Maryland Criminal Law Section 13-1810

      (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;

                  (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)      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.