Maryland

Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

828 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1-101 — (a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 1-201 — The punishment of a person who is convicted of an attempt to commit a crime may not exceed the maximum punishment for th
• § 1-202 — The punishment of a person who is convicted of conspiracy may not exceed the maximum punishment for the crime that the person conspired to commit
• § 1-203 — An indictment or warrant for conspiracy is sufficient if it substantially states: “(name of defendant) and (name of co-c
• § 1-301 — (a) Unless otherwise provided by law and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to a felony is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to the lesser of: (1) imprisonment not exceeding 5 years; or (2) a penalty not
• § 1-401 — In a trial for counterfeiting, issuing, disposing of, passing, altering, stealing, embezzling, or destroying any kind of
• § 1-402 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-101 — (a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-102 — (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a government unit; (2) a health or medical agency approved by the Secretary of Health; (3) a medical, pharmaceutical, or other professional publication not publicly distributed; or (4) a news item or article published in a newspaper, magazine, or book
• § 10-103 — (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a physician licensed to practice medicine; (2) a government unit; or - 373 - (3) the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units
• § 10-105 — (a) A person may not sell or offer for sale a contraceptive or a contraceptive device, whether or not advertised as a prophylactic, by means of a vending machine or other automatic device at a kindergarten, nursery school, or elementary or secondary school
• § 10-106 — (a) A person may not sell or offer for sale a clove cigarette
• § 10-107 — (a) This section does not apply to the distribution of a coupon that is redeemable for a tobacco product, if the coupon is: (1) contained in a newspaper, magazine, or other type of publication in which the coupon is incidental to the primary purpose of the publication; or (2) sent through the mail
• § 10-108 — - 376 - (a) A person who distributes products containing delta–8– or delta–10– tetrahydrocannabinol, including a person licensed under Title 16, Title 16.5, Title 16.7, Title 16.9, or Title 17 of the Business Regulation Article, may not distribute, purchase for sale, or sell a product containing del
• § 10-109 — (a) A person may not place or allow to be placed outside of a building or dwelling an abandoned or discarded refrigerator, icebox, or freezer cabinet that: (1) is in a place accessible to children; (2) is uncrated; and (3) has a door or a lock that cannot be released for opening from the inside
• § 10-110 — - 377 - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-111 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-112 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-113 — An individual may not knowingly and willfully make a misrepresentation or false statement as to the age of that individu
• § 10-114 — (a) Except as provided in subsection (b)(1) of this section, and subject to subsection (b)(2) of this section, an individual under the age of 21 years may not: (1) possess or have under the individual’s charge or control an alcoholic beverage unless the individual is a bona fide employee of the lice
• § 10-115 — An individual under the age of 21 years may not possess a card or document that falsely identifies the age of the indivi
• § 10-116 — Except as provided in § 1–411 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, an individual may not obtain, or attempt
• § 10-117 — (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not furnish an alcoholic beverage to an individual if: (1) the person furnishing the alcoholic beverage knows that the individual is under the age of 21 years; and (2) the alcoholic beverage is furnished for the purpose of consum
• § 10-118 — (a) Except for a person licensed as an alcoholic beverages licensee under the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article who possesses a keg in the course of that person’s business, a person may not knowingly: (1) possess a keg that has not been registered under or does not have a registration form af
• § 10-119 — (a) (1) A person shall be issued a citation under this section if the person violates: (i) §§ 10–113 through 10–115 or § 10–118 of this part; or (ii) § 6–321 or § 6–322 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article
• § 10-120 — (a) A person being issued a citation under §§ 10-113 through 10-119 of this part or § 26-103 of the Education Article may not fail or refuse to furnish proof of identification and age on request of the person issuing the citation
• § 10-121 — (a) This section does not apply to a person who: (1) was acting in the capacity of a licensee, or an employee of a licensee, under the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article; and (2) has committed a violation of and is subject to the penalties under § 6–304, § 6–307, § 6–308, or § 6–309 of the Alc
