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920 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 241
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[(a) A bona fide nonprofit fraternal, religious, patriotic,
educational or charitable organization or charitable corporation
or volunteer fire company or voluntary rescue squad located in
Montgomery County that is qualified under Section 501 of the
Internal Revenue Code, as amended, may operate a game of bingo
in Montgomery County for the benefit of charity or in furtherance
of the purpose of the organization or company. The individual
operating the game must be a resident of the county.]
(A) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE, A
BONA FIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THAT IS QUALIFIED UNDER SECTION
501(C)(3), (4), (7), OR (10) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, TITLE
26, OF THE UNITED STATES ANNOTATED CODE, MAY OPERATE THE GAME OF
BINGO AND CONDUCT RAFFLES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
CHARITY OR IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE OF THE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE:
(I) A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY;
(II) A VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD;
(III) A FRATERNAL, RELIGIOUS, PATRIOTIC, OR
EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION; OR
(IV) A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION.
(2) A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES THE GAME
OF BINGO OR CONDUCTS A RAFFLE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY:
(I) SHALL BE LOCATED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY; AND
(II) IF OPERATING THE GAME OF BINGO, SHALL BE
LICENSED BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
(3) (I) All such games OF BINGO OR RAFFLES shall be
conducted only by the NONPROFIT organization[, corporation, or
company,] and not by any other person, [partnership, corporation,
association, organization,] or [other] legal or business entity
which operates the game and retains any portion of the sales or
profits [from such bingo games] or is paid any fee or
compensation by the NONPROFIT organization[, corporation, or
company] for which the bingo game OR RAFFLE is being held.
(II) THE PROCEEDS FROM THE GAME OF BINGO OR THE
RAFFLE MAY NOT BE USED FOR THE PRIVATE PROFIT OR GAIN OF ANY
PERSON, OR LEGAL OR BUSINESS ENTITY.
(4) (I) THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CONDUCTS A
RAFFLE OR OPERATES A GAME OF BINGO SHALL KEEP ACCURATE BOOKS AND
RECORDS OF ALL TRANSACTIONS OCCURRING ON BEHALF OF THE RAFFLE OR
GAME OF BINGO.
(II) THE BOOKS AND RECORDS SHALL BE KEPT
AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION FOR 2 YEARS FOLLOWING THE GAME OF BINGO
OR RAFFLE THAT IS RECORDED, AND ON REQUEST, SHALL BE MADE
AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION BY:
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