtitle applies in the following counties:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Allegany County;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Anne Arundel County;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Baltimore County;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Calvert County;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Caroline County;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Carroll County;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Dorchester County;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>Frederick County;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>Garrett County;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>Howard County;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>Prince George’s County;</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>St. Mary’s County;</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>Somerset County;</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>Talbot County; and</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>Washington County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-203" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Gaming Events -- Certain Counties"> <text>This title and Title 12 of this article do not prohibit a qualified organization from conducting a gaming event for the exclusive benefit of a qualified organization if an individual or group of individuals does not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>benefit financially from the gaming event under this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>receive any of the proceeds from the gaming event under this subtitle for personal use or benefit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-204" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Gaming Events -- Certain Counties"> <text>A qualified organization may award a prize in money or in merchandise at a gaming event using any gaming device, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a paddle wheel;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a wheel of fortune;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a chance book; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>bingo.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-205" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Gaming Events -- Certain Counties"> <text>A qualified organization that conducts a gaming event under this subtitle shall manage the gaming event personally through its members.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-301" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Allegany County"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Allegany County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-302" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Allegany County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section, “paper gaming” means a game of chance in which:</text> <level label="i"> <text>prizes are awarded; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the devices used to play the game are constructed out of paper or cardboard.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Paper gaming” includes tip jar and punchboard gaming.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Paper gaming” does not include bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section applies only in Allegany County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a person that is a for profit business or qualified organization may engage in paper gaming if the person obtains a paper gaming license that is issued by the Board of County Commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the person is a for profit business, the person shall also hold a Class A, C, or D retail alcoholic beverages license.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Qualified organizations that do not have an alcoholic beverages license and fire and rescue departments may engage in paper gaming without obtaining a paper gaming license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person may sell paper gaming devices to a paper gaming licensee if the person obtains a wholesale vendor’s license issued by the Board of County Commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners shall set annual fees for a paper gaming license and a wholesale vendor’s license.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Monthly, wholesale vendor licensees shall provide a list to the Board of County Commissioners of all customers to whom they sell paper gaming products and the total number of products sold to each customer.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A paper gaming licensee may not have on its premises a paper gaming device that does not display a gaming sticker.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners shall ensure that each retail alcoholic beverages licensee who holds a paper gaming license sells to the public the same serial-numbered paper gaming devices that are listed on the bill of sale from the wholesale vendor licensee.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners may impose the following paper gaming taxes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on licensees that are qualified organizations, 10% of gross profits minus the costs of paper gaming products; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on licensees that are for profit businesses, 40% of gross profits minus the costs of paper gaming products.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners may not impose a paper gaming tax on qualified organizations that do not have an alcoholic beverages license or fire and rescue departments that buy paper gaming devices from a licensed wholesale vendor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “Fund” means the Special Gaming Fund.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners may establish a Special Gaming Fund.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Fund may be used only to benefit fire and rescue departments and to pay for specified school costs.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>The Fund consists of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>revenue derived from the taxation of gross profits from tip jar sales; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, money received from other sources.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Money from the General Fund of the State or county, including any federal money, may not be transferred by budget amendment or otherwise to the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other county funds.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Annually the Board of County Commissioners shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>pay from the Fund all administrative costs of carrying out this section, including the hiring of additional necessary personnel; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>allocate the remaining money in the Fund as follows:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at least 25% but not more than 35% to fire and rescue departments; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the balance to pay for school construction, school supplies, and other nonmaintenance of effort costs.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners may adopt rules and regulations to administer and enforce this section.</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>hire one or more inspectors; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>authorize each inspector to enter the premises of a licensee to ensure compliance with this section or a rule or regulation adopted under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners may adopt an ordinance or resolution declaring that a violation of this section or a rule or regulation adopted under this section is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a civil infraction under Title 11, Subtitle 2 of the Local Government Article; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a misdemeanor punishable by a term of imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>After a hearing, if the Board of County Commissioners or a designee of the Board finds that a paper gaming licensee, a wholesale vendor licensee, or an agent of a licensee has violated this section or a rule or regulation adopted under this section, the Board may suspend or revoke the license in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under subsection (m) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-401" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Anne Arundel County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Casino event” means any event that involves a card game, dice game, or roulette game.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Casino event” does not include a card game or dice game that is played for tokens for which no cash prize is offered or awarded.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Gaming event” means a carnival, bazaar, raffle, or other organized gaming event.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-402" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Anne Arundel County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Anne Arundel County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Anne Arundel County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-403" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Anne Arundel County"> <level label="a"> <text>“Qualified member” means a person who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>obtained a membership in an organization in accordance with the charter and bylaws of the organization; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been a member for at least 12 months immediately before the gaming event.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A gaming device that is used at a gaming event shall be operated:</text> <level label="1"> <text>by qualified members of the organization or qualified members of other organizations allowed to operate gaming devices under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>without the assistance of professional gaming device operators.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not receive compensation from an organization for managing or operating a gaming device at a gaming event.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Another organization that operates a gaming device under this subtitle may receive compensation from an organization for managing or operating a gaming device at a gaming event.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each organization conducting a gaming event shall submit to the Department of Inspections and Permits, in a manner determined by the county, a report under oath for each gaming event that provides:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an accounting of all funds received; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a listing of the names, addresses, ages, and dates of membership of each individual who managed or operated a gaming device at the gaming event, including a statement that the individual is a qualified member of the organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>This section may not be construed to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>limit or restrict the authority of the county to regulate, license, and designate the type of amusement or gaming devices that may be operated in the county; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>amend or apply to the laws pertaining to raffles in the county under § 13-405 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-404" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Anne Arundel County"> <text>Except as provided in § 13–404.1 of this subtitle, a person may not conduct a casino event in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-404.1" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Anne Arundel County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “permit” means a permit to conduct a card game, card tournament, or casino event.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before an organization may conduct a card game, card tournament, or casino event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the County Department of Inspections and Permits.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>To qualify for a permit, an organization shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a nonprofit foundation that provides support to the work and people of Fort George G. Meade; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a chamber of commerce located within Anne Arundel County.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A card game, card tournament, or casino event may be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>managed and operated by the organization that is the permit holder; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>managed by the organization that is the permit holder and operated by another organization listed in subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>An operator of a card game, card tournament, or casino event may not receive compensation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To volunteer as an operator of a card game, card tournament, or casino event, an individual shall be at least 18 years old.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>To participate in a card game, card tournament, or casino event, an individual shall be at least 21 years old.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may receive not more than one permit in a calendar year.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A permit is not transferable.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Proceeds from a card game, card tournament, or casino event conducted under this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be used to benefit a charity or to further the purpose of the permit holder; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be used for the financial benefit or personal use of an individual or a group of individuals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>A permit may authorize the operation of a card game, card tournament, or casino event only on Friday or Saturday between 4 p.m. and midnight.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may charge only a preset entrance fee for a card game, card tournament, or casino event.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Participants in a card game, card tournament, or casino event shall receive tokens for wagering in exchange for the entrance fee.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A participant may purchase additional tokens, at a total cost not exceeding 100% of the entrance fee, during a card game, card tournament, or casino event.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may not allow cash to be used for wagering.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A holder of a permit may serve or sell alcoholic beverages at a card game, card tournament, or casino event only if the holder is issued the proper alcoholic beverages license by the Board of License Commissioners of Anne Arundel County.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may not exchange tokens used for wagering for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an item of merchandise that is worth more than $500;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>money; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an item of merchandise having a value that is different from the fair market retail value of the item of merchandise that was received for the tokens.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>An organization that is found to have violated this section is ineligible to receive a permit under this section for a period of 5 years.</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>The County Executive may adopt regulations to carry out this section, including regulations to govern:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the issuing of permits; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the conduct and management of a card game, card tournament, or casino event in a manner to prevent fraud and protect the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>The County Council may adopt regulations to govern permit fees under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-405" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Anne Arundel County"> <level label="a"> <text>A bona fide fraternal, civic, war veterans’, or charitable organization, or a volunteer fire company may conduct a raffle in the county for the benefit of charity if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the raffle is conducted to further the purposes of the organization; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>no individual or group of individuals financially benefits from the holding of the raffle or receives any of the proceeds from the raffle for personal use.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Prizes may be awarded by the use of paddle wheels, wheels of fortune, or chance books.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-406" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Anne Arundel County"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a political committee, as defined in § 1-101 of the Election Law Article, may conduct a fundraiser at which prizes of merchandise or money are awarded in a game or spin using a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A political committee may award a merchandise or money prize under this section that does not exceed the amount otherwise allowed for a prize in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-407" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Anne Arundel County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “bingo” includes the game of instant bingo.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A bona fide religious, fraternal, or charitable organization, or a volunteer fire company operating in a community that does not have a paid fire department, may conduct bingo in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for the benefit of charity in the county; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to further the purposes of the organization.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-408" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Anne Arundel County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not knowingly operate or attempt to operate a gaming event in the county in violation of § 13–403, § 13–404, or § 13–404.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-501" future_version_removed="true" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Commissioner” means the Baltimore City Police Commissioner.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Designated city agency” means an agency designated by the Baltimore City government.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“Electronic device” means a device that is capable of transmitting, receiving, or recording messages, images, sounds, data, or other information by electronic means or that, in appearance, purports to be a cell phone, computer, or other such device.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Electronic device” includes a cell phone or computer.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Electronic device” does not include a video lottery terminal as defined under § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Gaming event” means a carnival, bazaar, or raffle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>“Geofence” means technology that establishes a virtual geographical boundary.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Geofence” includes boundaries that are established or monitored through the use of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>global positioning technology;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>cell tower connectivity;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>cellular data;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>radio frequency identification;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>wireless fidelity technology; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>any other form of location determination technology.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Raffle” means one or more drawings from a single series of chances sold.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-502" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Baltimore City.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-503" future_version_removed="true" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a raffle authorized under § 13–505.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before an organization listed in subsection (c) of this section may operate a gaming event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the commissioner.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that meets the conditions of paragraph (2) of this subsection may conduct a gaming event for the benefit of any of the following listed organizations if the organization is a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>veterans’ hospital;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>amateur athletic organization in which all playing members are under the age of 18 years; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>charitable organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An organization conducting a gaming event shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be located in Baltimore City; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>spend a majority of the organization’s funds in Baltimore City for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fraternal purposes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>civic purposes;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>purposes related to a veterans’ hospital;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>purposes related to amateur athletics; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>charitable purposes.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Before the commissioner may issue a permit, the commissioner shall review the character of the organization applying for the permit to ascertain that the organization meets the requirements of §§ 13–503 through 13–505 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The commissioner shall make any application for a permit and the action taken by the commissioner on that application a matter of public record.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The permit shall state that the gaming event shall be managed and operated personally only by members of the organization obtaining the permit.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The permit is not transferable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>An organization conducting a gaming event in Baltimore City may not allow an individual or group of individuals to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>benefit financially from the gaming event; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>receive any of the proceeds of the gaming event for personal use or benefit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-504" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <text>An organization conducting a gaming event may award a prize of money or merchandise to any individual in any amount in one game or spin using:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a film of a horse race.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-505" future_version_removed="true" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <level label="a"> <text>A permit holder may award prizes in merchandise and money in a raffle in any amount.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in § 13–505.1(d)(1)(ii) of this subtitle, a permit holder may not conduct more than 12 raffles in a calendar year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-505.1" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2029 PER CHAPTER 483 AND 484 OF 2026" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <level label="a"> <text>A raffle may be conducted by an organization that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is located in Baltimore City;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>spends a majority of the organization’s funds in Baltimore City for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fraternal purposes;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>civic purposes;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>purposes related to a veterans’ hospital;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>purposes related to amateur athletics; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>charitable purposes; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is affiliated with:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a professional Major League Baseball team that plays its home games in Baltimore City; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a professional National Football League team that plays its home games in Baltimore City.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Before conducting a raffle, an organization shall obtain a written permit from the designated city agency.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before issuing a permit, the designated city agency shall ascertain the character of the organization to determine if the permit should be issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A permit issued to an organization under this section may not be transferred.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The permit shall state that the raffle is required to be managed and operated only by members of the organization obtaining the permit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the designated city agency may issue a single permit to an organization to hold raffles at multiple professional Major League Baseball or professional National Football League games played in Baltimore City.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>There is no limit on the number of raffles that an organization may conduct in conjunction with professional Major League Baseball or professional National Football League games played in Baltimore City.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A permit to hold raffles at multiple professional Major League Baseball or professional National Football League games played in Baltimore City expires 1 year after the date on which the permit is issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>An organization conducting a raffle may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>set the price of raffle tickets; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>award prizes in merchandise and money in any amount.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>An organization conducting a raffle may not allow an individual or group of individuals to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>benefit financially from the raffle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>receive any of the proceeds of the raffle for personal use or benefit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>A raffle ticket sold by an organization in conjunction with a professional Major League Baseball or professional National Football League game played in Baltimore City:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may only be sold using age–verification measures to ensure that the buyer is at least 18 years old;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may be sold and received in–person or on an electronic device only within the geographical boundaries described in paragraph (2) of this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <level label="1"> <text>with respect to a raffle conducted by an organization described under subsection (a)(3)(i) of this section, shall be sold and received not earlier than 1 hour before the official start of the baseball game and not later than the seventh inning of that baseball game; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>with respect to a raffle conducted by an organization described under subsection (a)(3)(ii) of this section, shall be sold and received not earlier than 4.5 hours before the official start of the football game and not later than the third quarter of that football game.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An organization conducting a raffle under this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is not subject to § 12–108 of this article, provided that an individual may not purchase more than $50 worth of tickets or make more than one credit transaction each day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall use a geofence to ensure that raffle tickets sold and received on an electronic device are sold and received within an area in Baltimore City that is bounded as follows:</text> <level label="1"> <text>with respect to a raffle conducted by an organization described under subsection (a)(3)(i) of this section during a baseball game, from the intersection of West Camden Street and South Howard Street, south on South Howard Street to West Conway Street, west on West Conway Street to South Eutaw Street, south on South Eutaw Street to West Lee Street, west on West Lee Street to Russell Street, north on Russell Street to South Paca Street, northeast on South Paca Street to West Camden Street, and east on West Camden Street to the intersection of West Camden Street and South Howard Street; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>with respect to a raffle conducted by an organization described under subsection (a)(3)(ii) of this section during a football game, from the intersection of West Camden Street and South Howard Street, west on West Camden Street to Washington Boulevard, southwest on Washington Boulevard to West Barre Street, south on West Barre Street to Carroll Street, northeast on Carroll Street to South Paca Street, south on South Paca Street to West Ostend Street, including the southern boundary of 701 West Ostend Street, east on the southern boundary of 701 West Ostend Street to Ridgely Street, north on Ridgely Street to the intersection of West Ostend Street and Ridgely Street, east on West Ostend Street to Cal Ripken Way, north on Cal Ripken Way to South Howard Street, and north on South Howard Street to the intersection of South Howard Street and West Camden Street.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-506" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title or Title 12 of this article, a political committee as defined in § 1-101 of the Election Law Article may conduct a fundraiser at which prizes of merchandise or money are awarded in a game or spin using a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A political committee may award a prize of merchandise or money at a fundraiser that does not exceed the amount otherwise allowed for a prize in Baltimore City.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-507" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <level label="a"> <text>This section and § 13-509 of this subtitle also apply to games of instant bingo.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before an organization listed in subsection (c) or (d) of this section may conduct bingo in Baltimore City, the organization shall obtain a permit to do so from the commissioner.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An organization that meets the conditions of subsection (i)(1) of this section may conduct bingo in Baltimore City if the organization is a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>educational organization; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>charitable organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An organization that meets the conditions of subsection (i)(2) of this section may conduct bingo in Baltimore City if the organization is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>devoted exclusively to religious, charitable, or educational purposes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a service organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a fraternal organization; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a veterans’ organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Before the commissioner may issue a permit, the commissioner shall review the character of the organization applying for the permit to ascertain that the organization meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The organization applying for the permit shall pay the permit fee set in subsection (g) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An application for a permit and the action taken by the commissioner on that application are public records.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The commissioner may issue a permit for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>1 day; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a period exceeding 1 day and not exceeding 12 months.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Except as allowed under subsection (h)(1) of this section, the commissioner shall collect from each permit holder, to cover the costs of administering the Baltimore City bingo laws, a permit fee not exceeding:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$10 for each day on which bingo may be conducted;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$750 for a 3-month period; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>$3,000 for a 12-month period.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The commissioner may collect a special annual permit fee of $5 for a nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation to conduct, over 1 year, a number of bingo games for which, for each game:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the value of any prize of merchandise or money is not more than $5; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>not more than 100 individuals play.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The commissioner may revoke a special annual permit for cause.