• § 10-123 — (a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-124 — (a) This part applies to a motor vehicle that is driven, stopped, standing, or otherwise located on a highway
• § 10-125 — (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, an occupant of a motor vehicle may not possess an open container that contains any amount of an alcoholic beverage in a passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway
• § 10-126 — (a) A police officer may issue a citation to a person who the police officer has probable cause to believe has committed a violation under this part
• § 10-127 — (a) In a proceeding for a violation under this part: (1) the State has the burden to prove the guilt of the defendant to the same extent as is required by law in the trial of a criminal case; (2) the court shall apply the evidentiary standards as prescribed by law for the trial of a criminal case; (
• § 10-130 — (a) In this part, “Salvia divinorum” includes Salvinorin A and any material, compound, mixture, preparation, or product that contains Salvia divinorum or Salvinorin A
• § 10-131 — (a) A person may not distribute Salvia divinorum to an individual under the age of 21 years
• § 10-132 — An individual under the age of 21 years may not possess Salvia divinorum
• § 10-133 — (a) A person who violates § 10–132 of this part shall be issued a citation under this section
• § 10-136 — (a) (1) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-137 — (a) A person who violates § 10–136 of this part shall be issued a citation under this section
• § 10-201 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-202 — A person who keeps a disorderly house is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not less t
• § 10-203 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-204 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-205 — (a) (1) This subsection does not apply to a person who conducts a funeral, burial, memorial service, or funeral procession
• § 10-301 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-302 — A person may not deface, damage, or destroy, or attempt or threaten to deface, damage, or destroy, personal or real prop
• § 10-303 — A person may not, by force or threat of force, obstruct or attempt to obstruct another in the free exercise of that pers
• § 10-304 — Motivated either in whole or in substantial part by another person’s or group’s race, color, religious beliefs, sexual o
• § 10-305 — A person may not deface, damage, or destroy, attempt or threaten to deface, damage, or destroy, burn or attempt or threaten to burn an object on, or damage the real or personal property connected to a building that is publicly or privately owned, leased, or used, including a cemetery, library, meeti
• § 10-306 — (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both
• § 10-307 — (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a sentence imposed under this subtitle may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing the violation of this subtitle
• § 10-308 — Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to infringe on the speech of a religious leader or other individual during pea
• § 10-309 — (a) A person who is the victim of an act that would constitute a violation of this subtitle may bring a civil action against the person or persons who committed the act in a court of competent jurisdiction
• § 10-401 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-402 — (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (f) of this section, a person may not remove or attempt to remove human remains from a burial site
• § 10-403 — (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a person acting in the course of medical, archaeological, educational, or scientific study; (2) a licensed mortician or other professional who transports human remains in the course of carrying out professional duties; or (3) a person acting under the authorit
• § 10-404 — (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not willfully destroy, damage, deface, or remove: (i) an associated funerary object or another structure placed in a cemetery; or (ii) a building, wall, fence, railing, or other work, for the use, protection, or orna
• § 10-501 — (a) A person may not commit adultery
• § 10-502 — (a) This section does not apply to a person if: - 426 - (1) the person’s previous lawful spouse has been absent from the person for a continuous period of 7 years; and (2) the person does not know whether the person’s previous lawful spouse is living at the time of the subsequent marriage ceremony
• § 10-601 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-602 — It is the intent of the General Assembly that each animal in the State be protected from intentional cruelty, including
• § 10-603 — Sections 10–601 through 10–608 and 10–626 of this subtitle do not apply to: (1) customary and normal veterinary and agri
