Section 13-102 - Money presumed to be contraband. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-102. Money presumed to be contraband.
 

(a)  In general.- Money is prima facie contraband if a law enforcement officer in the State seizes the money in connection with an arrest for: 

(1) unlawfully playing or operating a bookmaking scheme; 

(2) unlawfully betting on a horse race, athletic event, lottery, or game; or 

(3) using an unlawful gaming table or gaming device. 

(b)  Vesting of money.-  

(1) For purposes of this subsection, the Police Department of Baltimore City is not a State authority. 

(2) All rights in, title to, and interest in money seized under subsection (a) of this section shall immediately vest in and to: 

(i) the county or the municipal corporation, if the money is seized by the police of the local government, including a sheriff's department that is the local law enforcement unit; or 

(ii) the State, if the money is seized by a State authority. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 264(a); 2001, ch. 10, § 2.]