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization conducting bingo in Baltimore City under subsection (c) of this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, may not offer or award, in any game:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a money prize of more than $45; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a prize of merchandise worth more than $45; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>after reimbursing any costs incurred in conducting bingo for personnel, supplies, equipment, and other expenses, shall use the entire proceeds for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>charitable purposes; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to further the purposes of an organization listed in subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An organization conducting bingo in Baltimore City under subsection (d) of this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may not use the net proceeds to benefit a stockholder or member of the organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>after reimbursing any costs incurred in conducting bingo for personnel, supplies, equipment, and other expenses, shall use the net proceeds:</text> <level label="1"> <text>solely for charitable purposes; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to further the purposes of an organization listed in subsection (d) of this section; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>shall limit prizes of money or merchandise to a value not exceeding:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$5,000 for the total of all prizes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$75 for the total of all door prizes;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>$45 for each of not more than five early bird games;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>$75 for each of not more than 19 regular games;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>$150 for the starting prize of one regular game with a jackpot, with nightly increases not exceeding $75 and a consolation prize not exceeding $75;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>$150 for each of not more than four regular special games;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>50% of the proceeds for each of not more than four split-the-pot games;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>100% of the proceeds for not more than one winner-take-all game;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>$3,000 for a jackpot game which starts at 50 numbers and adds one number every second night;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>if the jackpot is not won, $375 for a consolation prize for any jackpot game;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>$300 for the first jackpot game in a buildup jackpot game which starts at $300 and 50 numbers and adds one number and $75 each night; and</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>if the jackpot is not won, $225 for the consolation prize for any buildup jackpot game.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A bingo permit holder issued a permit under either subsection (c) or (d) of this section may not conduct bingo:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in a restaurant or tavern where alcoholic beverages are sold;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in a permanent place of amusement or entertainment; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>on Sunday, except by a bona fide religious organization that conducts bingo on property owned or leased by the organization.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-508" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <text>Notwithstanding § 13-507 of this subtitle, an organization may conduct bingo if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the membership of the organization consists only of individuals who are at least 60 years old;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the organization was formed primarily for social purposes;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>all proceeds of the games of bingo are used only to further the purposes of the organization; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the organization complies with the permit procedures and conditions imposed under § 13-507 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-509" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <text>The commissioner may adopt regulations reasonably necessary to administer § 13-507 of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-510" future_version_removed="true" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not knowingly conduct or attempt to conduct a bazaar or raffle in violation of §§ 13–503 through 13–505 and 13–505.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-601" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Baltimore County"> <text>In this subtitle, “gaming event” means a carnival, bazaar, or raffle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-602" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Baltimore County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Baltimore County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Baltimore County to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except as provided in § 13-606 of this subtitle, bingo;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>instant bingo;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a bona fide amateur athletic organization in which all playing members are under the age of 18 years;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a bona fide veterans’ hospital; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a bona fide veterans’ organization.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-603" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Baltimore County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before an organization listed in subsection (b) of this section may operate a gaming event or casino event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the Department of Permits and Development Management.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that meets the conditions of paragraph (2) of this subsection may conduct a gaming event or casino event if the organization is a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic organization, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a hunting organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a social organization; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a sporting organization;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>volunteer fire organization;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>veterans’ hospital;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>amateur athletic organization; or</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>charitable organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An organization that conducts a gaming event or casino event under this section shall spend a majority of the net proceeds from the gaming event or casino event for the following in the county:</text> <level label="i"> <text>purposes that benefit religious purposes;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal purposes;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic purposes;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>volunteer fire operations;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>purposes that benefit veterans;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>purposes that benefit a veterans’ hospital;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>purposes related to amateur athletics; or</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>charitable purposes.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A permit to conduct a gaming event or casino event shall provide that only the members of the permit holder may manage the gaming event or casino event.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A permit is not transferable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that obtains a permit may award a prize of money or merchandise using:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a paddle wheel;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a wheel of fortune;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a chance book;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>bingo; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>any other gaming device except:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a card game;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a dice game; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>roulette.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in § 13-604 of this subtitle, a person may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>operate a card game, a dice game, or roulette; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>conduct a casino event.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An organization that obtains a permit shall ensure that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an individual or group of individuals does not benefit financially from the holding of the gaming event;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an individual or group of individuals does not receive any of the proceeds of the gaming event for personal use or benefit; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the gaming event is managed personally by the members of the permit holder.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-604" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Baltimore County"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an organization may conduct:</text> <level label="1"> <text>one casino event that includes a card game during each calendar month; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>one casino event that includes roulette during each calendar year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To conduct a casino event under subsection (a) of this section, an organization shall be a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>civic organization, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a hunting organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a social organization; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a sporting organization;</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>volunteer fire company;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>war veterans’ organization; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>charitable organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A permit holder for a casino event that includes a card game or roulette shall ensure that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the event is conducted in accordance with § 13-603(d)(3) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the organization sponsoring the event has not sponsored a casino event within the calendar month; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the casino event is conducted between 4 p.m. and 1 a.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person that holds a casino event that includes a card game or roulette may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>offer or award a money prize to a player of the card game or roulette game;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>allow a player to bet more than $10 in any one game within the calendar month;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>exchange tokens used in wagering for an item of merchandise that is worth more than $1,000; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>exchange merchandise that was received for tokens that were used in wagering for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>money; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an item of merchandise having a value that is different from the fair retail market value of the item of merchandise that was received for the tokens.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>Within 60 days after holding a casino event that includes a card game or roulette, the holder of the permit for the event shall submit to the Department of Permits and Development Management a financial report that lists the receipts and expenditures for the casino event.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Before the permit holder submits the report to the Department of Permits and Development Management, the permit holder shall submit the report to the county police department for review.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of Permits and Development Management shall adopt regulations to govern:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the issuing of a permit to conduct a casino event; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the conduct and management of a casino event in a manner designed to prevent fraud and protect the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The regulations shall require that a separate permit be issued for each casino event to be conducted.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-605" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Baltimore County"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a political committee, as defined in § 1-101 of the Election Law Article, may conduct a fundraiser at which prizes of money or merchandise are awarded in a game or spin using a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A political committee may award a money or merchandise prize under this section if the prize does not exceed the amount otherwise allowed for a prize in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-606" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Baltimore County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before an organization may conduct bingo in the county, the organization shall obtain a bingo license from the Department of Permits and Development Management.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization may conduct bingo to benefit charity in the county or to further its purposes if the organization is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a tax-supported volunteer fire company or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with a tax-supported volunteer fire company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a nationally chartered veterans’ organization or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with a nationally chartered veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a bona fide religious group that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a bingo license;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a bona fide fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a bona fide patriotic organization; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a bona fide charitable organization that has been located at a fixed location in the county for 3 years before applying for a bingo license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a bingo license shall apply for a license on the application form that the Department of Permits and Development Management provides.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The application shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the name of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the name and address of each officer and director of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a complete statement of the purposes of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a statement of the purpose for which the proceeds of the bingo operation will be used;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>an affidavit that an agreement does not exist to divide any part of the proceeds of the bingo operation with any other person that is made by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the president;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the treasurer;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the chief executive; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a fiscal officer;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>an affidavit that only the applicant or a member of the applicant will receive any of the proceeds of the bingo operation except to further the purposes of the applicant organization; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>any other information the Department of Permits and Development Management requires.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>An annual bingo license issued by the Department of Permits and Development Management authorizes the license holder to conduct bingo at the fixed location stated on the license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at any time during the year for which the license is issued; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>not more often than twice each week in the year for which the license is issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for an annual license shall pay the fee that the Department of Permits and Development Management sets.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A temporary license issued by the Department of Permits and Development Management authorizes the license holder to conduct bingo at the fixed location stated on the license for not more than 10 days in the year for which the license is issued.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a temporary license shall pay the fee that the administrative officer of the county sets.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>A 1-day license issued by the Department of Permits and Development Management authorizes the license holder to conduct bingo at a fixed location stated on the license for not more than 1 day in the year for which the license is issued.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a 1-day license shall pay a fee that the administrative officer of the county sets.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The Department of Permits and Development Management may not grant an applicant more than three 1-day licenses in any calendar year.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of Permits and Development Management may require the holder of a bingo license to produce its financial records for inspection so that the Department may ensure that the license holder and the members of the license holder have complied with subsection (c)(2)(v) and (vi) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not conduct bingo on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Department of Permits and Development Management shall deposit the fees paid for bingo licenses issued under this section in the county Widows’ Pension Fund.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>After a public hearing, the Department of Permits and Development Management may revoke the license of a license holder that fails to comply with this section or the regulations that the Department adopts under this section.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Department of Permits and Development Management may adopt regulations to govern:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the conduct of bingo;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the amounts of the prizes that may be awarded in a game of bingo;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the method of awarding prizes;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the hours that bingo may be conducted; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>any other matters related to the proper conduct of bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A person may not divert or pay any proceeds of bingo conducted under a bingo license to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>any other person, except to a member of the license holder; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any other partnership or corporation, except to further the purposes of the license holder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A person who is not a member of a license holder may not receive any of the proceeds of bingo conducted under a bingo license except to further the purposes of the license holder.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A person may not violate a regulation that the Department of Permits and Development Management adopts under subsection (h) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-607" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Baltimore County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not knowingly conduct or attempt to conduct a gaming event or casino event in violation of §§ 13-603 through 13-605 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-701" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Calvert County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Committee” means the Gambling Permit Review Committee appointed by the county commissioners under § 13-704 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“County commissioners” means the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Gaming event” includes a carnival and a bazaar.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-702" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Calvert County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Calvert County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Calvert County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-703" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Calvert County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before an organization may conduct a gaming event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the county commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization may conduct a gaming event in the county if the organization is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>war veterans’ organization; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>charitable organization.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The permit shall state:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the nature of any gaming device to be operated at the gaming event; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the frequency with which the gaming event will be conducted.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners may charge a reasonable fee for a permit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-704" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Calvert County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The county commissioners shall appoint a Gambling Permit Review Committee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The committee consists of five regular members and two alternate members.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A quorum of the committee consists of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>three regular members; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if fewer than three regular members are present at a meeting, enough alternate members designated by the chairperson to act as regular members to create a quorum.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An alternate member of the committee may serve only as provided under paragraph (3) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to the approval of the county commissioners, the committee shall adopt regulations to govern gambling activities and the issuance of permits under § 13-703 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-705" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Calvert County"> <level label="a"> <text>For purposes of this section, a game of instant bingo conducted under a Class NG beach license is considered to be bingo.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before a person may conduct bingo in the county, the person shall obtain a license from the county commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a person who complies with this section may conduct bingo in the county.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue a license unless the application was filed at least 30 days before the date of issuance.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for a license shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>file an application on a form that the county commissioners provide; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>sign the application under oath.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The application shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the address of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any trade name of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>if the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each partner;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>if the applicant is a corporation, the name and address of each officer of the corporation;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>if a resident agent is required under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the name and address of the applicant’s resident agent;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the name and address of any person having a financial interest in the operation of the proposed bingo; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>the signatures of all of the individuals listed in items 1 through 7 of this subparagraph indicating consent to individual liability for any unlawful operation of licensed bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <level label="1"> <text>The county commissioners may refuse to issue a license based on the facts disclosed on an application.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not require the county commissioners to investigate an applicant’s statements on the application before issuing a license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each applicant for a license shall present evidence to the county commissioners that the applicant has obtained a public liability insurance policy that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>covers the period covered by the proposed license;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provides coverage for personal injury to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>any bingo patron in an amount not less than $100,000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>more than one bingo patron in an amount not less than $500,000.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>Each nonresident applicant for a license shall designate a resident agent.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A resident agent must be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a voter in the county;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a taxpayer of the county; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an owner of property in the county assessed at not less than $25,000.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The county commissioners may issue the following licenses:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a Class NA license, for bingo that does not exceed a seating or player capacity of 750 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a Class NB license, for bingo that does not exceed a seating or player capacity of 500 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a Class NC license, for bingo that does not exceed a seating or player capacity of 1,000 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a Class ND beach license, for bingo that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>does not exceed a seating or player capacity of 500 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be operated within the town limits of North Beach or Chesapeake Beach; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may be operated between May 1 and September 30;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a Class NE beach license, for bingo that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>does not exceed a seating or player capacity of 1,000 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be operated within the town limits of North Beach or Chesapeake Beach; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may be operated between May 1 and September 30;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>a Class NF beach license, for bingo that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>does not exceed a seating or player capacity of 500 individuals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be operated within the town limits of North Beach or Chesapeake Beach; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may be operated throughout the year; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>a Class NG beach license, for bingo that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>does not have a limitation on seating or player capacity;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be operated within the town limits of North Beach or Chesapeake Beach; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may be operated throughout the year.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>retain a copy of each license issued;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>issue a copy of the license to the license holder; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>forward a copy of the license to the State Comptroller.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license is not transferable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The county commissioners shall assess the following annual license fees:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$3,500 for a Class NA license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$3,000 for a Class NB license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>$4,000 for a Class NC license;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>$500 for a Class ND beach license;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>$1,000 for a Class NE beach license;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>$3,000 for a Class NF beach license; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>$5,000 for a Class NG beach license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue a license if the conduct of bingo would:</text> <level label="i"> <text>unduly disturb the peace of the neighborhood in which the applicant proposes to conduct bingo;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>create a nuisance; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>be detrimental to the health or welfare of the community.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue a license to conduct bingo in a building that is not permanent and covered by a roof.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>This paragraph does not apply to a person who is not required to obtain a license to conduct bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>The following licenses may not allow the conduct of bingo on Sunday:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a Class NA license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a Class NB license; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a Class NC license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The following licenses may not allow the conduct of bingo before 1 p.m. on Sunday:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a Class ND beach license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a Class NE beach license; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a Class NF beach license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A Class NG beach license may not allow the conduct of bingo between 2 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-706" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Calvert County"> <text>The following organizations are not required to obtain a license under § 13-705 of this subtitle to conduct bingo:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an educational organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a charitable or benevolent organization;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>any other organization that is authorized under § 13-703 of this subtitle and Subtitle 2 of this title to conduct bingo in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-707" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Calvert County"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder may issue as a prize or award to the patron of licensed bingo:</text> <level label="1"> <text>merchandise;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>money;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a token or ticket redeemable for money or merchandise; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any other thing of value.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a license holder may not issue for one game a prize or award with a value exceeding $100.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A holder of a Class NG beach license may issue for one game a prize with a value exceeding $100.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license holder may issue once each day:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a grand prize not exceeding $1,500; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a grand prize not exceeding $3,000 in retail value.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-708" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Calvert County"> <text>In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the county commissioners may revoke a bingo license forthwith if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the county commissioners determine after an investigation that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder made a false statement in the application for the license; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the conduct of licensed bingo at the premises named in the license would:</text> <level label="1"> <text>disturb the peace of the neighborhood;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>create a nuisance; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>be detrimental to the morals, health, or welfare of the community; or</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the license holder is convicted of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>violating §§ 13-705 through 13-707 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a felony.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-709" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Calvert County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county commissioners may adopt regulations to govern:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the conduct or play of bingo;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the issuance of bingo licenses;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the setting of fees for bingo licenses; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the determination of the election districts and precincts in which bingo may be conducted.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In adopting regulations, the county commissioners shall ensure uniform application as to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the determination of the districts and precincts in which bingo may be conducted; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the setting of fees.