• § 10-604 — (a) A person may not: (1) overdrive or overload an animal; (2) deprive an animal of necessary sustenance; (3) inflict unnecessary suffering or pain on an animal; (4) cause, procure, or authorize an act prohibited under item (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection; or (5) if the person has charge or cust
• § 10-605 — (a) A person may not knowingly attend a deliberately conducted dogfight as a spectator
• § 10-606 — (a) (1) In this section, “sexual contact with an animal” means any act: (i) involving: 1
• § 10-607 — (a) In this section, “baiting” means using a dog to train a fighting dog or to test the fighting or killing instinct of another dog
• § 10-608 — (a) (1) In this section, “implement of cockfighting” means any implement or device intended or designed: (i) to enhance the fighting ability of a fowl, cock, or other bird; or (ii) for use in a deliberately conducted event that uses a fowl, cock, or other bird to fight with another fowl, cock, or ot
• § 10-609 — (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, if an officer of a humane society sees a person committing a misdemeanor that involves cruelty to an animal, the officer shall arrest and bring before the District Court the person committing the misdemeanor
• § 10-610 — (a) This section does not apply to a person giving away an animal: - 435 - (1) as an agricultural project; (2) for conservation purposes; or (3) that is intended for slaughter
• § 10-611 — (a) A person may not kill or allow a dog or cat to be killed by use of: (1) a decompression chamber; (2) carbon monoxide gas; or (3) curariform drugs
• § 10-612 — (a) A person who owns, possesses, or has custody of a domestic animal may not drop or leave the animal on a road, in a public place, or on private property with the intent to abandon the animal
• § 10-613 — - 436 - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a biomedical facility that is licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture; or (2) an animal that is accompanied by a signed statement from a licensed veterinarian stating that the animal’s dam is incapacitated for humane or medical reasons
• § 10-614 — (a) In this section, “chick” means a chicken, duckling, or other fowl under the age of 3 weeks
• § 10-615 — (a) If an owner or custodian of an animal is convicted of an act of animal cruelty, the court may order the seizure of the animal or any other animal at the time of conviction for the protection of the animal
• § 10-616 — (a) This section does not apply to premises: (1) where dogs are kept or bred solely for medical or related research or laboratory tests; (2) operated by a licensed and regularly practicing veterinarian; or (3) where hunting dogs are housed, if the buying, selling, trading, or breeding is incidental
• § 10-617 — (a) In this section, “animal control unit” means the local organization or governmental unit that the appropriate local governmental body designates to house, care for, and control domestic animals of unknown ownership
• § 10-618 — (a) A person may not willfully and maliciously give poison or ground glass to a dog, or expose poison or ground glass, with the intent that a dog ingest it
• § 10-619 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-620 — (a) In this section, “equine” includes horses, donkeys, mules, and ponies
• § 10-621 — (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b)(2) of this section, this section does not apply to: (i) a research facility or federal research facility licensed under the federal Animal Welfare Act; (ii) the holder of a Class C Exhibitor’s License under the Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C
• § 10-622 — (a) A person may not shoot, kill, or maim a carrier pigeon
• § 10-623 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 10-624 — (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not: (1) crop or cut off the ear of a dog; (2) dock or cut off the tail of a dog; (3) cut off the dewclaw of a dog; or (4) surgically birth a dog
• § 10-625 — - 457 - (a) (1) “Devocalize” means to perform a surgical procedure involving cutting, notching, punching, abrading, lasering, suturing, or otherwise physically altering the vocal apparatus of a dog or cat with the intent of altering, reducing, or eliminating vocal sounds produced by the animal
• § 10-626 — (a) In this section, “service animal” has the meaning stated in § 7–701 of the Human Services Article
• § 10-701 — In this subtitle, “flag” includes any size flag, standard, color, ensign, or shield made of any substance or represented
• § 10-702 — This subtitle does not apply to: (1) an act allowed by the statutes of the United States or of this State, or by the reg
• § 10-704 — (a) A person may not intentionally mutilate, deface, destroy, burn, trample, or use a flag: - 460 - (1) in a manner intended to incite or produce an imminent breach of the peace; and (2) under circumstances likely to incite or produce an imminent breach of the peace
• § 10-705 — This subtitle shall be construed to carry out its general purpose and to make uniform the laws of the states that enact
• § 10-706 — This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Flag Law.
