(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Benefit performance” includes an outdoor carnival, indoor carnival, fair, picnic, dance, card party, bingo party, bazaar, concert, contest, exhibition, lecture, barbecue, or dinner. (c) “Designated county agency” means an agency designated by the Prince George’s County government. (d) (1) “Qualified organization” means an organization of a group of […]
(a) This subtitle applies only in Prince George’s County. (b) Subtitle 2 of this title applies in Prince George’s County.
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a qualified organization may conduct a benefit performance to which the public is invited or admitted with or without charge. (b) The net proceeds of the benefit performance: (1) shall benefit the qualified organization; (2) shall be used for the purposes of the qualified organization; and (3) may not benefit the private […]
(a) A benefit performance shall be personally managed and conducted only by members of the qualified organization that sponsors the benefit performance. (b) (1) At a benefit performance, a qualified organization may: (i) conduct games of skill; or (ii) dispose of merchandise and other things of value by auction, voting, or using a mechanical device such as a paddle wheel, […]
A qualified organization shall obtain a written permit from the governing body of the county or its designee before conducting a benefit performance.
At a benefit performance, a qualified organization may award: (1) a merchandise prize; or (2) a money prize of not more than $1,000 per prize.
A person who conducts or attempts to conduct a benefit performance in violation of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
(a) This section does not apply to a raffle conducted under § 13–1911.1 of this subtitle. (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a qualified organization may conduct a raffle. (c) (1) The proceeds of a raffle: (i) shall benefit the qualified organization; and (ii) shall be used for the purposes of the qualified organization. (2) Except for a bona fide […]
(a) This section does not apply to a raffle conducted under § 13–1911.1 of this subtitle. (b) A raffle shall be personally conducted and managed only by regular members of the qualified organization.
(a) This section does not apply to a raffle conducted under § 13–1911.1 of this subtitle. (b) A qualified organization shall obtain a written permit from the designated county agency before conducting a raffle if the total cash value of the prize exceeds $200. (c) (1) Before issuing a permit, the designated county agency shall ascertain the character of […]
(a) This section does not apply to a raffle conducted under § 13–1911.1 of this subtitle. (b) A qualified organization conducting a raffle may award prizes in money not exceeding a total of $5,000 and in merchandise in any amount or the merchandise cash equivalent.
(a) A raffle may be conducted by a charitable foundation that: (1) is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) is affiliated with a professional football team that plays its home games in Prince George’s County; and (3) has an office and conducts operations in Prince George’s County. (b) (1) Before conducting a raffle, a charitable […]
(a) In this section: (1) “casino night” means a benefit performance at which: (i) a card game, wheel of chance, or roulette is played; and (ii) money winnings or tokens redeemable in money are awarded as prizes; but (2) “casino night” does not include a benefit performance at which the only form of gaming is a wheel of fortune, big […]
