Section 13-2426 - Temporary license. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-2426. Temporary license.
 

(a)  Authorized.- By regulation, the county commissioners may establish a temporary tip jar license for a nonprofit organization that desires to raise money solely for an athletic, charitable, or educational purpose that: 

(1) meets the requirements for a charitable contribution under § 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; and 

(2) does not benefit a: 

(i) law enforcement agency; 

(ii) law enforcement fraternal organization; 

(iii) political club, political committee, or political party; or 

(iv) unit of the State government or of a political subdivision of the State other than: 

1. an ambulance, fire fighting, or rescue squad; or 

2. a primary or secondary school or an institution of higher education. 

(b)  Regulations.- If the county commissioners establish a temporary tip jar license, by regulation, the county commissioners shall: 

(1) set the fee for a temporary tip jar license; 

(2) set the term of a temporary tip jar license; 

(3) prescribe which provisions of Part III of this subtitle apply to the issuance of a temporary tip jar license and the operation of a tip jar under a temporary tip jar license; and 

(4) establish any additional requirements that the county commissioners consider appropriate concerning operation of a tip jar under a temporary tip jar license. 

(c)  Organization subject to audit.- An organization that receives a temporary tip jar license is subject to audit by the gaming commission. 

(d)  Personal profit prohibited.- An individual involved in the operation of a tip jar under a temporary tip jar license may not personally benefit financially from the operation of the tip jar. 

(e)  Final disposition of proceeds.- If an organization that has operated a tip jar under a temporary tip jar license disbands, the organization shall transfer any remaining proceeds from the operation of a tip jar to the fund. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 255C(k); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]