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<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>