• § 11-101 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 11-102 — (a) A person may not knowingly sell or offer to sell to a minor: (1) a picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture, film, or other visual representation or image of an individual or portion of the human body that depicts sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement; - 462
• § 11-103 — (a) This section applies to a motion picture show or other presentation, whether animated or live, that wholly or partly: (1) depicts or reveals: (i) sadomasochistic abuse; (ii) sexual conduct; or (iii) sexual excitement; or (2) includes obscene material or explicit verbal descriptions or narrative
• § 11-104 — (a) A person who operates or is employed in a sales, cashier, or managerial capacity in a retail establishment may not knowingly allow a minor without the presence of the minor’s parent or guardian to enter or remain on any premises where an item or activity detailed in § 11-102(a) of this subtitle
• § 11-105 — - 464 - (a) A person may not knowingly display for advertising purposes a picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, or other visual representation or image of an individual or portion of a human body that: (1) depicts sadomasochistic abuse; (2) depicts sexual conduct as defined by § 11–101(d)(1), (2)
• § 11-106 — For purposes of §§ 11-101 through 11-105 of this subtitle, an employee of a person who operates premises where a public
• § 11-107 — (a) In this section, “indecent exposure” includes engaging in an act of masturbation in public, whether or not the person’s genitalia are exposed
• § 11-201 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 11-202 — (a) A person may not: (1) knowingly send or cause to be sent any obscene matter into the State for sale or distribution; - 466 - (2) knowingly bring or cause to be brought any obscene matter into the State for sale or distribution; (3) in the State prepare, publish, print, exhibit, distribute, or of
• § 11-203 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 11-204 — (a) This section applies only in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Charles, Howard, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties
• § 11-205 — (a) A person may not knowingly: - 470 - (1) write or create advertising or otherwise promote the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or holds out to be obscene; or (2) solicit the publication of advertising that promotes the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or ho
• § 11-206 — (a) (1) A person may not knowingly require a purchaser or consignee to receive obscene matter as a condition to a sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for resale of a paper, magazine, book, periodical, publication, or other merchandise
• § 11-207 — (a) A person may not: - 471 - (1) cause, induce, solicit, or knowingly allow a minor to engage as a subject in the production of obscene matter or a visual representation or performance that depicts a minor engaged as a subject in sadomasochistic abuse or sexual conduct; (2) photograph or film a min
• § 11-208 — (a) (1) In this section, “indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child” means an ordinary person would conclude that the image is of an actual and identifiable minor
• § 11-209 — (a) A person may not hire, employ, or use an individual, if the person knows, or possesses facts under which the person should reasonably know, that the individual is a minor, to do or assist in doing an act described in § 11-203 of this subtitle
• § 11-210 — (a) (1) A person having a bona fide scientific, educational, governmental, artistic, news, or other similar justification for possessing or distributing prohibited matter is not subject to the prohibitions and penalties imposed by this subtitle
• § 11-211 — When the conviction of a person for a violation of this subtitle becomes final, the court may order the destruction of a
• § 11-301 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 11-302 — A person charged with a crime under this subtitle may also be prosecuted and sentenced for violating any other applicable law
• § 11-303 — (a) A person may not knowingly: (1) engage in prostitution or assignation by any means; or (2) occupy a building, structure, or conveyance for prostitution or assignation
• § 11-304 — (a) A person may not receive or acquire money or proceeds from the earnings of a person engaged in prostitution with the intent to: (1) promote a crime under this subtitle; (2) profit from a crime under this subtitle; or (3) conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of