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-801" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Caroline County"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Caroline County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-901" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“County commissioners” means the Board of County Commissioners of Carroll County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Gaming event” means a carnival, bazaar, raffle, or other game of entertainment.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-902" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Carroll County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Carroll County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-903" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before an organization may conduct a gaming event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the county commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To conduct bingo or a gaming event an organization must be a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>war veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>hospital;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>amateur athletic organization;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>charitable organization; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>volunteer fire company.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Before the county commissioners issue a permit, they shall determine whether the organization applying for the permit qualifies under this subtitle and the conditions of this subtitle are met.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An application for a permit and the action taken by the county commissioners on that application are public records.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The permit shall state that the gaming event shall be managed and operated only by members of the organization holding the permit.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A permit is not transferable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A gaming event conducted under this section shall be conducted for the benefit of an organization listed in subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual or group of individuals may not benefit financially, or receive proceeds for personal use or benefit, from a gaming event conducted under this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iv) of this paragraph, an organization conducting a gaming event may award a money prize not exceeding $100 or merchandise not exceeding $100 of value to any individual in any one game.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The maximum amount of a prize awarded in a raffle is governed by § 13–904(c) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The maximum amount of a prize awarded in a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune game is governed by § 13–905(a) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The maximum amount of a prize awarded in bingo is governed by § 13–908 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-904" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Multi-drawing raffle” means a raffle for which the drawings are held on more than 1 day.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Raffle” means one or more drawings using a single series of chances sold in chance books or similar devices, at which one or more prizes are awarded.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Single-drawing raffle” means a raffle for which the drawings are held on a single day.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>At a gaming event, the holder of a raffle may award a prize of money or merchandise using a chance book.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A single–drawing raffle may have only one major prize.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>During a year, an organization listed in § 13–903 of this subtitle may hold not more than:</text> <level label="i"> <text>six single–drawing raffles in which the major prize is worth $2,500 or more; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>ten single–drawing raffles in which the major prize is worth less than $2,500.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An organization listed in § 13–903 of this subtitle may not hold:</text> <level label="i"> <text>more than 52 weekly drawings in a multi–drawing raffle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>more than two multi–drawing raffles during a year.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-905" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding § 13-903 of this subtitle, an organization listed in § 13-903 of this subtitle that operates a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune game at a gaming event may not award a prize to a person in any one game or spin of the wheel of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>money that exceeds $10; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>merchandise with a value that exceeds $250.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An organization listed in § 13-903 of this subtitle may not hold more than 10 days of paddle-wheel games in a calendar year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization listed in § 13-903 or § 13-907 of this subtitle may award a prize of money or merchandise using a gaming device other than a card game, dice game, or roulette.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-905.1" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <text>A senior center site council may conduct billiards in a senior center 5 days per week, excluding Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A senior center site council may not award a prize of money to a winner exceeding $5 in each session.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A senior center site council may conduct a billiards tournament with a maximum entry fee of $2 for each participant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Prizes of money may be awarded to first, second, and third place winners from the entry fee money collected.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>All money that remains after prizes are awarded shall be distributed to the senior center site council.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-906" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding § 13–903 of this subtitle and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 13–906.1 of this subtitle, a person may not conduct a card game, dice game, roulette, or casino event.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A senior center site council may conduct a card game in a senior center 5 days per week, excluding Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A senior center site council may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>award a prize of money exceeding $5 to a winner in each session; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>charge a participant more than $1 to play one session.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>All money that remains after prizes are awarded shall be distributed to the senior center site council.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-906.1" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Casino event” includes the play of card games, dice games, and roulette.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Permit” means a permit to conduct a card game, card tournament, or casino event.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before an organization may conduct a card game, card tournament, or casino event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the Board of County Commissioners for Carroll County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>To qualify for a permit, an organization shall be a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>amateur athletic organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>charitable organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>hospital;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>war veterans’ organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A card game, card tournament, or casino event may be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>managed and operated by the organization that is the permit holder; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>managed by the organization that is the permit holder and operated by another organization listed in subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>An operator of a card game, card tournament, or casino event may not receive compensation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To volunteer as an operator of a card game, card tournament, or casino event, an individual shall be at least 18 years old.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>To participate in a card game, card tournament, or casino event, an individual shall be at least 21 years old.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may receive not more than four permits in a calendar year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A card game, card tournament, or casino event may not last longer than 24 consecutive hours.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A permit is not transferable.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>Proceeds from a card game, card tournament, or casino event conducted under this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be used to benefit a charity or to further the purpose of the permit holder; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, may not be used for the financial benefit or the personal use of an individual or a group of individuals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On approval of the Board of County Commissioners for Carroll County, proceeds may be used to benefit a family with medical needs.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may charge only a preset entrance fee for a card game, card tournament, or casino event.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Participants in a card game, card tournament, or casino event shall receive tokens for wagering in exchange for the entrance fee.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A participant may purchase additional tokens, at a total cost not exceeding 100% of the entrance fee, during a card game, card tournament, or casino event.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may not allow cash to be used for wagering.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may not exchange tokens used in wagering for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an item of merchandise that is worth more than $10,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>money; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an item of merchandise having a value that is different from the fair market retail value of the item of merchandise that was received for the tokens.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>Within 60 days after holding a card game, card tournament, or casino event, the organization that is the permit holder shall submit to the Board of County Commissioners for Carroll County:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a financial report that lists the receipts and expenditures for the card game, card tournament, or casino event; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name, address, and Social Security number of a participant that is declared the winner at a card game, card tournament, or casino event of a prize for which issuance of Internal Revenue Service Form W–2G or a substantially equivalent form is required.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>In addition to being subject to § 13–909 of this subtitle, an organization that is found to have violated this section is ineligible to receive a permit under this section for a period of 5 years.</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners for Carroll County may adopt regulations to carry out this section, including regulations to govern:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the issuing of permits;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>permit fees; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the conduct and management of a card game, card tournament, or casino event in a manner to prevent fraud and protect the public.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-907" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before an organization may conduct bingo under this subtitle, the organization shall obtain a permit from the county commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “qualified organization” means a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>educational organization;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>charitable organization;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>senior center site council.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A qualified organization may conduct bingo in the county to benefit charity or to further the purpose of the qualified organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A senior center site council may obtain a permit to conduct bingo in a senior center 5 days per week, excluding Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A senior center site council may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>award a prize of money to a winner exceeding $50 in each session; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>charge more than 5 cents for each bingo card.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>All money that remains after prizes are awarded shall be distributed to the senior center site council.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a permit shall pay the fee that the county commissioners set.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners shall set the permit fee at a level sufficient to cover the costs of issuing the permit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Only the holder of a permit issued under this section may conduct bingo authorized by the permit.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The holder of a permit issued under this section may not transfer or assign the right to conduct bingo to another person.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-908" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 13-907(c)(2)(i) of this subtitle, a permit holder may not award a money prize greater than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$100 to a player of a regular bingo game; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$250 to a player of a special bingo game, such as a build-up or progressive pot game, split-the-pot game, or winner-take-all game.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A permit holder may award a jackpot not exceeding $1,000 if the jackpot is directly connected with the playing of bingo.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-909" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Carroll County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not knowingly operate or attempt to operate a gaming event in violation of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1001" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Cecil County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Bingo” includes instant bingo.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Gaming event” means a carnival, bazaar, raffle, or other game of entertainment.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Qualified organization” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>war veterans’ organization; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>charitable organization.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1002" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Cecil County"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Cecil County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1003" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Cecil County"> <text>A qualified organization may conduct bingo or a gaming event for the exclusive benefit of any qualified organization if an individual or group of individuals does not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>benefit financially; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>receive proceeds of the bingo or gaming event for personal use or benefit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1004" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Cecil County"> <text>A qualified organization may award a prize of money or merchandise at bingo or a gaming event through a paddle wheel, wheel of fortune, chance book, or bingo.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1005" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Cecil County"> <text>The bingo or gaming event shall be managed personally by members of the qualified organization conducting the event.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1101" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“County Attorney” means the County Attorney for Charles County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“County commissioners” means the Board of County Commissioners of Charles County.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Fundraising organization” means an incorporated or unincorporated bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>war veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>charitable organization;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>volunteer fire company;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>rescue squad; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>ambulance company.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>“Gaming device” means a mechanism for playing a game of chance.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Gaming device” includes a paddle wheel, wheel of fortune, and chance book.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Gaming device” does not include bingo, a slot machine, or other gaming device that is otherwise regulated by State law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>“Gaming event” means an event involving a game of chance.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Gaming event” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a carnival;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a bazaar; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a raffle involving prizes of cash exceeding $1,000 or merchandise with a cash equivalent exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Gaming event” does not include bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Gaming permit” means a permit to operate a gaming device at a gaming event that the county commissioners issue under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Person” includes a joint interest held by two or more persons.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>“Representative” means a person who has been a bona fide member of a fundraising organization or educational organization for at least 1 year before the date of a gaming permit application by the fundraising organization or educational organization.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1102" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>This subtitle applies to bingo and gaming events in Charles County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1103" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>The county commissioners may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>designate the types of gaming devices that may be operated in the county;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>set fees for gaming permits issued under this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>approve or deny gaming permit applications;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>investigate persons involved in gaming events and examine records of fundraising organizations with respect to gaming events;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>delegate its powers and duties under this subtitle to the County Attorney; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1104" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not conduct bingo or a gaming event in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1105" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <level label="a"> <text>A gaming event may be conducted only by a fundraising organization that has been located in the county for at least 5 years before applying for a gaming permit.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A fundraising organization shall obtain a gaming permit for each gaming event that the fundraising organization conducts.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>At least 30 days before the first day of the calendar quarter in which the gaming event is to be conducted, a fundraising organization seeking a gaming permit shall submit to the County Attorney an application and the application fee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The application shall contain the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the name of the fundraising organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a statement that the fundraising organization qualifies to conduct a gaming event under this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the dates, times, and location of the gaming event;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the name, address, and telephone number of the representative responsible for the gaming event;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a roster of the current membership of the fundraising organization that includes names, ages, and addresses;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>a statement that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an agreement does not exist for sharing the proceeds of the gaming event with any other person; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>no person other than the fundraising organization or its representative may receive any proceeds of the gaming event except to further the purposes of the fundraising organization; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>any other information that the County Attorney considers necessary or helpful.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A principal officer of the fundraising organization shall sign and verify the application under the penalties of perjury.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The county commissioners may set a reasonable application fee for a gaming permit.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The County Attorney shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>review the gaming permit applications for a calendar quarter within 10 days after the application deadline set in subsection (c)(1) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>recommend approval or denial of each application; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>promptly forward the applications and recommendations to the county commissioners.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>review the applications and recommendations;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>approve or disapprove each application within 15 days after the application deadline set in subsection (c)(1) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>promptly notify each applicant of the county commissioners’ action on the application; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>issue a gaming permit for each approved application.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>This section does not prevent the County Attorney or the county commissioners from reviewing gaming permit applications more frequently or earlier than required by this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1106" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>The gaming permit shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name of the fundraising organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the nature of the approved gaming event;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the dates, times, and location of the approved gaming event;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the gaming devices to be operated at the gaming event; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the name of the representative responsible for the approved gaming event.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1107" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A gaming event may be conducted only in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A gaming device may only be managed or operated by a representative of the fundraising organization named in the gaming permit for the gaming event.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A professional gaming operator may not manage, operate, or assist in the management or operation of a gaming device.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A person may not receive any commission, salary, reward, tip, or other compensation for managing or operating a gaming device at a gaming event.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A minor may not participate in a gaming event.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A fundraising organization may lease gaming devices or premises for a gaming event only from a fundraising organization that the County Attorney approves.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <level label="i"> <text>A lease agreement of gaming devices or premises for a gaming event shall be priced on the basis of fair market value of the equipment or premises.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A lease agreement may not include a provision for sharing profit from a gaming event with a lessor or a provision that reasonably may be interpreted to provide for sharing profit from a gaming event.</text> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>A fundraising organization may not conduct more than three gaming events during a calendar quarter.</text> </level> <level label="9"> <level label="i"> <text>A fundraising organization may not conduct a gaming event under a single gaming permit for a period greater than 48 hours.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The actual gaming time may not exceed 24 hours in that 48–hour period, which may be divided into not more than two separate gaming periods.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a fundraising organization that conducts a gaming event at the Charles County Fair in conjunction with the Charles County Fair Board may conduct the gaming event under a single gaming permit for more than 48 hours, subject to regulations that the county commissioners adopt on recommendation of the County Attorney.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A fundraising organization that has conducted a gaming event shall submit a report to the County Attorney within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the gaming event was conducted.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The report shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the name of the fundraising organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the number of the gaming permit;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the date of the gaming event;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the date, amount, nature, source, and recipient of each receipt and expenditure associated with the gaming event, in the format that the County Attorney prescribes;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a separate list of the date, amount, and recipient of each charitable donation from the proceeds;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the name, age, address, and date of membership of each representative who managed, operated, or assisted in the operation or management of a gaming device at the gaming event;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>a statement that each listed representative qualified as a representative under § 13–1101(i) of this subtitle at the time of the gaming event;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>a statement that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an agreement does not exist and has not existed for sharing the proceeds of a gaming event with any other person; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>only the fundraising organization or its representative has received or will receive any proceeds of the gaming event, except to further the purposes of the fundraising organization; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>any other information that the County Attorney considers necessary or helpful.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A principal officer of the fundraising organization shall sign and verify the report under the penalties of perjury.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A fundraising organization that conducts a gaming event shall maintain accurate records of each transaction concerning the gaming event, and shall keep the records available for examination by the County Attorney and the county commissioners for 3 years after the gaming event.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1108" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <level label="a"> <text>A fundraising organization or educational organization may conduct bingo either for the benefit of charity in the county or to further the purposes of the organization.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a fundraising organization or educational organization may award money or merchandise as a prize in a bingo game.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A fundraising organization or educational organization may not award a money prize exceeding $5,000 to any player in a bingo game.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A fundraising organization or educational organization may not award more than $10,000 in total money prizes in a single day.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A fundraising organization or educational organization may not conduct bingo at one location for more than 4 hours per day for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>4 days in a 7–day period; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>3 consecutive days.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1109" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>A fundraising organization or educational organization may only allow its representatives to manage or operate bingo or gaming devices at its bingo or gaming event.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1110" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>Proceeds of bingo or a gaming event may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>benefit a person other than the fundraising organization or educational organization that conducts the bingo or gaming event; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be shared with a person other than the fundraising organization or educational organization, except to further the purposes of the fundraising organization or educational organization.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1111" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a fundraising organization or educational organization may donate part of the proceeds of bingo or a gaming event at the Charles County Fair to the Charles County Fair Board.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1112" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>A person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1113" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>In addition to any other penalty, a person who violates this subtitle is ineligible to obtain a gaming permit for 3 years after the date of the violation.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1114" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Charles County"> <text>This subtitle does not restrict the authority of the county commissioners to adopt regulations on amusements and entertainments under Chapter 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Charles County or other State law.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1201" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Dorchester County"> <text>In this subtitle, “gaming event” means a carnival, bazaar, or raffle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1202" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Dorchester County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Dorchester County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Dorchester County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1203" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Dorchester County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person must have a license for each day that the person conducts bingo unless the bingo is conducted in a licensed gaming event.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or Subtitle 2 of this title, in addition to bingo conducted in connection with a gaming event under Subtitle 2 of this title, the clerk of the circuit court of the county may issue a license to conduct bingo.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>To qualify for a license to conduct bingo, an applicant shall be a:</text> <level label="1"> <text>bona fide religious group that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>tax-supported volunteer fire company or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the fire company;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>nationally chartered veterans’ organization or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the organization; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>nonprofit organization that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose that is described in the application for a license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has operated in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An application for a license to conduct bingo shall contain a certification, by a principal officer of the applicant, stating:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the time and place of the activities for which the license is sought;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>that the bingo will be conducted and managed solely and personally by the regular members of the applicant without the assistance of gaming professionals; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>that no compensation or reward will be paid to any person for conducting or assisting in the conducting of the bingo.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1204" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Dorchester County"> <text>An individual under the age of 16 years may not be allowed to play, conduct, or operate bingo.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1205" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Dorchester County"> <text>This subtitle does not authorize the use of a slot machine or coin machine for gambling purposes.