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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person shall be licensed by the agency as a wholesaler before the person may sell a tip jar packet for profit.
(b)(1) A person is eligible for a license under this section to sell or wholesale for profit a tip jar packet if the person:
(i) is of good moral character;
(ii) except for a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, has had an established place of business in the county for at least 3 years, as evidenced by the filing of personal property tax returns;
(iii) in the case of a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, has been established in the county for at least 1 year;
(iv) does not owe taxes to the State, the county, or a municipal corporation in the county;
(v) unless authorized under paragraph (2) of this subsection, does not hold a tip jar license;
(vi) has not been convicted of a:
1. felony; or
2. misdemeanor involving a violation of a gambling or gaming law of the State;
(vii) except for a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, does not hold a tip jar license or own or have in any way an interest in an entity that holds a tip jar license;
(viii) except for a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company, is not an immediate family member of a person who holds a tip jar license or owns or has in any way an interest in an entity that holds a tip jar license; and
(ix) is not a corporation, limited liability company, or unincorporated association in which at least one stockholder or member is a holder of a tip jar license.
(2) A volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue company may hold both a tip jar license and a wholesaler's license.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 13-2427 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/criminal-law/md-code-crim-law-sect-13-2427/
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