Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13-1810 - Raffles - In general(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;(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.