Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

Md. Code, Crim. Law § 12-204: (a) A person may not: (1) keep a house, office, or other place for the purpose of selling or bartering a lottery device in violation of § 12-203 of this subtitle; or (2) allow a house or office that the person owns to be used for the purpose of selling or bartering a lottery device in violation of §

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person may not operate or allow their property to be used for selling or trading lottery devices in violation of law. Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year imprisonment or $1,000 fine.

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