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2017 Maryland Code
Criminal Law
Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions
Subtitle 2 - Lotteries
§ 12-203. Sales and draw of lottery devices
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MD Crim Law Code § 12-203 (2017)
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- (a) Prohibited. -- A person may not:
- (1) hold a lottery in this State; or
- (2) sell a lottery device in the State for a lottery drawn in this State or elsewhere.
- (b) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 3 months and not exceeding 12 months or a fine of not less than $ 200 and not exceeding $ 1,000 or both for each violation.
- (c) Civil recovery. -- In addition to the penalty provided under subsection (b) of this section, a person who gives money or any other thing to purchase or obtain a lottery device, for each lottery device purchased or obtained, may recover $ 50 from:
- (1) the person to whom the money or other thing was given; or
- (2) any person who aided or abetted that person.
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