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§ 13-102. Money presumed to be contraband

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Procedure

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 13. Other Forfeitures (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Gambling Violations (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 13-102
§ 13-102. Money presumed to be contraband
Currentness
Money seized in connection with arrest for unlawful bookmaking, betting, or gaming
(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.
Rights, title, and interest in seized money
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 27, § 264.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 13-102, MD CRIM PROC § 13-102
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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