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<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>