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1206" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Dorchester County"> <text>The bailiffs, municipal police officers, prosecuting officials, and other peace officers of the county shall enforce this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1207" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Dorchester County"> <level label="a"> <text>The clerk of the circuit court of the county shall collect $5 for a license for a raffle or carnival.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The clerk of the circuit court shall collect $25 from an applicant for an annual bingo license to conduct bingo and $1 for issuance of the license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a 1-day bingo license is required for each day a bingo game is conducted.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The clerk of the circuit court of the county shall collect $1 for a 1-day bingo license.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A 1-day bingo license is not required for bingo conducted at a licensed carnival or under an annual bingo license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1301" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Gaming event” includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bazaar;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a carnival;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a raffle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a tip jar; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a punchboard.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Tip jar” includes an electronic tip jar dispenser that does not connect to the Internet or to a server.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1302" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Frederick County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1303" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County"> <level label="a"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Frederick County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A gaming event under Subtitle 2 of this title is subject to the requirements of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>In addition to the qualified organizations listed in Subtitle 2 of this title, the following organizations and their auxiliaries may conduct activities governed by that subtitle:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a volunteer fire company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a volunteer rescue company; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a volunteer ambulance company.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title also regulates any gaming device, including a:</text> <level label="1"> <text>chance book;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>tip jar;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>paddle wheel; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>wheel of fortune.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1304" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before an organization listed in subsection (b) of this section may conduct a gaming event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the county Department of Permits and Inspections.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization may conduct a gaming event for its own benefit if the organization is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>war veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>hospital;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>amateur athletic organization;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>educational organization; or</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>charitable organization;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a Frederick County volunteer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fire company;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>rescue company; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>ambulance company; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an auxiliary for a Frederick County volunteer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fire company;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>rescue company; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>ambulance company.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Before the county Department of Permits and Inspections may issue a gaming permit, the county Department of Permits and Inspections shall determine whether the organization applying for the gaming permit meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An application and the action that the county Department of Permits and Inspections takes on the application are public records.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A gaming permit is valid for 1 year after the date that it is issued.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A gaming permit may not be transferred.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Frederick County may charge a permit fee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Only members of an organization that holds a gaming permit may conduct the gaming event.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as allowed under § 13–1305 of this subtitle, an individual may not benefit financially from a gaming event.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A gaming permit authorizes a gaming event to be conducted on a Sunday during the hours of sale for the alcoholic beverages sold at the establishment where the gaming event is conducted.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The holder of a gaming permit may award:</text> <level label="i"> <text>prizes to individuals at a gaming event; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>only one major prize at each gaming event.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>During each calendar year, the holder of a gaming event, including a raffle for which the prize drawings are held on a single day, may not hold or receive the proceeds from more than four gaming events in which the major prize has a value of more than $5,000.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>During each calendar year, the holder of a gaming event may hold one raffle in which prize drawings are held on more than a single day if the major prize has a value of $5,000 or less.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Frederick County may regulate the number of permits to conduct a raffle that an organization may receive in 1 calendar year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Frederick County may adopt regulations to carry out this section and §§ 13–1305 and 13–1307 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1304.1" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Casino event” includes the play of card games, dice games, and roulette.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Permit” means a permit to conduct a card game, card tournament, or casino event.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before an organization may conduct a card game, card tournament, or casino event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the County Department of Permits and Inspections.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>To qualify for a permit, an organization shall be a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>amateur athletic organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>charitable organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>hospital;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>war veterans’ organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A card game, card tournament, or casino event may be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>managed and operated by the organization that is the permit holder; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>managed by the organization that is the permit holder and operated by another organization listed in subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>An operator of a card game, card tournament, or casino event may not receive compensation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To volunteer as an operator of a card game, card tournament, or casino event, an individual shall be at least 18 years old.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>To participate in a card game, card tournament, or casino event, an individual shall be at least 21 years old.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may receive not more than four permits in a calendar year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A card game, card tournament, or casino event may not last longer than 24 consecutive hours.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A permit is not transferable.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>Proceeds from a card game, card tournament, or casino event conducted under this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be used to benefit a charity or to further the purpose of the permit holder; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, may not be used for the financial benefit or personal use of an individual or a group of individuals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On approval of the County Executive or designee of the County Executive, proceeds may be used to benefit a family with medical needs.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>A permit may not authorize the operation of a card game, card tournament, or casino event after 1 a.m. on Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may charge only a preset entrance fee for a card game, card tournament, or casino event.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Participants in a card game, card tournament, or casino event shall receive tokens for wagering in exchange for the entrance fee.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A participant may purchase additional tokens, at a total cost not exceeding 100% of the entrance fee, during a card game, card tournament, or casino event.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may not allow cash to be used for wagering.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may not exchange tokens used for wagering for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an item of merchandise that is worth more than $10,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>money; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an item of merchandise having a value that is different from the fair market retail value of the item of merchandise that was received for the tokens.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>Within 60 days after holding a card game, card tournament, or casino event, the organization that is the permit holder shall submit to the County Department of Permits and Inspections:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a financial report that lists the receipts and expenditures for the card game, card tournament, or casino event; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name, address, and Social Security number of a participant that is declared the winner at a card game, card tournament, or casino event of a prize for which the issuance of Internal Revenue Service Form W–2G or a substantially equivalent form is required.</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>An organization that is found to have violated this section is ineligible to receive a permit under this section for a period of 5 years.</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>The County Executive may adopt regulations to carry out this section, including regulations to govern:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the issuing of permits; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the conduct and management of a card game, card tournament, or casino event in a manner to prevent fraud and protect the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>The County Council may adopt regulations to govern permit fees under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1305" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>To operate a tip jar or punchboard in the county, an establishment or proprietor must be licensed to serve food and alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The operator of a tip jar shall display conspicuously a gaming permit issued to the beneficiary of the tip jar under § 13–1304 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The operator of a punchboard shall display within the establishment a gaming permit issued to the beneficiary of the punchboard under § 13–1304 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may operate a tip jar or punchboard in the county only for the benefit of one of the following organizations located in the county:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>war veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>hospital;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>amateur athletic organization;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>charitable organization; or</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>educational organization;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a Frederick County volunteer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fire company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>rescue company; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>ambulance company; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>an auxiliary of a Frederick County volunteer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fire company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>rescue company; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>ambulance company.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The beneficiary of a tip jar may not hold more than three permits to operate tip jars or punchboards outside of the beneficiary’s premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The beneficiary of a tip jar or punchboard must receive at least 70% of the gross proceeds of the tip jar or punchboard after paying winning players and reimbursing the operator for operating expenses.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For each tip jar or punchboard operated, the operator shall submit to the county agency that issued the gaming permit monthly reports detailing:</text> <level label="i"> <text>gross proceeds;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>prizes;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>expenses; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the amount paid to the beneficiary.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The tip jar or punchboard shall be purchased from a distributor that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has an office in the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is licensed by the county Department of Permits and Inspections; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>keeps the records that Frederick County requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person who keeps records about tip jars or punchboards shall make those records available for inspection and copying by a law enforcement unit or by the county Department of Permits and Inspections.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1306" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person authorized to conduct bingo under this subtitle shall obtain a bingo permit from the county Department of Permits and Inspections.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Any of the following organizations, if a legal resident of the county, may conduct bingo to benefit charity in the county or to further the purposes of one of the following organizations:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>educational organization;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>war veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>hospital;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>amateur athletic organization; or</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>charitable organization;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a volunteer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fire company;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>rescue company; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>ambulance company; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an auxiliary for a volunteer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fire company;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>rescue company; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>ambulance company.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who is not a legal resident of Frederick County may not conduct bingo.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, each year the Frederick County Agricultural Association may sell or lease a right or concession to any person to conduct bingo at the Frederick County Fair.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>To qualify for a bingo permit, a person shall meet the requirements set by Frederick County.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county may require an applicant for a bingo permit to pay a permit fee set by the county.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person who conducts bingo may not offer or award:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a prize or award with a fair market value exceeding $5,000; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a money prize exceeding $5,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Frederick County may adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1307" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Frederick County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not knowingly violate § 13-1304 or § 13-1305 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1401" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Garrett County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“County Commissioners” means the Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Gaming device” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>except for a billiard table, a gaming table at which a game of chance is played for money or any other thing or consideration of value; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a game or device at which money or any other thing or consideration of value is bet, wagered, or gambled.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Gaming device” includes a paddle wheel, wheel of fortune, and chance book.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Gaming event” includes a bazaar, carnival, raffle, tip jar, punchboard, and any other event at which a gaming device is operated.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1402" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Garrett County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Garrett County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Garrett County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1403" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Garrett County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before an organization listed in subsection (b) of this section may conduct a gaming event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the county agency that the County Commissioners designate.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization may conduct a gaming event for its own benefit if the organization is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>war veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>hospital;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>amateur athletic organization;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>educational organization; or</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>charitable organization;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a county volunteer fire department or rescue squad; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an auxiliary for a county volunteer fire department or rescue squad.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Before the county agency may issue a gaming permit, the county agency shall determine whether the organization applying for the gaming permit meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An application and the action that the county agency takes on the application are public records.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A gaming permit is valid for 1 year after the date that it is issued.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A gaming permit may not be transferred.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The County Commissioners may charge a permit fee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Only members of an organization that holds a gaming permit may conduct a gaming event.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as allowed under § 13-1405 of this subtitle, an individual may not benefit financially from a gaming event.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A gaming permit may not authorize a gaming event to be conducted on a Sunday before 1 p.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The holder of a gaming permit may award:</text> <level label="1"> <text>prizes to individuals at a gaming event; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>only one major prize at each gaming event.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1404" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Garrett County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section, “paper gaming” means a game of chance in which:</text> <level label="i"> <text>prizes are awarded; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the devices used to play the game are constructed out of paper or cardboard.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Paper gaming” includes tip jar and punchboard gaming.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Paper gaming” does not include bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a person that is a for profit business or an organization listed under § 13-1403(b) of this subtitle may engage in paper gaming if the person obtains a paper gaming license that is issued by the County Commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the person is a for profit business, the person:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall also hold a Class A, B, C, or D retail alcoholic beverages license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may engage in paper gaming only on the premises of the for profit business.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, an organization may engage in paper gaming if the organization:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is listed under § 13-1403(b) of this subtitle and does not have an alcoholic beverages license; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is a county volunteer fire department or rescue squad and has an alcoholic beverages license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An organization under paragraph (3) of this subsection may engage in paper gaming only on its premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may sell paper gaming devices to a paper gaming licensee if the person obtains a wholesale vendor’s license issued by the County Commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The County Commissioners shall set annual fees for a paper gaming license and a wholesale vendor’s license.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Not later than the fifteenth of each month, wholesale vendor licensees shall provide to the County Commissioners a list for the previous month of all customers to whom they sold paper gaming products and the total number of products sold to each customer.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A paper gaming licensee may not have on its premises a paper gaming device that does not display a gaming sticker issued by the county.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The County Commissioners shall ensure that each licensee who conducts paper gaming under a paper gaming license sells to the public the same serial-numbered paper gaming devices that are listed on the bill of sale from the wholesale vendor licensee.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The County Commissioners may impose the following paper gaming taxes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on licensees that are qualified organizations, 10% of gross profits minus the costs of paper gaming products; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on licensees that are for profit businesses, 40% of gross profits minus the costs of paper gaming products.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “Fund” means the Special Gaming Fund.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The County Commissioners shall establish a Special Gaming Fund.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Fund shall be used only to benefit fire and rescue services.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>The Fund consists of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>revenue derived from the taxation of gross profits from tip jar sales; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, money received from other sources.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Money from the General Fund of the State or the county, including any federal money, may not be transferred by budget amendment or otherwise to the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other county funds.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Annually the County Commissioners shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>pay from the Fund all administrative costs of carrying out this section, including the hiring of additional necessary personnel; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>allocate the remaining money in the Fund to fire and rescue services.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>The County Commissioners may adopt rules and regulations to administer and enforce this section.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>The County Commissioners may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>hire or designate one or more inspectors; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>authorize each inspector to enter the premises of a licensee to ensure compliance with this section or a rule or regulation adopted under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>The County Commissioners may adopt an ordinance or resolution declaring that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a violation of this section or a rule or regulation adopted under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a term of imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>After a hearing, if the County Commissioners or a designee of the Board finds that a paper gaming licensee, a wholesale vendor licensee, or an agent of a licensee has violated this section or a rule or regulation adopted under this section, the Board may suspend or revoke the license in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under this subsection.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1405" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Garrett County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person authorized to conduct bingo under subsection (b) of this section shall obtain a bingo permit from the county agency designated by the County Commissioners to issue a bingo permit.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization may conduct bingo for its own benefit or to benefit charity in the county if the organization is a legal resident of the county and is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>war veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>hospital;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>amateur athletic organization;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>educational organization; or</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>charitable organization;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a county volunteer fire department or rescue squad; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an auxiliary for a county volunteer fire department or rescue squad.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who is not a legal resident of the county may not conduct bingo.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>To qualify for a bingo permit, a person shall meet the requirements set by the county.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Only members of an organization listed under subsection (b) of this section may conduct and operate bingo games.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1406" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Garrett County"> <text>The County Commissioners may adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle, including age restrictions for participants in any activity involving a gaming event or bingo.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1501" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Bingo”:</text> <level label="1"> <text>includes instant bingo; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>does not include members-only instant bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“50/50” means a drawing from a finite number of chances in which the proceeds from the sale of chances are split evenly between the winner and the organization conducting the game.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Gaming event” means bingo, members-only instant bingo, a raffle, or a paddle wheel.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Members-only instant bingo” means an instant bingo game that is limited to members and guests of an organization listed in § 13-1503(b) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Sheriff” means the Sheriff of Harford County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1502" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Harford County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This subtitle does not authorize the use of a slot machine or any type of coin machine for gambling purposes.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1503" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before an organization conducts a gaming event under this subtitle, the organization shall obtain a license from the sheriff.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following organizations may obtain a license to conduct a gaming event:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide religious group that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a State-chartered organization authorized by a nationally chartered veterans organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a tax-supported volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a nonprofit organization that intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose which is specifically described in the application for a license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An application for a license shall contain a certification by a principal officer of the organization that states:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the scheduled time and place of the gaming event and the date of any raffle drawing;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>that the licensed activities will be managed and conducted solely and personally by the regular members of the organization without the assistance of gaming professionals;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>that all money prizes offered will comply with the limits listed in this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>that the organization, by one of its principal officers, shall, within 15 days after the last day named in the application for conducting the licensed activities, file a report under penalties of perjury containing the information required by § 13-1509 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>if the organization is a nonprofit organization that intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose, a specific description of the purpose.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The sheriff shall charge the following license fees:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$5 for a bingo license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$10 for a paddle wheel license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>$10 for a raffle license;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>$10 for a 50/50 license; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>$15 for a members–only instant bingo license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>An activity for which a license is issued under this subtitle must be conducted and managed solely and personally by regular members of the organization:</text> <level label="1"> <text>who do not regularly conduct gaming activities for any other organization; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>without the assistance of gaming professionals.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1504" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than 52 bingo licenses.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, not more than one bingo license may be issued to a single organization in a single calendar week.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license to conduct bingo is valid:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for 24 consecutive hours; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the license is issued for use in conjunction with and at a carnival, during carnival hours, and for the shorter of the duration of the carnival or 14 consecutive days.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A money prize for a bingo game may not exceed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$500; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$1,000 for a jackpot.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An instant bingo game may be sold and played only at the location listed on the license.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A minor may not sell or play instant bingo.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A license to operate a paddle wheel shall also operate as a license to conduct bingo, if authorized by the sheriff on request.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1505" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <text>A members-only instant bingo license is valid for 3 months.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than four licenses for members-only instant bingo.