§ 13-1810. Raffles -- In general

   (a) Authorized. -- A qualified organization may conduct a raffle in the county to benefit charity or to further the purpose of the qualified organization.

(b) Conducted by qualified organization. -- 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) Private profit prohibited. -- A person may not receive a private profit from the proceeds of a raffle.

(d) Record keeping. -- 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;

      (ii) the county sheriff;

      (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) Residency requirement. -- A person operating a raffle shall be a resident of the county and a member of the qualified organization.

(f) Prize -- Money or merchandise. -- Prizes of money or merchandise may be awarded in a raffle conducted under this subtitle.

(g) Prize -- Real property. -- 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) Limitation on number of raffles yearly; exception. --

   (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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 255B(a)(1), (3), (4), (d)(1), (3), (5), (6), (8); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.