Section 13-2438 – Criminal Penalty
(a) (1) A person who violates § 13-2436 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding: (i) for a first violation, $5,000; or (ii) for each subsequent violation, $10,000. (2) Each sale or offer of a chance from a tip jar is a separate violation. (b) If a person convicted under […]
Section 13-2439 – Reports
On or before February 1 of each year, the gaming commission shall submit a report to the Comptroller that includes: (1) the total amount of revenue received by the gaming commission for the previous calendar year as a result of the operation of tip jars in Washington County; (2) a detailed listing of the total distributions made […]
Section 13-2428 – Wholesaler Operations — Application
(a) (1) An applicant for a wholesaler’s license shall: (i) submit to the agency an application on the form that the agency provides; and (ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, pay to the agency an annual fee of $500. (2) The county commissioners shall waive the annual fee for a volunteer fire company or a volunteer rescue company. […]
Section 13-2429 – Wholesaler Operations — Issuance
The agency may issue a wholesaler’s license to each applicant that meets the requirements of Part III of this subtitle.
Section 13-2430 – Wholesaler Operations — Licensed Operations
(a) A holder of a wholesaler’s license may not sell a tip jar packet to a person who does not have a tip jar license. (b) Before selling a tip jar packet, a holder of a wholesaler’s license shall: (1) obtain a gaming sticker from the agency; and (2) affix the gaming sticker to the tip jar packet in […]
Section 13-2431 – Wholesaler Operations — Term; Transfer Prohibited
(a) A wholesaler’s license expires on the first July 1 after its effective date. (b) A wholesaler’s license is not transferable.
Section 13-2432 – Licensees Subject to Audit
(a) The county commissioners may audit records relating to tip jars of a holder of a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license. (b) In accordance with regulations of the county commissioners, a holder of a tip jar license or a wholesaler’s license shall make available to an auditor designated by the county commissioners the records that are […]
Section 13-2433 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 13-2434 of this subtitle, the agency may: (1) deny a tip jar license or a wholesaler’s license to an applicant; or (2) in accordance with § 13-2437 of this subtitle, discipline a holder of a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license. (b) The agency shall deny a license to an applicant […]
Section 13-2418 – Gaming Commission — Meetings; Compensation; Staff
(a) A member of the gaming commission: (1) may not receive compensation; but (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses, in accordance with a policy of the county commissioners. (b) The county commissioners shall assign appropriate professional staff to the gaming commission for the gaming commission’s meetings.
Section 13-2434 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations — Hearings
(a) Before the agency takes action under § 13-2433(a) of this subtitle, it shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated the opportunity for a hearing. (b) If a hearing is requested, the county commissioners shall: (1) give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article; or […]