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A money prize for a members–only instant bingo game may not exceed $500.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A members-only instant bingo game may be sold and played only at the location listed on the license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1506" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than 12 raffle licenses, no more than one of which may be for a raffle with a money prize exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>All raffle drawings shall be conducted in 1 calendar day.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A raffle license is valid until all raffles are drawn.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A raffle license shall state the day for the drawing or drawings.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A money prize for a raffle may not exceed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$10,000 if the sponsoring organization has not held a raffle for a money prize exceeding $1,000 in the current calendar year; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$1,000 if the sponsoring organization has held a raffle for a money prize exceeding $1,000 in the current calendar year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An organization that intends to conduct a raffle for a money prize exceeding $1,000 shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>post a bond in the amount of the money prize; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>obtain an irrevocable letter of credit from a bank in the amount of the money prize.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1507" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than 12 licenses for paddle wheels.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, not more than one paddle wheel license or bingo license may be issued to a single organization in a single calendar week.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license to operate paddle wheels is valid:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for 24 consecutive hours; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the license is issued for use in conjunction with and at a carnival, during carnival hours, and for the shorter of the duration of the carnival or 14 consecutive days.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A money prize for a paddle wheel game may not exceed $10.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license to operate a paddle wheel shall also operate as a license to conduct bingo, if authorized by the sheriff on request.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1508" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <text>An organization listed in § 13–1503(b) of this subtitle may conduct a game of 50/50:</text> <level label="1"> <text>without a 50/50 license, at a meeting of the organization; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>with a 50/50 license, at an event other than a meeting of the organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A money prize for a game of 50/50 may not exceed $500.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A minor may not participate in a game of 50/50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1508.1" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a political committee, as defined in § 1–101 of the Election Law Article, may conduct a fundraiser at which prizes of money or merchandise are awarded in a gaming event or 50/50.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A political committee may award a money or merchandise prize under this section if the prize does not exceed the amount otherwise allowed for a prize in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1509" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <text>Within 15 days after the last day of licensed activity named in the license application, one of the principal officers of the organization shall file a report under the penalties of perjury certifying:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that the activities authorized by the license were conducted at the time and place stated in the application solely by the regular members of the organization without the assistance of gaming professionals, and that the members conducting the activities do not regularly conduct gaming activities for any other organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>that money prizes were not offered, except as authorized under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the amount and disposition of the cash proceeds of the activities authorized by the license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1510" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <text>An organization may not conduct a gaming event unless the organization has acquired the appropriate license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization shall obey the terms of a license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Each person who signed an application for a license shall obey the terms of the license.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person shall file the report required under § 13-1509 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Each day that a gaming event is operated without a license or in violation of any of the terms of the license is a separate violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1511" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <text>An organization that fails to file a report required by § 13-1509 of this subtitle is not entitled to a license under this subtitle until the later of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>1 year after the date the report is due; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the day the report is filed properly.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization that is convicted of violating a gambling law of this State may not be issued a license under this subtitle until 1 month after the date of conviction.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1512" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “gaming contest” means an event that involves a card game, a dice game, or roulette.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization shall be issued a permit from the Sheriff of Harford County before the organization may conduct a gaming contest in Harford County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An organization is eligible to be issued a permit if the organization qualifies as a nonprofit organization under § 501(c)(3) or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code and has been located in the county for at least 3 years before applying for the permit.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>To be issued a permit, an organization shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit an application to the sheriff on a form that the sheriff requires;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>state on the application form the purpose for which the proceeds of the gaming contest will be used; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>pay the permit fee that the sheriff determines.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A holder of a permit may not conduct more than four gaming contests in a calendar year.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A permit is not transferable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A gaming contest may be held only:</text> <level label="i"> <text>between 4 p.m. and 1 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in a structure or at a location that is owned, rented, or leased by the holder of the permit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A separate permit is required for each gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, bingo, instant bingo, a raffle, a paddle wheel, or a 50/50 raffle may be included in the games conducted at a gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A gaming contest may not consist exclusively of a game specified in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may charge only a preset entrance fee for a gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Participants in a gaming contest shall receive tokens for wagering in exchange for the entrance fee.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A participant may purchase additional tokens, at a total cost not exceeding 100% of the entrance fee, during a gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may not allow cash to be used for wagering.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A holder of a permit may serve or sell alcoholic beverages at a gaming contest only if the holder is issued the proper license by the Harford County Liquor Control Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may not exchange tokens used for wagering for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an item of merchandise that is worth more than $10,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>money; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an item of merchandise having a value that is different from the fair market retail value of the item of merchandise that was received for the tokens.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>An organization may rent or purchase necessary equipment and supplies to conduct a gaming contest but may not enter into a lease or other agreement to share profits from the gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>A gaming contest shall be managed and operated personally by members of the organization conducting the gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member of the organization may not receive or be paid any of the proceeds from the gaming contest for personal use or benefit.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person may not receive a salary, a commission, or compensation of any kind for managing the gaming contest or operating a game played in the gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A person other than the holder of the permit may not receive or be paid any proceeds.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>To volunteer as an operator of a gaming contest, an individual shall be at least 18 years old.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>To participate in a gaming contest, an individual shall be at least 21 years old.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>After costs incurred in conducting a gaming contest are deducted, proceeds from a gaming contest shall be used to benefit a charity or to further the purpose of the organization.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>Within 30 days after a gaming contest, the holder of the permit shall submit to the sheriff a financial report that lists all of the receipts and expenditures for the gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The report shall contain a full accounting of the proceeds and expenses of the gaming contest and the name, address, and Social Security number of a participant that is declared the winner of a gaming contest requiring the issuance of Internal Revenue Service Form W–2G or a substantially equivalent form.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The sheriff or the Office of the Harford County State’s Attorney may require the holder of the permit to produce all financial records of the gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The holder of the permit shall keep all financial records of the gaming contest for at least 2 years after the gaming contest.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The sheriff may refuse to issue a permit to an applicant who has failed to file a required report from a previous gaming contest or is late in filing federal or State tax returns.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>If requested by the sheriff, the holder of the permit shall pay all financial audit costs.</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>The sheriff shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>An organization that is found to have violated this section is ineligible to receive a permit under this section for a period of 5 years.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1513" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Harford County"> <text>The sheriff, other peace officers of the county, and municipal police in the county shall enforce this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1601" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Howard County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Howard County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Howard County.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title does not apply to bingo regulated under § 13–1602 of this subtitle or a casino event regulated under § 13–1602.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1602" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Howard County"> <level label="a"> <text>Any of the following organizations may conduct bingo to benefit charity in the county or to further the purposes of the organization:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>educational organization; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>charitable organization; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a volunteer fire company.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who is not a legal resident of the county may not conduct bingo in the county, even if the game is for the benefit of an organization listed in subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1602.1" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Howard County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Department” means the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses, and Permits.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Before an organization listed in subsection (d) of this section may operate a casino event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>On the recommendation of the Department, the County Executive shall forward to the County Council a recommendation for the fee to be charged for a permit under this section.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The County Council shall adopt by resolution the amount of the permit fee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Subject to subsections (d) and (e) of this section, an organization may conduct:</text> <level label="1"> <text>one casino event that includes a card game during each calendar month; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>one casino event that includes roulette during each calendar year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>To conduct a casino event under subsection (c) of this section, an organization shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a bona fide war veterans’ organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A permit holder for a casino event that includes a card game or roulette shall ensure that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an individual or group of individuals does not benefit financially from the holding of the casino event;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an individual or group of individuals does not receive any of the proceeds of the casino event for personal use or benefit;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the casino event is managed personally by the members of the permit holder;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a parent, a subsidiary, or an affiliate of the organization sponsoring the event has not sponsored a casino event within the calendar month or calendar year, as appropriate; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the casino event is conducted between 4 p.m. and 1 a.m.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may charge only a preset entrance fee for a casino event.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Participants in a casino event shall receive tokens for wagering in exchange for the entrance fee.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A participant may purchase additional tokens, at a total cost not exceeding 100% of the entrance fee, during a casino event.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>An organization that is the permit holder may not allow cash to be used for wagering.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person that holds a casino event that includes a card game or roulette may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>offer or award cumulative prizes that have a fair market value in excess of $5,000 at the event;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>allow a player to bet more than $10 in tokens in any one game within the calendar month or calendar year, as appropriate;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>exchange tokens used in wagering for an item of merchandise that is worth more than $1,000; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>exchange merchandise that was received for tokens that were used in wagering for an item of merchandise having a value that is different from the fair retail market value of the item of merchandise that was received for the tokens.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>To volunteer as an operator at a casino event, an individual shall be at least 18 years old.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To participate in a casino event, an individual shall be at least 21 years old.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>Within 60 days after holding a casino event that includes a card game or roulette, the holder of the permit for the event shall submit to the Department:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a financial report that lists the receipts and expenditures for the casino event; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name, address, and Social Security number of a participant that is declared the winner at a casino event of a prize for which the issuance of Internal Revenue Service Form W–2G or a substantially equivalent form is required.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Before the permit holder submits the report to the Department, the permit holder shall submit the report to the county police department for review.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall adopt regulations to govern:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the issuance of a permit to conduct a casino event; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the conduct and management of a casino event in a manner designed to prevent fraud and to protect the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The regulations shall require that a separate permit be issued for each casino event to be conducted.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1603" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Howard County"> <text>A qualified organization under Subtitle 2 of this title may award prizes in money or merchandise using:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a paddle wheel;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a wheel of fortune;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a chance book;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>bingo; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>any other gaming device other than:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a card game or roulette, except as provided in § 13–1602.1 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a dice game.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1604" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Howard County"> <text>Notwithstanding Subtitle 2 of this title and except as provided in § 13–1602.1 of this subtitle, a person may not conduct a casino night or operate any of the following gaming devices:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a card game;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a dice game; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>roulette.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1701" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Kent County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“County commissioners” means the Board of County Commissioners of Kent County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Permit” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a multiple gaming device permit issued under § 13-1703 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a raffle permit issued under § 13-1704 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Raffle” means a lottery in which a prize is won by a person who buys a paper chance.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1702" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Kent County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Kent County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This subtitle does not authorize gambling using a slot machine or coin machine.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1703" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Kent County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county commissioners may issue a permit to an organization specified in subsection (c) of this section to use two or more of the following gaming devices in conducting a fundraiser at which a prize of merchandise or money may be awarded:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a paddle wheel;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a wheel of fortune;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a chance book;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a card game;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a raffle; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>any other gaming device.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Unless conducted at an event requiring a permit under subsection (a) of this section, a raffle is not a multiple gaming device regulated under this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “charity” means an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners may issue a permit to use multiple gaming devices to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a bona fide religious organization that has conducted religious services at the same location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a permit;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a county-supported or municipally supported volunteer fire company or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the volunteer fire company or auxiliary unit;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a nationally chartered veterans’ organization or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>for the purpose of conducting a fundraiser for the benefit of a charity located in the county, a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>educational organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>patriotic organization; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>charitable organization; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a bona fide nonprofit organization that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has operated on a nonprofit basis in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a permit; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>intends to use the multiple gaming devices to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose specifically described in the permit application.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Before issuing a permit, the county commissioners shall determine that the organization seeking the permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is organized in and serves the residents of the county; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meets the conditions of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a permit is valid for one event that does not last longer than 6 hours.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The county commissioners may issue a permit for an event longer than 6 hours if the permit holder does not seek more than one permit in the same year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners may not approve a permit for gaming events to be held on premises that are licensed under a Class B or Class D alcoholic beverages license.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue more than six permits to an organization in a single year.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The county commissioners may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>charge a fee set by resolution for each permit;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>set the number of permits that may be issued each year; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>adopt regulations governing permit applications and the issuance of permits.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that is issued a permit shall conduct its fundraiser in a:</text> <level label="i"> <text>structure that the organization owns, leases, or occupies;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>structure that any organization that would qualify for a permit owns, leases, or occupies; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>public location that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>described in the permit application; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>approved by the State’s Attorney for the county.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Unless the county commissioners grant a waiver, only a resident of the county may manage and operate a fundraiser for which a permit is issued on behalf of the permit holder.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Each permit holder shall designate an individual to be responsible for compliance with the terms and conditions of this subtitle and a permit issued under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A person may not be compensated for operating the gaming activity conducted under a permit.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The permit holder shall use at least one-half of the funds raised using the permit for civic, charitable, or educational purposes.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within 30 days after a fundraiser, the permit holder shall send to the county commissioners:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an accounting of all funds received or pledged;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an accounting of all expenses paid or incurred; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a statement under oath of the application of the net profits.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The county commissioners may deny a permit for not more than 3 years to an organization that violates this subtitle or regulations adopted under this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1704" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Kent County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county commissioners may issue a raffle permit to an organization that qualifies for a permit under this subtitle or under regulations that the county commissioners adopt.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The holder of a raffle permit must award the last prize in the raffle within 1 year after the date that the permit for the raffle is issued.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The county commissioners may regulate the number of raffle permits that an organization may be issued in 1 year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1705" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Kent County"> <text>To benefit charity in the county or to further the purposes of an organization qualified to conduct bingo under this section, an organization may conduct bingo if the organization is a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>war veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>charitable organization; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>volunteer fire company operating in a community that does not have a paid fire department.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1706" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Kent County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person who violates a provision of §§ 13-1702 through 13-1704 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each day that a person is in violation under this section is a separate violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1801" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Breakout ticket” includes instant bingo, Nevada club, lucky seven, and similar games.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Qualified organization” means a bona fide nonprofit organization qualified under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), (4), (7), or (10).</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Qualified organization” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a volunteer fire company;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a volunteer rescue squad;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a patriotic organization;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>an educational organization; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>a charitable organization.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1802" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Montgomery County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1803" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A qualified organization may conduct bingo in the county to benefit charity or to further the purpose of the qualified organization.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Bingo shall be conducted only by the qualified organization and not by a person who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>retains a portion of the proceeds from the bingo game; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is compensated by the qualified organization for which the bingo is held.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person may not receive a private profit from the proceeds of bingo.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A qualified organization that conducts bingo shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>keep accurate records of all transactions that occur on behalf of the bingo game;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>keep the records for 2 years after the bingo game; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>on request, make the records available for examination by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the State's Attorney for the county;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the county sheriff;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the county Department of Health and Human Services;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the county attorney;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the Department of State Police; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a designated officer or agent of any of those units.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A person conducting bingo shall be a resident of the county and a member of the qualified organization.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Alcoholic beverages may not be sold or consumed in the room in which bingo is conducted, either during a game or an intermission between games.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Money prizes not exceeding $1,000 in each game may be awarded in bingo.</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>The qualified organization may sell breakout tickets in the room in which bingo is conducted, either during a game or an intermission between games.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a person may conduct bingo at the annual Montgomery County Fair for the benefit of the Montgomery County Agricultural Center, Inc.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who conducts bingo under this subsection may award only noncash prizes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, in Montgomery County, an individual who is at least 55 years old may conduct a bingo game involving cash prizes if the game:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is conducted not more than once a week in a common area of a residential property that is restricted to residents who are at least 55 years old;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>allows a player to compete directly against one or more other players who are residents of the residential property where the game is held;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>does not allow an individual or an organization to benefit financially in any way, directly or indirectly, other than from the winnings accrued by participating as a player in the game;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>does not involve:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a player’s use of an electronic device that connects to the Internet;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the use of paid public advertising or promotions;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the charging of a fee for admission, a seat, entertainment, or any other fee; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the use of any money, except money used for purchasing bingo cards or food or drink; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>has a limit of $1,000 on the total amount of money, tokens representing money, or any other thing or consideration of value that may be won by all players during any 24–hour period.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1804" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <text>A qualified organization that conducts bingo in the county shall be licensed by the county under this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1805" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <text>A qualified organization that conducts bingo in the county shall be located in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1806" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <level label="a"> <text>A qualified organization that intends to conduct bingo shall submit a bingo license application on a form that the county provides.