• § 11-305 — - 481 - (a) For the purpose of committing a crime under Title 3, Subtitle 3 of this article, a person may not: (1) persuade or entice or aid in the persuasion or enticement of an individual under the age of 16 years from the individual’s home or from the custody of the individual’s parent or guardia
• § 11-306 — (a) A person may not knowingly procure or solicit or offer to procure or solicit prostitution or assignation
• § 11-307 — (a) A person may not knowingly: (1) allow a building, structure, or conveyance owned or under the person’s control to be used for prostitution or assignation; - 482 - (2) allow or agree to allow a person into a building, structure, or conveyance for prostitution or assignation; or (3) keep, set up,
• § 12-101 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 12-102 — (a) A person may not: (1) make or sell a book or pool on the result of a race, contest, or contingency; (2) establish, keep, rent, use, or occupy, or knowingly allow to be established, kept, rented, used, or occupied, all or a part of a building, vessel, or place, on land or water, within the State,
• § 12-103 — (a) For money or any other thing or consideration of value, a person may not: (1) bet, wager, or gamble; or (2) play any other gaming device or fraudulent trick
• § 12-104 — - 488 - (a) A person may not: (1) keep a gaming device, or all or a part of a building, vessel, or place, on land or water within the State for the purpose of gambling; (2) own, rent, or occupy all or a part of a building, vessel, or place and knowingly allow a gaming device to be kept in the buildi
• § 12-105 — (a) This section: (1) applies notwithstanding the issuance of a license or permit through or by a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State; and (2) does not authorize an act that is otherwise prohibited by law
• § 12-106 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article and except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a bona fide charitable organization in this State may conduct a raffle for the exclusive benefit of the charitable organization if
• § 12-107 — (a) (1) The prohibition in subsection (b) of this section applies notwithstanding a license or permit granted through or by a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State
• § 12-108 — (a) An organization that operates a gaming event authorized under this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article may not accept credit from a person to allow that person to play a gaming device at the gaming event
• § 12-109 — (a) A person may not willfully, knowingly, and unlawfully cause or attempt to cause the prearrangement or predetermination of the results of a horse race
• § 12-110 — (a) A person who loses money at a gaming device that is prohibited by this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article: (1) may recover the money as if it were a common debt; and (2) is a competent witness to prove the loss
• § 12-111 — If a law enforcement officer has a reason to suspect a gaming device is kept unlawfully at a place, the law enforcement
• § 12-112 — (a) (1) An indictment for violating the prohibition against gaming is sufficient if it states that the defendant kept a gaming device
• § 12-113 — (a) The Office of the Attorney General, the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission, the Department of State Police, local law enforcement units, and the court shall construe liberally this title relating to gambling and betting to prevent the activities prohibited
• § 12-114 — (a) In this section, “eSports competition” means a competition involving video games, including first–person shooters, real–time strategy games, and multiplayer online battle arenas in which: (1) players compete against each other; and (2) the dominant element determining the results is the relative
• § 12-201 — In this subtitle, “lottery device” means a policy, certificate, or other thing by which a person promises or guarantees that a number, character, ticket, or certificate will, when an event or contingency occurs, entitle the purchaser or holder to receive money, property, or evidence of debt
• § 12-202 — (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle applies to all lotteries, including those authorized by any other state or foreign country
• § 12-203 — (a) A person may not: (1) hold a lottery in this State; or (2) sell a lottery device in the State for a lottery drawn in this State or elsewhere
• § 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 §
• § 12-205 — (a) This section does not apply to a person who possesses: (1) an item that is prohibited under this section that was obtained to procure or furnish evidence of a violation of this subtitle; or (2) a lottery ticket or slip issued by this State or another government
