Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-1904
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13-1904, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Law — defines crimes and punishments in Maryland.
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§13–1904.
Official statutory text
(a) A benefit performance shall be personally managed and conducted only by members of the qualified organization that sponsors the benefit performance.
(b) (1) At a benefit performance, a qualified organization may:
(i) conduct games of skill; or
(ii) dispose of merchandise and other things of value by auction, voting, or using a mechanical device such as a paddle wheel, wheel of fortune, bingo, or similar device.
(2) The activities allowed under this subsection may be conducted with or without an entrance or participation fee.
(b) (1) At a benefit performance, a qualified organization may:
(i) conduct games of skill; or
(ii) dispose of merchandise and other things of value by auction, voting, or using a mechanical device such as a paddle wheel, wheel of fortune, bingo, or similar device.
(2) The activities allowed under this subsection may be conducted with or without an entrance or participation fee.
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