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A qualified organization shall disclose the following information on the license application:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name of the qualified organization, and the names and addresses of its officers and directors;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a complete statement of the purposes and objectives of the qualified organization and the purposes for which the qualified organization will use the proceeds from the bingo;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a statement under oath by the president and treasurer, or the chief executive and fiscal officer, of the qualified organization that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an agreement does not exist to divert any of the proceeds of the bingo to another person; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>another person will not receive any of the proceeds of the bingo except to further the purpose of the qualified organization; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any additional information that the county requires.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1807" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <text>The county may issue an annual bingo license authorizing the holder to conduct bingo at a specified fixed location:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at any time during the year for which the license is issued; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>not to exceed twice in any 1 week.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1808" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county may issue:</text> <level label="1"> <text>one temporary 10-day bingo license to each applicant each calendar year at a fee determined by the county; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a 1-day bingo license at a fee determined by the county, not to exceed three 1-day licenses to each applicant each calendar year, authorizing the holder to conduct bingo at a specified fixed location for 1 day.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A temporary 10-day bingo license authorizes the holder to conduct bingo at a specified fixed location for a maximum of 10 days in any 1 year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1809" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt regulations for the conduct of bingo;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>establish license fees, based on the administrative cost of regulating bingo and issuing each class of license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>establish the hours of operation for bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>After a public hearing, the county may revoke a bingo license for failure of the holder to comply with this subtitle or regulations adopted under this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1810" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <level label="a"> <text>A qualified organization may conduct a raffle in the county to benefit charity or to further the purpose of the qualified organization.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A raffle shall be conducted by a qualified organization and not by a person who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>retains a portion of the proceeds from the raffle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is compensated by the qualified organization for which the raffle is held.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not receive a private profit from the proceeds of a raffle.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A qualified organization that conducts a raffle shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>keep accurate records of all transactions that occur on behalf of the raffle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>keep the records for 2 years after the raffle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on request, make the records available for examination by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State’s Attorney for the county;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the county sheriff;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the county Department of Health and Human Services;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the county attorney;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the Department of State Police; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>a designated officer or agent of any of those units.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person operating a raffle shall be a resident of the county and a member of the qualified organization.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Prizes of money or merchandise may be awarded in a raffle conducted under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>For a raffle of real property, the requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements of § 12-106(a) of this article.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a qualified organization may not conduct more than 12 raffles each year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>There is no limit to the number of 50/50 raffles that a qualified organization may conduct if the prize for each 50/50 raffle does not exceed $300.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1811" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a qualified organization that intends to conduct a raffle in the county shall obtain a permit from the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A permit is not required to conduct a 50/50 raffle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1812" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <text>A qualified organization that conducts a raffle in the county shall be located in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1813" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <level label="a"> <text>A qualified organization shall apply for a raffle permit on a form that the county provides.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A qualified organization shall disclose the following information on the permit application:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name of the qualified organization, and the names and addresses of its officers and directors;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a complete statement of the purposes and objectives of the qualified organization, and the purposes for which the qualified organization will use the proceeds from the raffle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a statement under oath by the president and treasurer, or the chief executive and fiscal officer, of the qualified organization that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an agreement does not exist to divert any of the proceeds of the raffle to another; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>another person will not receive any of the proceeds of the raffle except to further the purpose of the qualified organization;</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>in the case of a raffle of real property, under § 12-106(a) of this article, a copy of the disclosure statement filed with the Secretary of State; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>any additional information that the county requires.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1814" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <text>The county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may adopt regulations necessary for the conduct of a raffle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>after a public hearing, may revoke the permit of a holder for failure to comply with this subtitle or regulations adopted under this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1815" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Montgomery County"> <text>A person who violates this subtitle or a regulation adopted by the county under this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine of $1,000 or both.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1901" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Benefit performance” includes an outdoor carnival, indoor carnival, fair, picnic, dance, card party, bingo party, bazaar, concert, contest, exhibition, lecture, barbecue, or dinner.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Designated county agency” means an agency designated by the Prince George’s County government.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“Qualified organization” means an organization of a group of citizens of the county or a company, association, or corporation that is organized in good faith in the county to promote the purposes of a volunteer fire department or of a charitable, benevolent, patriotic, fraternal, educational, religious, or civic object.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Qualified organization” does not include a group organized for the private profit or gain of any member of the group, company, association, or corporation.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1902" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Prince George’s County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Prince George’s County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1903" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a qualified organization may conduct a benefit performance to which the public is invited or admitted with or without charge.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The net proceeds of the benefit performance:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall benefit the qualified organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall be used for the purposes of the qualified organization; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may not benefit the private gain of a member of the qualified organization.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1904" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>A benefit performance shall be personally managed and conducted only by members of the qualified organization that sponsors the benefit performance.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>At a benefit performance, a qualified organization may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>conduct games of skill; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>dispose of merchandise and other things of value by auction, voting, or using a mechanical device such as a paddle wheel, wheel of fortune, bingo, or similar device.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The activities allowed under this subsection may be conducted with or without an entrance or participation fee.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1905" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <text>A qualified organization shall obtain a written permit from the governing body of the county or its designee before conducting a benefit performance.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1906" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <text>At a benefit performance, a qualified organization may award:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a merchandise prize; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a money prize of not more than $1,000 per prize.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1907" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <text>A person who conducts or attempts to conduct a benefit performance in violation of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1908" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a raffle conducted under § 13–1911.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a qualified organization may conduct a raffle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The proceeds of a raffle:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall benefit the qualified organization; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall be used for the purposes of the qualified organization.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except for a bona fide raffle winner, an individual or group may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>benefit financially from the holding of a raffle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>receive or be paid any proceeds from a raffle for personal use or benefit.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1909" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a raffle conducted under § 13–1911.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A raffle shall be personally conducted and managed only by regular members of the qualified organization.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1910" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a raffle conducted under § 13–1911.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A qualified organization shall obtain a written permit from the designated county agency before conducting a raffle if the total cash value of the prize exceeds $200.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Before issuing a permit, the designated county agency shall ascertain the character of the qualified organization applying for a permit under this section to determine if the application complies with this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A permit issued to a qualified organization to conduct a raffle may not be transferred.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The permit fee for each raffle is $15.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1911" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a raffle conducted under § 13–1911.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A qualified organization conducting a raffle may award prizes in money not exceeding a total of $5,000 and in merchandise in any amount or the merchandise cash equivalent.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1911.1" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>A raffle may be conducted by a charitable foundation that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is affiliated with a professional football team that plays its home games in Prince George’s County; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has an office and conducts operations in Prince George’s County.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Before conducting a raffle, a charitable foundation shall obtain a written permit from the designated county agency.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before issuing a permit, the designated county agency shall ascertain the character of the applicant to determine if the permit should be issued.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A permit issued to a charitable foundation may not be transferred.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The designated county agency shall set a fee for issuance of a permit.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>There is no limit on the number of permits that the designated county agency may issue in a year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The charitable foundation conducting a raffle may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>set the price of raffle tickets; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, award prizes in any amount in money or in merchandise.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The amount of a cash award or the retail cash equivalent of a merchandise award may not exceed 50% of the proceeds of a raffle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The proceeds of a raffle shall be used to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>benefit the residents of Prince George’s County;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>pay for prizes awarded to winners; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>pay for reasonable costs for necessary equipment and supplies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Proceeds of a raffle may not be used to help cover costs involved in conducting the raffle, including any compensation to ticket sellers or individuals who operate the raffle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A raffle shall be held in conjunction with a specific professional football game played in Prince George’s County.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A permit to hold a raffle is valid for not more than 24 hours.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>All raffle tickets shall be sold and received:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on property owned or under the control of the professional football team with which the charitable foundation is affiliated; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not be sold on the Internet or otherwise to an individual not physically present on the property.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>On or before March 30 of each year, the charitable foundation shall send to the designated county agency a report detailing the amount and disposition of the money raised by raffles in the previous calendar year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-1912" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Prince George's County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>“casino night” means a benefit performance at which:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a card game, wheel of chance, or roulette is played; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>money winnings or tokens redeemable in money are awarded as prizes; but</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“casino night” does not include a benefit performance at which the only form of gaming is a wheel of fortune, big wheel, or other wheel of chance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subtitle and Subtitle 2 of this title do not authorize casino nights in the county.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not conduct a casino night in the county.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section or a county ordinance enacted under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2001" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Queen Anne's County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“County commissioners” means the Board of County Commissioners of Queen Anne’s County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Permit” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a multiple gaming device permit issued under § 13-2003 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a raffle permit issued under § 13-2004 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“Raffle” means a lottery in which a prize is won by a person who buys a paper chance.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A “raffle” is not a multiple gaming device regulated under § 13-2003 of this subtitle unless run in conjunction with an event that requires a multiple gaming device permit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2002" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Queen Anne's County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Queen Anne’s County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This subtitle does not authorize gambling using a slot machine or coin machine.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2003" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Queen Anne's County"> <level label="a"> <text>An organization listed in subsection (b) of this section shall obtain a permit from the county commissioners before the organization may use two or more of the following gaming devices in conducting a fundraiser at which prizes of merchandise or money may be awarded:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a paddle wheel;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a wheel of fortune;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a chance book;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a card game;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a raffle; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>any other gaming device.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “charity” means an organization, institution, association, society, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the county commissioners may issue a permit to use multiple gaming devices to an organization if the organization is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a bona fide religious organization that has conducted religious services at the same location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a permit;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a county-supported or municipally supported volunteer fire company or an auxiliary unit of the volunteer fire company whose members are directly associated with the volunteer fire company or auxiliary unit;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a nationally chartered veterans’ organization or an auxiliary unit of the veterans’ organization whose members are directly associated with the veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>if the organization intends to use two or more gaming devices to conduct a fundraiser for the benefit of a charity located in the county, an organization that is a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>educational organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>patriotic organization; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>charitable organization; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a bona fide nonprofit organization that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has operated on a nonprofit basis in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a permit; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>intends to use the multiple gaming devices to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose specifically described in the permit application.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Before issuing a permit, the county commissioners shall determine that the organization seeking the permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is organized in and serves the residents of the county; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meets the conditions of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a permit is valid for one event that does not last longer than 6 hours.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The county commissioners may issue a permit for an event longer than 6 hours if the permit holder does not seek more than one permit in the same year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners may not approve a permit for gaming events to be held on premises that are licensed under a Class B or Class D alcoholic beverages license.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue more than two permits to an organization in a single year.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The county commissioners may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>charge a fee set by resolution for each permit;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>set the number of permits that may be issued each year; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>adopt regulations governing permit applications and the issuance of permits.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization that is issued a permit shall conduct its fundraiser in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a structure that the organization owns, leases, or occupies;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a structure that any organization that would qualify for a permit owns, leases, or occupies; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a public location that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>described in the permit application; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>approved by the State’s Attorney for the county.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Unless the county commissioners grant a waiver, a fundraiser for which a permit is issued shall be managed and operated only by individuals who reside in the county and on behalf of the permit holder.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Each permit holder shall designate an individual to be responsible for compliance with the terms and conditions of this subtitle and a permit issued under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A person may not be compensated for operating the gaming activity conducted under a permit.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The permit holder shall use at least one-half of the funds raised using the permit for civic, charitable, or educational purposes.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within 30 days after a fundraiser, the permit holder shall send to the county commissioners:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an accounting of all funds received or pledged;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an accounting of all expenses paid or incurred; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a statement under oath of the application of the net profits.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The county commissioners may deny a permit for not more than 3 years to an organization that violates this subtitle or regulations adopted under this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2004" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Queen Anne's County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county commissioners may issue a raffle permit to an organization that qualifies for a permit under § 13-2003 of this subtitle or under regulations that the county commissioners adopt.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The holder of a raffle permit must award the last prize in the raffle within 1 year after the date that the permit for the raffle is issued.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The county commissioners may regulate the number of raffle permits that an organization may be issued in 1 year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2005" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Queen Anne's County"> <text>To benefit charity in the county or to further its purposes, an entity may conduct bingo if the entity is a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>charitable organization; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>volunteer fire company operating in a community that does not have a paid fire department.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2006" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Queen Anne's County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person who violates a provision of § 13-2002, § 13-2003, or § 13-2004 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each day that a person violates this section is a separate violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2101" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“County commissioners” means the County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Designee” means a person designated by the county commissioners to administer the issuance of bingo licenses or gaming permits in the county.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“Gaming device” means a mechanism for playing a game of chance.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Gaming device” includes a paddle wheel, wheel of fortune, chance book, bingo, Nevada card, and a stamp machine.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Gaming device” does not include a slot machine, as defined in § 12–301 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Gaming event” means a carnival, bazaar, or raffle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Qualified organization” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a bona fide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>war veterans’ organization; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>charitable organization.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Sheriff” means the Sheriff of St. Mary’s County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2102" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in St. Mary’s County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in St. Mary’s County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2103" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <level label="a"> <text>A qualified organization must have a bingo license whenever the qualified organization conducts bingo.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county commissioners may adopt regulations, in consultation with the designee under § 13–2105 of this subtitle, to administer and enforce bingo activities in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2104" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <text>To be eligible for a bingo license, an organization must be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide religious group that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 3 years before the application date;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue squad, regardless of whether the company or squad is supported by tax revenues, or an auxiliary unit whose members are associated directly with the company or squad;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a nationally chartered veterans’ organization, or an auxiliary unit whose members are associated directly with the organization; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a nonprofit organization that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has operated in the county for at least 3 years before the application date; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose specifically described in the application.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2105" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county commissioners shall designate a person to administer the issuance of bingo licenses in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization shall submit an application for a bingo license to the designee.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A principal officer of the organization shall certify in the application for a bingo license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name and address of the organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name and address of the officer seeking the license for the organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>that the officer is authorized by the organization to file the application;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the time and place of bingo;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>that, within 15 days after the last day named in the application for the license to conduct bingo, a principal officer of the organization will file under penalties of perjury the report required by § 13–2109 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>that bingo will be conducted solely and personally by the regular members of the organization, without the assistance of gaming professionals; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>that no compensation or reward will be paid to a person for conducting or assisting in conducting bingo.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2106" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <level label="a"> <text>By resolution, the county commissioners may establish a bingo license fee schedule based on criteria that the county commissioners consider appropriate.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The designee shall charge for each license the annual license fee that the county commissioners set by resolution.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A resolution adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall specify the fund in which the license fees are to be deposited.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2107" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <text>The designee shall issue a numbered license to an organization that meets the requirements of §§ 13–2103 through 13–2110 of this subtitle to conduct bingo and award prizes.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2108" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <text>A license issued under this subtitle is valid for 1 year.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2109" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <text>Within 15 days after the last day authorized for bingo in the license, a principal officer of the organization shall file a report under penalties of perjury that certifies:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that the regular members of the organization personally conducted bingo at the time and place stated in the application without the assistance of gaming professionals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the disposition of the cash proceeds of the bingo; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>that the organization did not pay a premises rental fee to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>itself;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>its trustees;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a committee of the organization; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>any organization whose members are the same, or substantially the same, as the licensed organization.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2110" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <text>An organization is disqualified from obtaining a license under this subtitle for 1 year if the organization fails to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>file the report required under § 13-2109 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>comply with §§ 13-2103 through 13-2110 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2111" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a qualified organization must hold a gaming permit whenever the qualified organization operates a gaming device in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A qualified organization may hold a gaming event and may operate a gaming device if an individual or group of individuals does not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>benefit financially from the operation of the gaming device; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>receive from the operation of the gaming device any proceeds for personal use or benefit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The county commissioners may adopt regulations, in consultation with the designee under subsection (d) of this section, to administer and enforce the gaming device permit required under this section in the county.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The county commissioners shall designate a person to administer the issuance of gaming permits under this section in the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2112" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <text>Members of the qualified organization shall personally manage the operation of the gaming device.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2113" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <text>If a qualified organization uses a gaming device on a daily basis:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the qualified organization may not operate more than five gaming devices; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the premises in which the qualified organization operates the gaming device may not contain more than five gaming devices.