§ 13-102. Money presumed to be contraband

   (a) In general. -- Money is prima facie contraband if a law enforcement officer in the State seizes the money in connection with an arrest for:

   (1) unlawfully playing or operating a bookmaking scheme;

   (2) unlawfully betting on a horse race, athletic event, lottery, or game; or

   (3) using an unlawful gaming table or gaming device.

(b) Vesting of money. --

   (1) For purposes of this subsection, the Police Department of Baltimore City is not a State authority.

   (2) All rights in, title to, and interest in money seized under subsection (a) of this section shall immediately vest in and to:

      (i) the county or the municipal corporation, if the money is seized by the police of the local government, including a sheriff's department that is the local law enforcement unit; or

      (ii) the State, if the money is seized by a State authority.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 264(a); 2001, ch. 10, § 2.