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<chapter num="03" heading="Electronic Gaming Device Enforcement" title_num="36" subtitle_num="06">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Enforcement.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>A decision by the Commission shall be the final determination as to whether a gaming device being operated in the State is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A legal gaming device or device consistent with the provisions of the Criminal Law Article, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Being operated in a lawful manner.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>If a local law enforcement unit fails to promptly enforce a final determination made under §A of this regulation, the Commission shall refer the matter to the Department of State Police for enforcement of the law.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>If a local law enforcement agency in Baltimore City or Baltimore County refuses to enforce a provision regarding the legal operation of amusement games, the Commission shall refer the matter to the appropriate office of the State’s Attorney.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Criminal Law Article, §§12-113 and 12-301.1, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: January 1, 2017 (43:23 Md. R. 1281)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>