Section 13-1810 - Raffles - In general. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-1810. Raffles - In general.
 

(a)  Authorized.- A qualified organization may conduct a raffle in the county to benefit charity or to further the purpose of the qualified organization. 

(b)  Conducted by qualified organization.- A raffle shall be conducted by a qualified organization and not by a person who: 

(1) retains a portion of the proceeds from the raffle; or 

(2) is compensated by the qualified organization for which the raffle is held. 

(c)  Private profit prohibited.- A person may not receive a private profit from the proceeds of a raffle. 

(d)  Record keeping.- A qualified organization that conducts a raffle shall: 

(1) keep accurate records of all transactions that occur on behalf of the raffle; 

(2) keep the records for 2 years after the raffle; and 

(3) on request, make the records available for examination by: 

(i) the State's Attorney for the county; 

(ii) the county sheriff; 

(iii) the county Department of Health and Human Services; 

(iv) the county attorney; 

(v) the Department of State Police; or 

(vi) a designated officer or agent of any of those units. 

(e)  Residency requirement.- A person operating a raffle shall be a resident of the county and a member of the qualified organization. 

(f)  Prize - Money or merchandise.- Prizes of money or merchandise may be awarded in a raffle conducted under this subtitle. 

(g)  Same - Real property.- For a raffle of real property, the requirements of this section are in addition to the requirements of § 12-106(a) of this article. 

(h)  Limitation on number of raffles yearly; exception.-  

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a qualified organization may not conduct more than 12 raffles each year. 

(2) There is no limit to the number of 50/50 raffles that a qualified organization may conduct if the prize for each 50/50 raffle does not exceed $300. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 255B(a)(1), (3), (4), (d)(1), (3), (5), (6), (8); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]