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2114" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <level label="a"> <text>All proceeds from a gaming device shall be used solely for the legitimate charitable, benevolent, or tax-exempt purposes of the qualified organization.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Proceeds from the operation of a gaming device may not be used to benefit personally any member of the qualified organization.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2115" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <level label="a"> <text>A qualified organization shall keep accurate records of proceeds and expenditures involving gaming devices.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On request, a qualified organization shall allow the State’s Attorney for the county, a State Police officer, the designee, and the sheriff or deputy sheriff to examine the records required under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2116" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="St. Mary's County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “senior activity center” means a community or neighborhood facility in which a broad spectrum of services are organized and provided to senior citizens and their spouses, including health, social, nutritional, educational, and recreational services.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A senior activity center may conduct a gaming event, bunco game, or card game in the center.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A senior activity center may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>award a prize of money exceeding $50 to a winner in each session; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>charge a participant more than $25 to play one session.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Any money that remains after prizes are awarded shall be used to support future programming at the senior activity center.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2201" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Somerset County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Somerset County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Somerset County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2202" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Somerset County"> <text>To benefit charity in the county or to further the purposes of an organization qualified to conduct bingo under this section, an organization may conduct bingo if the organization is a bona fide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>war veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>charitable organization; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>volunteer fire company operating in a community that does not have a paid fire department.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2301" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Talbot County"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Talbot County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2401" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <text>In this subtitle, “county commissioners” means the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2402" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Washington County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2403" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Washington County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2404" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>A volunteer rescue company shall be treated as a volunteer fire company for purposes of Subtitle 2 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not operate a chance book, paddle wheel, tip jar, wheel of fortune, or other gaming device, other than a bingo game, on premises that are owned by, leased to, or used as a place of business by a person that conducts a bingo game for purposes of making a profit.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subtitle 2 of this title does not apply to the operation of tip jars.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Tip jars are regulated under Part III of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2407" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <text>Bingo may be conducted in accordance with Part II of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2408" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before a person may conduct bingo, the person shall obtain a bingo permit from the county commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Before issuing a bingo permit, the county commissioners shall ascertain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the purpose of the bingo game; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the intended use of receipts from bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue a new bingo permit for bingo that is to be conducted for profit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2409" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a nonprofit organization seeking a bingo permit.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county commissioners may charge an annual fee not exceeding $5,000 for a bingo permit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2410" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <text>A person may not give or offer in a single bingo game:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a money prize exceeding $1,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a merchandise prize exceeding a value of $1,000; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a prize of money and merchandise with a combined value exceeding $1,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2411" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not conduct bingo in violation of Part II of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Each day that a violation occurs is a separate violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2414" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>In Part III of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Agency” means the county agency that the county commissioners designate to administer Part III of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Fund” means the Washington County Gaming Fund.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Gaming commission” means the Washington County Gaming Commission.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Tip jar” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a gaming device from which for consideration a number, series of numbers, or other symbol is obtained by selection of a sealed piece of paper that may entitle the purchaser to a payoff in money or otherwise, either on receipt or as the result of a subsequent announcement of a winning number, series of numbers, or other symbol; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any other device commonly recognized as a tip jar.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Tip jar license” means a license that the agency issues to operate a tip jar.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Tip jar packet” means a package of numbers, series of numbers, or symbols on folded or sealed pieces of paper that is designed to be sold through a tip jar and that is sufficient for a single tip jar game.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Wholesaler’s license” means a license that the agency issues to sell or wholesale tip jar packets for profit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2415" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <text>There is a Washington County Gaming Commission.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2416" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The gaming commission consists of seven members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the seven members of the gaming commission:</text> <level label="i"> <text>three shall be appointed by the county commissioners;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>one shall be appointed by the State Senators whose districts are in or include part of the county;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>one shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county delegation to the House of Delegates, with the concurrence of that delegation;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>one shall be from the Washington County Clubs Association, appointed by the county Senate and House delegations; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>one shall be a representative of the alcoholic beverages, restaurant, and tavern industries in the county, appointed by the county Senate and House delegations.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each member of the gaming commission shall be a resident of the county.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A member appointed to the gaming commission under subsection (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>hold a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license or be employed by a person who holds a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>hold an ownership interest in or receive a direct benefit from a person who holds a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member of the gaming commission is 2 years and begins on March 1 or October 1, according to the staggered schedule required by the terms provided for members of the gaming commission on October 1, 2002.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A member who completes two full terms on the gaming commission may not be reappointed within the 5 years after the end of the second term.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The gaming commission shall adopt conflict of interest regulations applicable to members of the gaming commission.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2417" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>Each year the gaming commission shall elect a chairperson from among its members.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The manner of election of a chairperson shall be as the gaming commission determines.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2418" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>A member of the gaming commission:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not receive compensation; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses, in accordance with a policy of the county commissioners.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county commissioners shall assign appropriate professional staff to the gaming commission for the gaming commission’s meetings.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2419" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The county commissioners shall adopt regulations to carry out Part III of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The agency may recommend to the county commissioners regulations or guidelines concerning the administration of Part III of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county commissioners shall make available for public inspection:</text> <level label="1"> <text>audit reports completed under § 13-2432(a) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in accordance with regulations of the county commissioners, tip jar reports submitted under § 13-2424 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>By regulation, the county commissioners may require:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an applicant for a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license or an individual involved in the operation of a tip jar to be fingerprinted for purposes of a criminal history records check; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the agency to obtain a criminal history records check in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If the county commissioners direct the agency to obtain criminal history records checks, the agency shall apply to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services for a State criminal history records check for each:</text> <level label="i"> <text>applicant for a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>individual involved in the operation of a tip jar.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the agency shall submit to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a complete set of the applicant’s or individual’s legible fingerprints on forms approved by the director of the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the fee authorized under § 10-221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository shall provide the requested information in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2420" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person shall be licensed by the agency before operating a tip jar.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To be eligible for a license to operate a tip jar, an applicant shall be a:</text> <level label="1"> <text>religious organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>civic organization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>bona fide charitable organization;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>sportsmen’s association that is tax exempt under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is approved by the county commissioners;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>holder of a Class A beer, wine and liquor license;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>restaurant with an alcoholic beverages license;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>tavern with an alcoholic beverages license;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>volunteer fire company; or</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>volunteer rescue company.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not receive a tip jar license if the person:</text> <level label="i"> <text>owes taxes to the State, the county, or a municipal corporation in the county;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>unless authorized under paragraph (2) of this subsection, holds a wholesaler’s license; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>has been convicted of a:</text> <level label="1"> <text>felony; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>misdemeanor involving a violation of a gambling or gaming law of the State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company may hold both a tip jar license and wholesaler’s license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2421" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a tip jar license shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>submit to the agency an application on the form that the agency provides; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, pay an annual fee of $250 to the county.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners may waive or reduce the annual fee for an organization that qualifies for a license under § 13-2420(b)(1) through (6), (10), or (11) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county shall credit license fees collected under subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section to the general fund of the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2422" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <text>The agency may issue a tip jar license to each applicant that meets the requirements of Part III of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2423" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless otherwise authorized by the county commissioners, a tip jar licensee may operate a tip jar game only:</text> <level label="1"> <text>during normal business hours; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on the tip jar licensee’s premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A tip jar licensee may award prizes in money or merchandise for a tip jar game.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The agency periodically shall send an agent to inspect the premises of each tip jar licensee to ensure compliance with Part III of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2424" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>At least three times a year, a tip jar licensee shall submit to the county commissioners a report concerning the tip jars the person operates.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each report shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>identify gaming stickers used;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>indicate the number of tip jars in operation;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>indicate the number of tip jar packets purchased; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>include any additional information that the county commissioners require.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection only applies to a person who qualifies for a tip jar license under § 13-2420(b)(7), (8), or (9) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In accordance with regulations of the county commissioners, a person subject to this subsection shall include in each report an accounting of receipts and disbursements made in connection with tip jars for the reporting period.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each report shall include a written statement, signed by the individual making the report, in which the individual affirms under the penalties of Part III of this subtitle and under the penalty of perjury that the contents of the report are true to the best of the individual’s knowledge, information, and belief.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection only applies to an organization that qualifies for a tip jar license under § 13-2420(b)(1) through (6) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each report for an organization that is subject to this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be filed by an officer of the organization; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in accordance with regulations of the county commissioners, shall include for the reporting period an accounting of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>all receipts in connection with the operation of a tip jar; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the disbursements made in compliance with § 13-2435(e) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In filing a report under this subsection, the officer of the organization may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fraudulently use a false or fictitious name;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>knowingly conceal a material fact;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>knowingly make a false statement; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>otherwise commit fraud.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A person who violates paragraph (3) of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2425" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>A tip jar license expires on the first July 1 after its effective date.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A tip jar license is not transferable.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2426" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>By regulation, the county commissioners may establish a temporary tip jar license for a nonprofit organization that desires to raise money solely for an athletic, charitable, or educational purpose that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>meets the requirements for a charitable contribution under § 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>does not benefit a:</text> <level label="i"> <text>law enforcement agency;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>law enforcement fraternal organization;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>political club, political committee, or political party; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>unit of the State government or of a political subdivision of the State other than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an ambulance, fire fighting, or rescue squad; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a primary or secondary school or an institution of higher education.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the county commissioners establish a temporary tip jar license, by regulation, the county commissioners shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>set the fee for a temporary tip jar license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>set the term of a temporary tip jar license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>prescribe which provisions of Part III of this subtitle apply to the issuance of a temporary tip jar license and the operation of a tip jar under a temporary tip jar license; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>establish any additional requirements that the county commissioners consider appropriate concerning operation of a tip jar under a temporary tip jar license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An organization that receives a temporary tip jar license is subject to audit by the gaming commission.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An individual involved in the operation of a tip jar under a temporary tip jar license may not personally benefit financially from the operation of the tip jar.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If an organization that has operated a tip jar under a temporary tip jar license disbands, the organization shall transfer any remaining proceeds from the operation of a tip jar to the fund.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2427" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person shall be licensed by the agency as a wholesaler before the person may sell a tip jar packet for profit.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person is eligible for a license under this section to sell or wholesale for profit a tip jar packet if the person:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is of good moral character;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except for a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, has had an established place of business in the county for at least 3 years, as evidenced by the filing of personal property tax returns;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in the case of a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, has been established in the county for at least 1 year;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>does not owe taxes to the State, the county, or a municipal corporation in the county;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>unless authorized under paragraph (2) of this subsection, does not hold a tip jar license;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>has not been convicted of a:</text> <level label="1"> <text>felony; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>misdemeanor involving a violation of a gambling or gaming law of the State;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>except for a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, does not hold a tip jar license or own or have in any way an interest in an entity that holds a tip jar license;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>except for a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, is not an immediate family member of a person who holds a tip jar license or owns or has in any way an interest in an entity that holds a tip jar license; and</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>is not a corporation, limited liability company, or unincorporated association in which at least one stockholder or member is a holder of a tip jar license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company may hold both a tip jar license and a wholesaler’s license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2428" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a wholesaler’s license shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>submit to the agency an application on the form that the agency provides; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, pay to the agency an annual fee of $500.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The county commissioners shall waive the annual fee for a volunteer fire company or a volunteer rescue company.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The agency shall credit license fees collected under subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section to the general fund of the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2429" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <text>The agency may issue a wholesaler’s license to each applicant that meets the requirements of Part III of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2430" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a wholesaler’s license may not sell a tip jar packet to a person who does not have a tip jar license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before selling a tip jar packet, a holder of a wholesaler’s license shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>obtain a gaming sticker from the agency; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>affix the gaming sticker to the tip jar packet in the manner the county commissioners require.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2431" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>A wholesaler’s license expires on the first July 1 after its effective date.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A wholesaler’s license is not transferable.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2432" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county commissioners may audit records relating to tip jars of a holder of a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In accordance with regulations of the county commissioners, a holder of a tip jar license or a wholesaler’s license shall make available to an auditor designated by the county commissioners the records that are required for an audit.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A holder of a tip jar license or a wholesaler’s license shall retain for at least 5 years the records that are required by the county commissioners by regulation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2433" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 13-2434 of this subtitle, the agency may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>deny a tip jar license or a wholesaler’s license to an applicant; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in accordance with § 13-2437 of this subtitle, discipline a holder of a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The agency shall deny a license to an applicant whose tip jar license or wholesaler’s license has been revoked.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the license of a holder of a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license is revoked for two separate civil violations under § 13-2437 of this subtitle or a criminal violation under § 13-2424(e) or § 13-2438(a) of this subtitle, the agency may deny a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a corporate or limited liability entity applicant if 50% or more of the capital stock is owned by an individual, or an immediate family member of an individual, whose license was revoked; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a partnership applicant if the partnership includes as a partner an individual whose license was revoked.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2434" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>Before the agency takes action under § 13-2433(a) of this subtitle, it shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated the opportunity for a hearing.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a hearing is requested, the county commissioners shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>delegate to the Office of Administrative Hearings the authority to hold the hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the county commissioners hold the hearing, the county commissioners may administer oaths in connection with the hearing.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If the Office of Administrative Hearings holds the hearing:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the administrative law judge shall state on the record the conclusions of law and findings of fact; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the determination of the administrative law judge is a final decision for purposes of judicial review in the same manner as a final decision in a contested case under § 10-222 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In an appeal of a decision of the administrative law judge:</text> <level label="i"> <text>if the civil penalty is less than $5,000, judicial review of disputed issues of fact shall be confined to the record; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the civil penalty is $5,000 or more, judicial review shall be de novo.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>After notice, if the person against whom the action is contemplated:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the county commissioners may hear and determine the matter; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>does not request a hearing, the county commissioners may impose a civil penalty without a hearing.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2435" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “gross profits” means the total proceeds from the operation of a tip jar less:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the amount of money winnings or value of prizes distributed; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the cost of a gaming sticker.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Washington County Gaming Fund.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The county commissioners shall establish:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the method and time of deposits to the fund; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>other procedures necessary to carry out subsections (d), (e), and (f) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In accordance with a written agreement between the county commissioners and the gaming commission, the gaming commission may use money from the fund to reimburse the county commissioners for the costs to the county for administering Part III of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>The county commissioners may require the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association to submit financial reports of the Association.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The county commissioners may adopt regulations specifying the time frames for submission of the reports, but the regulations shall be limited in scope to the timing of submission of the reports only.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The financial reports of the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association may include an annual budget as approved under paragraph (4) of this subsection, budget reports, and related documentation that shows how money has been spent by the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association during the previous fiscal year.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>If the financial reports are not submitted within the time required under the regulations, the county commissioners may withhold funds that would otherwise be distributed under subsection (f)(1) of this section until the reports are submitted.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>Each year the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association shall submit its budget to the county commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The county commissioners shall accept or reject the budget by a majority vote.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The acceptance or rejection of the budget may not be delegated to any designee.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The county commissioners may withhold funds that would otherwise be distributed under subsection (f)(1) of this section until the budget of the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association is accepted by the county commissioners.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only to a person who holds a tip jar license under § 13–2420(b)(7), (8), or (9) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person subject to this subsection shall deposit with a financial institution designated by the gaming commission, to the credit of the fund, the gross profits from each tip jar that the person operates.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>To offset the costs of operating a tip jar, a person with a tip jar license may retain 50% of the gross profits from each tip jar game.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only to a person who holds a tip jar license under § 13–2420(b)(1) through (6) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person subject to this subsection shall deposit with a financial institution designated by the gaming commission, to the credit of the fund, 15% of the gross profits earned through the operation of tip jars during the 12–month period ending June 30.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a person fails to contribute the full amount required under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the person shall deposit the balance required during the next year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>After the reimbursement under subsection (c)(2) of this section, each year the gaming commission shall distribute:</text> <level label="1"> <text>50% of the money deposited in the fund to the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>subject to any restriction that the county commissioners adopt by regulation, 50% of the money deposited in the fund to bona fide charitable organizations in the county.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The county commissioners may not require that funds distributed under (f)(1) of this section be used for fire and rescue services for which funds previously have been appropriated in the county operating budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2436" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless licensed to operate a tip jar by the agency, a person may not offer to another a chance from a tip jar or otherwise operate a tip jar.