• § 12-206 — (a) This section does not apply to a lottery conducted by a government
• § 12-207 — (a) A person may not: (1) insure or receive consideration for insuring for or against the drawing of a lottery ticket or part of a lottery ticket; (2) receive money, property, or evidence of debt in consideration of an agreement to repay or deliver the money, property, or evidence of debt, if a lott
• § 12-208 — A court shall interpret §§ 12-201 through 12-207 of this subtitle liberally to treat as a lottery ticket any ticket, par
• § 12-209 — A grant, bargain, or transfer of real estate, goods, a right of action, or personal property is void if it occurs while engaging in, or aiding or assisting in a lottery
• § 12-210 — (a) Any recovery of a penalty for a violation of any of the provisions of this subtitle relating to a lottery, whether by indictment or action of debt, or before a justice of the peace before July 5, 1971, or before any court of competent jurisdiction, is considered a first conviction under this sec
• § 12-211 — (a) (1) An indictment for violating the prohibition against the drawing of lotteries or the selling of lottery devices is sufficient if it states that the defendant drew a lottery or sold a lottery device
• § 12-212 — (a) A person may not directly or indirectly barter, sell, or trade or offer by publication or in any other manner to barter, sell, or trade goods or merchandise, in a package or in bulk, in exchange for a scheme or device constituting a gift enterprise
• § 12-301 — In this subtitle: (1) “slot machine” means a machine, apparatus, or device that: (i) operates or can be made to operate by inserting, depositing, or placing with another person money, a token, or another object; and (ii) through the element of chance, the reading of a game of chance, the delivery of
• § 12-302 — (a) Except as allowed under §§ 12-304 through 12-306 of this subtitle, a person may not locate, possess, keep, or operate a slot machine in the State as an owner, lessor, lessee, licensor, licensee, or in any other capacity
• § 12-303 — (a) In this section, “antique slot machine” means a slot machine that was manufactured at least 25 years before the date on which the machine is seized
• § 12-304 — (a) In this section, “eligible organization” means: (1) a nonprofit organization that: (i) has been located in a county listed in subsection (b) of this section for at least 5 years before the organization applies for a license under subsection (e) of this section; and (ii) is a bona fide: 1
• § 12-305 — (a) A person may take delivery of, possess, or transport a slot machine to demonstrate or sell the slot machine to a prospective customer who is allowed to purchase a slot machine if the person: (1) operates with or under a distributorship contract with a manufacturer of slot machines; (2) is regist
• § 12-306 — (a) In this section, “premises” means an improved or unimproved parcel or tract of land that is owned by: (1) a person; or (2) persons associated in a joint or common venture
• § 12-307 — (a) Because of an act of God, or condemnation or abandonment of the primary business by the owner of a business operating on the premises, a person may: (1) remove a slot machine from any premises on which a slot machine is allowed to operate under law; and (2) transfer the slot machine to another p
• § 12-308 — - 506 - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subtitle, an entity licensed to offer instant bingo under a commerc
• § 13-1001 — (a) In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated
• § 13-1002 — This subtitle applies only in Cecil County
• § 13-1003 — A qualified organization may conduct bingo or a gaming event for the exclusive benefit of any qualified organization if
• § 13-1004 — A qualified organization may award a prize of money or merchandise at bingo or a gaming event through a paddle wheel, wh
• § 13-1005 — The bingo or gaming event shall be managed personally by members of the qualified organization conducting the event.
• § 13-101 — (a) Activities conducted under this title are allowed notwithstanding the provisions of Title 12, Subtitles 1 and 2 of this article
• § 13-1101 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 13-1102 — This subtitle applies to bingo and gaming events in Charles County.
• § 13-1103 — The county commissioners may: - 550 - (1) designate the types of gaming devices that may be operated in the county; (2)
• § 13-1104 — (a) There is a Charles County Gaming Permit Review Board
• § 13-1105 — Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not conduct bingo or a gaming event in the county.
