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<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>
