Section 12-205 – Possession of Lottery Devices and Records
(a) This section does not apply to a person who possesses: (1) an item that is prohibited under this section that was obtained to procure or furnish evidence of a violation of this subtitle; or (2) a lottery ticket or slip issued by this State or another government. (b) A person may not: (1) bring a lottery device into the […]
Section 12-104 – Gaming Device, or Building, Vessel, or Place for Gambling
(a) A person may not: (1) keep a gaming device, or all or a part of a building, vessel, or place, on land or water within the State for the purpose of gambling; (2) own, rent, or occupy all or a part of a building, vessel, or place and knowingly allow a gaming device to be kept in […]
Section 12-206 – Publication of Accounts of Lotteries and Lottery Prizes
(a) This section does not apply to a lottery conducted by a government. (b) A person may not print, write, or publish an account of a lottery that describes: (1) when or where the lottery is to be drawn; (2) any prize available in the lottery; (3) the price of a lottery ticket or share of a lottery ticket; or […]
Section 12-105 – Gambling on Vessel or Building or Other Structure on or Over Water Within the State
(a) This section: (1) applies notwithstanding the issuance of a license or permit through or by a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State; and (2) does not authorize an act that is otherwise prohibited by law. (b) A person may not bet, wager, or gamble or keep, conduct, maintain, or operate a gaming device on: […]
Section 12-207 – Lottery Insurance
(a) A person may not: (1) insure or receive consideration for insuring for or against the drawing of a lottery ticket or part of a lottery ticket; (2) receive money, property, or evidence of debt in consideration of an agreement to repay or deliver the money, property, or evidence of debt, if a lottery ticket or a part […]
Section 12-106 – Raffles
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article and except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a bona fide charitable organization in this State may conduct a raffle for the exclusive benefit of the charitable organization if the prize awarded is real property: (i) to which […]
Section 12-107 – Pari-Mutuel Betting
(a) (1) The prohibition in subsection (b) of this section applies notwithstanding a license or permit granted through or by a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State. (2) This section does not apply to: (i) pari-mutuel betting conducted under the Maryland Horse Racing Act; (ii) bingo, carnivals, raffles, bazaars, or similar games of entertainment; or (iii) mechanical […]
Section 11-209 – Hiring Minor for Prohibited Purpose
(a) A person may not hire, employ, or use an individual, if the person knows, or possesses facts under which the person should reasonably know, that the individual is a minor, to do or assist in doing an act described in § 11-203 of this subtitle. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a […]
Section 11-210 – Exemption From Subtitle
(a) (1) A person having a bona fide scientific, educational, governmental, artistic, news, or other similar justification for possessing or distributing prohibited matter is not subject to the prohibitions and penalties imposed by this subtitle. (2) A distribution made in accordance with a bona fide scientific, educational, governmental, artistic, news, or other similar justification is not subject to […]
Section 11-211 – Destruction of Obscene Matter Under Court Order
When the conviction of a person for a violation of this subtitle becomes final, the court may order the destruction of any matter or advertisement that was the basis of the person’s conviction and that remains in the possession or under the control of the court, the State, or a law enforcement unit.