§ 13-240. Anonymous contributions -- Money received from gaming activity[Subject to amendment effective January 1, 2015; amended version follows this section]

   (a) Scope. -- This section applies to a spin or chance on a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune that is authorized under the laws of this State to operate at a campaign fund-raising event.

(b) In general. -- Notwithstanding § 13-239 of this subtitle or any other law that prohibits an anonymous contribution, a political committee may accept money received from the sale of a spin or chance, and need not identify the individual purchaser in its account book, if:

   (1) the account book of the political committee includes:

      (i) the net amount received by the political committee at the event at which the sale was made; and

      (ii) the name and address of each individual 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; and

   (4) the total receipts of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances in that election do not exceed $ 2,500.

(c) Proceeds in excess of limits. -- 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) Regulations. -- The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 13-206(a)(3)-(5); 2002, ch. 291, § 4; ch. 303, § 2.