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Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 13-2416

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) The gaming commission consists of seven members.

(2) Of the seven members of the gaming commission:

(i) three shall be appointed by the county commissioners;

(ii) one shall be appointed by the State Senators whose districts are in or include part of the county;

(iii) one shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county delegation to the House of Delegates, with the concurrence of that delegation;

(iv) one shall be from the Washington County Clubs Association, appointed by the county Senate and House delegations; and

(v) one shall be a representative of the alcoholic beverages, restaurant, and tavern industries in the county, appointed by the county Senate and House delegations.

(b) Each member of the gaming commission shall be a resident of the county.

(c) A member appointed to the gaming commission under subsection (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section may not:

(1) hold a tip jar license or wholesaler's license or be employed by a person who holds a tip jar license or wholesaler's license; or

(2) hold an ownership interest in or receive a direct benefit from a person who holds a tip jar license or wholesaler's license.

(d)(1) The term of a member of the gaming commission is 2 years and begins on March 1 or October 1, according to the staggered schedule required by the terms provided for members of the gaming commission on October 1, 2002.

(2) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.

(3) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.

(e) A member who completes two full terms on the gaming commission may not be reappointed within the 5 years after the end of the second term.

(f) The gaming commission shall adopt conflict of interest regulations applicable to members of the gaming commission.

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