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A holder of a tip jar license may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>allow a minor to play a tip jar; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>operate a tip jar on property owned by the Board of Education of Washington County.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Unless licensed as a wholesaler to sell tip jar packets by the agency, a person may not sell or wholesale a tip jar packet for profit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2437" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <text>If a person violates Part III of this subtitle, the person is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first violation, suspension of the person’s tip jar license or wholesaler’s license and a civil penalty not exceeding $1,500; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for each subsequent violation, revocation of the person’s tip jar license or wholesaler’s license and a civil penalty not exceeding $5,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to the penalties under subsection (a)(2) of this section, if the person has a liquor license, the agency may recommend to the Board of License Commissioners for Washington County that the Board suspend the person’s liquor license for not less than 15 days for a subsequent violation.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Civil penalties collected under subsection (a) of this section shall be credited to the general fund of the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2438" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates § 13-2436 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for a first violation, $5,000; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for each subsequent violation, $10,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each sale or offer of a chance from a tip jar is a separate violation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a person convicted under this section has a liquor license, the agency shall recommend to the Board of License Commissioners for Washington County that the Board suspend the person’s liquor license for not less than 15 days.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2439" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Washington County"> <text>On or before February 1 of each year, the gaming commission shall submit a report to the Comptroller that includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the total amount of revenue received by the gaming commission for the previous calendar year as a result of the operation of tip jars in Washington County;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a detailed listing of the total distributions made by the gaming commission during the previous calendar year with regard to revenue received from the operation of tip jars in Washington County; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any additional information that the Comptroller may require.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2501" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Wicomico County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Committee” means the Gaming Advisory Committee established under § 13-2505 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Sheriff” means the Sheriff of Wicomico County.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2502" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Wicomico County"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Wicomico County.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This subtitle does not authorize gambling using a slot machine or a coin machine.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2503" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Wicomico County"> <level label="a"> <text>The sheriff may issue a license to an organization listed in subsection (b) of this section to conduct a game that uses any of the following devices to award prizes of merchandise or money:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a paddle wheel;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a wheel of fortune;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a chance book;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>bingo;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a raffle; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>any other gaming device.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To qualify for a license under this subtitle, an organization shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide religious organization that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 5 years before the organization applies for a license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a tax–supported volunteer fire company or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the fire company;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an organization that has been located in the county for at least 5 years before it applies for a license and is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a nationally chartered veterans’ organization or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a nonprofit fraternal organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a nonprofit organization that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>intends to use the gaming license to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose that meets the conditions of subsection (c) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>states the charitable, athletic, or educational purpose in the application to the sheriff.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>For the purposes of subsection (b)(3)(iv) of this section, a purpose is considered a charitable, athletic, or educational purpose if the purpose:</text> <level label="1"> <text>meets the requirements for a charitable contribution under § 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>does not benefit a:</text> <level label="i"> <text>law enforcement unit;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraternal organization for a law enforcement unit;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>political club;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>political committee;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>political party; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>unit of State government or a political subdivision of the State other than:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an ambulance company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a fire fighting company;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a rescue company;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a primary school;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a secondary school; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>an institution of higher education.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a license shall submit an application to the sheriff.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The application shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a copy of the tax–exempt verification of the organization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a copy of the applicant’s charter, if applicable; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a certification by a principal officer of the applicant stating:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the dates for which the license is sought;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the place at which the game will be conducted;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the type of game for which the license is sought;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>that only the regular members of the applicant will conduct the games and operate the gaming device for which the license is sought;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>that the applicant will not use the assistance of gaming professionals in conducting games or operating gaming devices;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>that persons conducting the games and operating the gaming devices or assisting in conducting the games and operating the gaming devices will not receive compensation or reward; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>that all proceeds obtained under the license will be used to further the purposes of the organization.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The sheriff shall retain the copies of the applicant’s verification of tax exemption and charter.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The sheriff may issue a license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for one or more specific dates; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for a period not exceeding 1 year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The licensing year shall run from July 1 through the following June 30.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The license shall state:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the dates that the game will be conducted;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the place that the game will be conducted; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the type of game authorized.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, a licensee may not conduct a game on Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A licensee may operate a raffle on Sunday.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A raffle is considered to be operated on the day that the licensee selects the raffle winner.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The sheriff shall license a 50/50 game operated for a period of more than 1 day as a raffle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A licensee may not allow a child who is under the age of 16 years to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>operate a game or gaming device for which a license is issued under this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>conduct a game in which a gaming device is operated; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>play or participate in a game in which a gaming device is operated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The licensee may not pay a fee for the rental of the premises on which a game is conducted to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>itself;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a trustee of the licensee;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a committee of the licensee; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>an organization with the same members or substantially the same members as the licensee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The sheriff shall charge each applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a license fee of $1 for each day for which a license is issued; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the following additional amounts:</text> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in items (ii) through (v) of this item, $1 for each gaming device to be operated each day;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$1 for each day that a pull tab or instant bingo device is to be sold;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>$1 for each day that a bingo event is to be conducted;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>$1 for each day that a bingo special event is to be conducted; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>$1 for each raffle to be conducted.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2504" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Wicomico County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, a principal officer of a licensee shall file a report under oath with the sheriff on the form that the sheriff provides.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A licensee that is issued a license for a period of less than 1 year shall file the report within 15 days after the date that the license expires.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A licensee that is issued a license for a period of 1 year shall file:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a semiannual report on or before January 31 of the licensing year; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an annual report within 30 days after the date that the license expires.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>A licensee also shall keep a weekly report in the form that the sheriff requires.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The weekly report shall be completed under oath.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The weekly report is subject to audit at a reasonable hour by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the sheriff;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the State’s Attorney for the county; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a representative of the sheriff or the State’s Attorney.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The report that a licensee submits to the sheriff shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>state whether the authorized activities were conducted:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on the dates and at the location stated in the application; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>by the regular members of the licensee without the assistance of gaming professionals;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>report the amount of the proceeds obtained from the licensed activities;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>report the disbursements made in connection with the licensed activities; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>state that the licensee has not paid a fee for the rental of premises on which the game was conducted to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>itself;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a trustee of the licensee;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a committee of the licensee; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>any organization with the same members or substantially the same members as the licensee.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2505" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Wicomico County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a Gaming Advisory Committee in the county.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The members of the committee are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the sheriff.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The members of the committee may not receive compensation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The committee shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>recommend to the sheriff standards for reporting requirements for licensees;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>examine the audits and reports required under § 13-2504 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>make any other recommendations to assist the sheriff in the administration of licensing and other duties of the sheriff under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2506" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Wicomico County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The sheriff shall suspend a license if the licensee fails to comply with the reporting requirements of § 13-2504 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The suspension shall continue until the licensee meets the reporting requirements of § 13-2504 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section and subject to the procedures provided in subsection (c) of this section, the sheriff may not issue a new license for 1 year to a licensee that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has refused to file a report required under § 13-2504 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has failed to comply with this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The sheriff shall notify the licensee or applicant for a license by registered mail of the sheriff’s suspension or refusal to issue a license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The licensee or applicant may appeal the decision in writing to the sheriff within 30 days after receiving the notice from the sheriff.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2507" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Wicomico County"> <text>A party may seek judicial review of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the sheriff’s suspension of a license under this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the sheriff’s refusal to issue a license under this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2508" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Wicomico County"> <text>This subtitle shall be enforced by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the sheriff;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any municipal police officer in the county;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any other law enforcement officer of the county; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any prosecutor of the county.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2601" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <text>In this subtitle, “county commissioners” means the Board of County Commissioners of Worcester County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2602" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <text>This subtitle applies only in Worcester County.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2605" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <text>In this part, “Department” means the Worcester County Department of Development Review and Permitting.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2606" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <text>The following organizations may conduct bingo in accordance with this part:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide religious organization that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 6 years before applying for a license under this part;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a municipal corporation in the county;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a volunteer fire company in the county;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a local unit of a nationwide bona fide nonprofit organization or club that consists solely of members who served in the armed forces of the United States; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a nonprofit organization that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable or educational purpose that is specifically described in the license application filed with the Department; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has operated as a nonprofit organization in the county for at least 5 years before applying for a license under this part.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2607" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department may adopt reasonable regulations to administer and enforce this part.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A copy of the regulations adopted by the Department shall be made available at a reasonable cost.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2608" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall exercise control and supervision over all games of bingo to ensure that the games are conducted fairly in accordance with the provisions of the licenses issued under § 13–2609 of this subtitle, the regulations adopted by the Department, and this part.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department shall prevent bingo from being conducted for a commercial purpose, for private profit, or in any manner other than as provided in this part.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For purposes of inspection, the Department and its inspectors may enter at any time any place where:</text> <level label="1"> <text>bingo is being or will be conducted; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any equipment that is being or will be used to conduct bingo is located.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2609" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>An organization or municipal corporation described in § 13–2606 of this subtitle that intends to conduct bingo under this part must obtain:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an annual license to conduct bingo for more than 15 days in a year; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a temporary license to conduct bingo for 15 days or fewer in a year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a license shall submit to the Department an application on the form that the Department by regulation requires.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The application form shall require:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the name of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the name of each principal officer of the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a certification that no person will conduct bingo except a person who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is a salaried employee or bona fide member of the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall not receive any form of commission or bonus.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant shall pay to the Department a license fee of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$100 for an annual license; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$25 in addition to $5 for each day bingo is conducted for a temporary license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department shall pay to the county commissioners all license fees collected under this part.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Department shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this part and the regulations adopted under this part.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If an applicant conducts bingo on premises that are leased by the applicant, the lease agreement must be approved by the Department before a license may be issued.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Department may deny a license to an applicant or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee has violated this part or any regulation adopted under this part.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2610" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>The charge for admission to a place in order to participate in bingo conducted under this part may not exceed $5.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the value of a prize in money, merchandise, or services for any one game of bingo conducted under this part may not exceed $200.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Jackpot prizes may be offered in a maximum amount of $5,000.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Winner Take All” games may be offered without a prize limit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A licensee’s employees and the terms of their employment must be approved by the Department before they may conduct bingo under this part.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A minor may not be allowed to participate in bingo conducted under this part.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Bingo may not be conducted under this part in a room or area where alcoholic beverages are sold or served during the game.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A licensee under this part may not conduct bingo on more than 125 days in a year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2611" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <text>Unless otherwise prohibited by county or municipal law, all forms of advertising for bingo are allowed.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2612" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>Each licensee under this part shall submit to the Department, at monthly intervals or at any other interval that the Department sets, a statement of its gross receipts and expenses.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For each game of bingo conducted by the licensee, the statement shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the amount of gross receipts derived from the game;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each item of expense incurred in the conduct of the game;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>each item of expenditure made in connection with the game; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the net profit derived from the conduct of the game.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2613" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Each licensee shall pay to the county commissioners 3% of the gross receipts derived from bingo for each day that bingo is conducted by the licensee under this part.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The licensee shall pay the money at the time the licensee submits to the Department the statement required under § 13–2612 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An organization described in § 13–2606(5) of this subtitle may retain up to one–half of the proceeds derived from bingo conducted under this part for the benefit of the organization.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The organization shall distribute any remaining proceeds for educational or charitable purposes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If bingo is conducted in a municipal corporation in the county, the county commissioners shall pay one–third of the 3% of the gross receipts received under subsection (a) of this section to the municipal corporation, to be used for its general purposes.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>From the percentage of the gross receipts retained by the county commissioners, the county commissioners shall first pay the expenses necessary to administer this part.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>All additional funds shall be credited by the county commissioners to the general funds of the county.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2614" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>Each licensee under this part shall maintain the books and reports that the Department requires for the purposes of this part.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department shall submit to the county commissioners a detailed annual report of all statements submitted to the Department.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2615" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensee may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>divert or pay out any of the proceeds of bingo conducted under this part in any manner other than as required by this part or by the regulations adopted under this part; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>violate any other provision of this part.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not receive any of the proceeds of bingo conducted under this part except for the purposes provided in this part.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2619" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Gaming device” means a paddle wheel, wheel of fortune, chance book, raffle, or any other mechanism for playing a game of chance.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Gaming device” does not include bingo.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Multiple gaming device permit” means a permit that allows the use of two or more gaming devices.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Raffle” means a lottery using paper chances in which prizes are won by persons who buy chances in the lottery.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2620" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <text>This part does not authorize gambling using a slot machine or coin machine.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2621" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county commissioners may issue a permit to any of the following organizations to conduct a fundraiser at which merchandise or money prizes may be awarded by gaming devices:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a bona fide religious organization that has conducted religious services at the same location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a permit;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a volunteer fire company that is supported by the county or a municipal corporation in the county or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the volunteer fire company or auxiliary unit;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a nationally chartered veterans’ organization or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the veterans’ organization;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a bona fide nonprofit fraternal, educational, civic, patriotic, or charitable organization that intends to conduct a fundraiser for the benefit of a charity located in the county; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a bona fide nonprofit organization that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose that is specifically described in the permit application; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has operated as a nonprofit organization in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a permit.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county commissioners shall determine whether an organization qualifies for a permit under this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An organization must be organized in and serve the residents of the county to be eligible for a permit under this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An organization that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is a bona fide charity under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2622" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <text>The county commissioners may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt regulations concerning the permit application and the issuance of permits under this part;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>set a fee by resolution for each kind of permit issued under this part;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>regulate the number of permits issued to organizations each year; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>deny a permit to an organization for up to 3 years if the organization violates this part or the regulations adopted under this part.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2623" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue more than two multiple gaming device permits to an organization in any 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue:</text> <level label="1"> <text>more than eight multiple gaming device permits for fundraisers to be held in any one facility in any 1 year; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>more than three multiple gaming device permits for fundraisers to be held in any one facility in any 27-day period.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A multiple gaming device permit issued under this part is valid for only one fundraiser lasting not more than 6 hours.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue a multiple gaming device permit for use in Ocean City or on real property that is owned by Ocean City and located in the county.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The county commissioners may not issue a multiple gaming device permit to hold a fundraiser on premises that are licensed under a Class B or Class D alcoholic beverages license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2624" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <text>At least one-half of the funds derived from a fundraiser for which a multiple gaming device permit has been issued under this part shall be used for a civic, charitable, or educational purpose.</text> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2625" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>A raffle conducted under a permit issued under this part may not last more than 1 year from the date the permit is issued to the date the last prize is awarded.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The county commissioners may regulate the number of permits to conduct a raffle that an organization may receive in a year.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A raffle is not a multiple gaming device.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2626" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A fundraiser conducted under this part shall be managed and operated only by members of the organization that receives the permit for the fundraiser.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A person may not be compensated for the management or operation of any gaming activity authorized by the permit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each organization that receives a permit for a fundraiser under this part shall designate an individual who is responsible for complying with the terms and conditions of the permit and this part.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An organization that receives a permit for a fundraiser under this part shall conduct the fundraiser in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a structure that is owned, leased, or occupied by the organization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a structure that is owned, leased, or occupied by an organization that would qualify for a permit under § 13-2621 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a public location that is described in the permit application and approved by the State’s Attorney for the county.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2627" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <text>Within 30 days after a fundraiser conducted under this part, the organization that received the permit for the fundraiser shall submit to the county commissioners:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an accounting of all funds received or pledged;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an accounting of all expenses paid or incurred; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a statement under oath of the application of the net profits.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="13-2628" title_number="13" title_name="Gaming -- Local Provisions" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Worcester County"> <level label="a"> <text>A person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each day on which a violation of this part occurs is a separate violation.</text> </level> </section>