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<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>
