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Maryland Code, Criminal Procedure § 13-102

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

(a) Money is prima facie contraband if a law enforcement officer in the State seizes the money in connection with an arrest for:

(1) unlawfully playing or operating a bookmaking scheme;

(2) unlawfully betting on a horse race, athletic event, lottery, or game; or

(3) using an unlawful gaming table or gaming device.

(b)(1) For purposes of this subsection, the Police Department of Baltimore City is not a State authority.

(2) All rights in, title to, and interest in money seized under subsection (a) of this section shall immediately vest in and to:

(i) the county or the municipal corporation, if the money is seized by the police of the local government, including a sheriff's department that is the local law enforcement unit; or

(ii) the State, if the money is seized by a State authority.

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