Maryland § 13-1810

§ 13-1810.

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

    (b)    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)    A person may not receive a private profit from the proceeds of a raffle.

    (d)    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)    A person operating a raffle shall be a resident of the county and a member of the qualified organization.

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

    (g)    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)    (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.