Maryland Statutes § 13-240 Anonymous contributions - Money received from gaming activity
Statute Text
(a)
This section applies to a spin or chance on a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune or a raffle that is authorized under the laws of this State to operate at a campaign fund-raising event.
(b)
Except as provided in §
13-304
(d)
of this title, but notwithstanding §
13-239
of this subtitle or any other law that prohibits an anonymous contribution, a political committee may accept contributions received from the sale of a spin or chance or a raffle ticket, and need not identify the individual contributor on its campaign finance reports, if:
(1)
the account book of the political committee includes:
(i)
the net amount received by the political committee from the raffle, spin, or chance at the fundraising event at which the sale was made; and
(ii)
the name and address of each person who attended the event;
(2)
no spin or chance is sold at the event for more than $2;
(3)
the net income of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances at the event does not exceed $1,500 in a 24-hour period;
(4)
the total receipts of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances in that election do not exceed $2,500;
(5)
a raffle is conducted in accordance with §
12-106
(b)
of the Criminal Law Article; and
(6)
the political committee includes on its campaign finance report:
(i)
a lump sum contribution of the net amount received by the political committee from the raffle, spin, or chance at the fundraising event; and
(ii)
the total number of persons purchasing a raffle ticket, spin, or chance at the event.
(c)
If a political committee raises funds in excess of a limit specified in this section, the political committee shall:
(1)
donate the excess to a charity of its choice; or
(2)
identify in its account book the amount received from each individual who purchased a spin or chance.
(d)
The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
History
Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 647 , Sec. 1 , eff. 6/1/2021 .
Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 419 , Sec. 1 , eff. 1/1/2015 .
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