• § 13-1106 — (a) A gaming event may be conducted only by a fundraising organization that has been located in the county for at least 5 years before applying for a gaming permit
• § 13-1107 — The gaming permit shall include: (1) the name of the fundraising organization; (2) the nature of the approved gaming eve
• § 13-1108 — (a) (1) A gaming event may be conducted only in accordance with this subtitle
• § 13-1109 — (a) A fundraising organization or educational organization may conduct bingo either for the benefit of charity in the county or to further the purposes of the organization
• § 13-1110 — - 557 - A fundraising organization or educational organization may only allow its representatives to manage or operate b
• § 13-1111 — Proceeds of bingo or a gaming event may not: (1) benefit a person other than the fundraising organization or educational
• § 13-1112 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a fundraising organization or educational organization may donate
• § 13-1113 — A person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceedin
• § 13-1114 — In addition to any other penalty, a person who violates this subtitle is ineligible to obtain a gaming permit for 3 year
• § 13-1115 — This subtitle does not restrict the authority of the county commissioners to adopt regulations on amusements and enterta
• § 13-1201 — In this subtitle, “gaming event” means a carnival, bazaar, or raffle.
• § 13-1202 — (a) This subtitle applies only in Dorchester County
• § 13-1203 — (a) A person must have a license for each day that the person conducts bingo unless the bingo is conducted in a licensed gaming event
• § 13-1204 — An individual under the age of 16 years may not be allowed to play, conduct, or operate bingo.
• § 13-1205 — This subtitle does not authorize the use of a slot machine or coin machine for gambling purposes.
• § 13-1206 — The bailiffs, municipal police officers, prosecuting officials, and other peace officers of the county shall enforce thi
• § 13-1207 — (a) The clerk of the circuit court of the county shall collect $5 for a license for a raffle or carnival
• § 13-1301 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 13-1302 — This subtitle applies only in Frederick County.
• § 13-1303 — (a) Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Frederick County
• § 13-1304 — (a) Before an organization listed in subsection (b) of this section may conduct a gaming event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the county Department of Permits and Inspections
• § 13-1305 — (a) (1) To operate a tip jar or punchboard in the county, an establishment or proprietor must be licensed to serve food and alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises
• § 13-1306 — (a) A person authorized to conduct bingo under this subtitle shall obtain a bingo permit from the county Department of Permits and Inspections
• § 13-1307 — (a) A person may not knowingly violate § 13-1304 or § 13-1305 of this subtitle
• § 13-1401 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 13-1402 — (a) This subtitle applies only in Garrett County
• § 13-1403 — - 570 - (a) Before an organization listed in subsection (b) of this section may conduct a gaming event, the organization shall obtain a permit from the county agency that the County Commissioners designate
• § 13-1404 — (a) (1) In this section, “paper gaming” means a game of chance in which: (i) prizes are awarded; and (ii) the devices used to play the game are constructed out of paper or cardboard
• § 13-1405 — (a) A person authorized to conduct bingo under subsection (b) of this section shall obtain a bingo permit from the county agency designated by the County Commissioners to issue a bingo permit
• § 13-1406 — The County Commissioners may adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle, including age restrictions for participants i
• § 13-1501 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 13-1502 — (a) This subtitle applies only in Harford County
• § 13-1503 — - 576 - (a) Before an organization conducts a gaming event under this subtitle, the organization shall obtain a license from the sheriff
• § 13-1504 — (a) (1) The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than 52 bingo licenses
• § 13-1505 — (a) A members-only instant bingo license is valid for 3 months
• § 13-1506 — (a) (1) The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than 12 raffle licenses, no more than one of which may be for a raffle with a money prize exceeding $1,000
• § 13-1507 — (a) (1) The sheriff may not issue to a single organization in 1 calendar year more than 12 licenses for paddle wheels
• § 13-1508 — (a) An organization listed in § 13–1503(b) of this subtitle may conduct a game of 50/50: (1) without a 50/50 license, at a meeting of the organization; or (2) with a 50/50 license, at an event other than a meeting of the organization
• § 13-1509 — Within 15 days after the last day of licensed activity named in the license application, one of the principal officers o
• § 13-1510 — (a) An organization may not conduct a gaming event unless the organization has acquired the appropriate license
• § 13-1511 — (a) An organization that fails to file a report required by § 13-1509 of this subtitle is not entitled to a license under this subtitle until the later of: (1) 1 year after the date the report is due; or (2) the day the report is filed properly