Section 12-203 - Sales and draw of lottery devices. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-203. Sales and draw of lottery devices.
 

(a)  Prohibited.- 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. 

(b)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 3 months and not exceeding 12 months or a fine of not less than $200 and not exceeding $1,000 or both for each violation. 

(c)  Civil recovery.- In addition to the penalty provided under subsection (b) of this section, a person who gives money or any other thing to purchase or obtain a lottery device, for each lottery device purchased or obtained, may recover $50 from: 

(1) the person to whom the money or other thing was given; or 

(2) any person who aided or abetted that person. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, §§ 356-359, 367; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]