(a) In Part III of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Agency” means the county agency that the county commissioners designate to administer Part III of this subtitle. (c) “Fund” means the Washington County Gaming Fund. (d) “Gaming commission” means the Washington County Gaming Commission. (e) “Tip jar” means: (1) a gaming device from which for consideration […]
There is a Washington County Gaming Commission.
(a) (1) The gaming commission consists of seven members. (2) Of the seven members of the gaming commission: (i) three shall be appointed by the county commissioners; (ii) one shall be appointed by the State Senators whose districts are in or include part of the county; (iii) one shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county delegation to the House […]
(a) Each year the gaming commission shall elect a chairperson from among its members. (b) The manner of election of a chairperson shall be as the gaming commission determines.
(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.
(a) (1) The county commissioners shall adopt regulations to carry out Part III of this subtitle. (2) The agency may recommend to the county commissioners regulations or guidelines concerning the administration of Part III of this subtitle. (b) The county commissioners shall make available for public inspection: (1) audit reports completed under § 13-2432(a) of this subtitle; and (2) in accordance […]
(a) A person shall be licensed by the agency before operating a tip jar. (b) To be eligible for a license to operate a tip jar, an applicant shall be a: (1) religious organization; (2) civic organization; (3) fraternal organization; (4) veterans’ organization; (5) bona fide charitable organization; (6) sportsmen’s association that is tax exempt under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code […]
(a) (1) An applicant for a tip jar 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 an annual fee of $250 to the county. (2) The county commissioners may waive or reduce the annual fee for an organization that qualifies for a […]
The agency may issue a tip jar license to each applicant that meets the requirements of Part III of this subtitle.
(a) Unless otherwise authorized by the county commissioners, a tip jar licensee may operate a tip jar game only: (1) during normal business hours; and (2) on the tip jar licensee’s premises. (b) A tip jar licensee may award prizes in money or merchandise for a tip jar game. (c) The agency periodically shall send an agent to inspect the […]
(a) At least three times a year, a tip jar licensee shall submit to the county commissioners a report concerning the tip jars the person operates. (b) Each report shall: (1) identify gaming stickers used; (2) indicate the number of tip jars in operation; (3) indicate the number of tip jar packets purchased; and (4) include any additional information that the […]
(a) A tip jar license expires on the first July 1 after its effective date. (b) A tip jar license is not transferable.
(a) By regulation, the county commissioners may establish a temporary tip jar license for a nonprofit organization that desires to raise money solely for an athletic, charitable, or educational purpose that: (1) meets the requirements for a charitable contribution under § 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (2) does not benefit a: (i) law enforcement agency; (ii) law enforcement […]
(a) A person shall be licensed by the agency as a wholesaler before the person may sell a tip jar packet for profit. (b) (1) A person is eligible for a license under this section to sell or wholesale for profit a tip jar packet if the person: (i) is of good moral character; (ii) except for a volunteer fire […]
(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. […]
The agency may issue a wholesaler’s license to each applicant that meets the requirements of Part III of this subtitle.
(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 […]
(a) A wholesaler’s license expires on the first July 1 after its effective date. (b) A wholesaler’s license is not transferable.
(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 […]
(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 […]
