Md. Code, Business Regulation § 6-618
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 6-618, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§6–618.
Official statutory text
(a) This section does not apply to a raffle or other game of chance that a charitable organization holds in a county under the laws applicable to the county.
(b) As part of an advertising plan in connection with a charitable solicitation, a person may not notify another person that the other person has won a prize, has received an award, or has been chosen or is eligible to receive a thing of value if the other person is required to:
(1) buy goods or services;
(2) pay money; or
(3) submit to a promotion.
(b) As part of an advertising plan in connection with a charitable solicitation, a person may not notify another person that the other person has won a prize, has received an award, or has been chosen or is eligible to receive a thing of value if the other person is required to:
(1) buy goods or services;
(2) pay money; or
(3) submit to a promotion.
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