HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1483

254.

(a) (1) In this section, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED. ["bingo"]

(2)  "BINGO" includes the game of instant bingo AND

DOES NOT INCLUDE MEMBERS ONLY INSTANT BINGO.

(3)  "MEMBERS ONLY INSTANT BINGO" MEANS A GAME OF
INSTANT BINGO LIMITED TO MEMBERS AND GUESTS OF AN ORGANIZATION
LISTED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this subtitle, the

Sheriff of Harford County may issue a license to the following
organizations to conduct games of bingo, MEMBERS ONLY INSTANT
BINGO, a raffle, or operate paddle wheels:

(1)  A tax-supported volunteer fire company.

(2)  A State chartered organization authorized by a
nationally chartered veterans organization.

(3)  A bona fide religious group which has conducted
religious services at a fixed location in Harford County for a
period of at least three years prior to the application to the
Sheriff.

(4)  A nonprofit organization desiring to raise money
for an exclusively charitable, athletic or educational purpose
specifically described in the application to the Sheriff.

(c)  The application to the Sheriff for the issuance of this
license shall contain a certification by one of the principal
officers of the organization stating the following:

(1)  The time and place of the activities for which
the license is sought.

(2)  That the activities for which the license is
sought will be solely and personally conducted, managed, and
operated by the regular members of the organization without the
assistance of professionals.

(3) (i) That no cash prizes greater than $10 for a
paddle wheel, $1,000 for a raffle and $50 for a bingo OR MEMBERS
ONLY INSTANT BINGO game are to be offered, except a "jackpot" in
the maximum amount of $1,000 directly connected with bingo games;
or

(ii) That the organization has not held a
raffle for a cash prize of over $1,000 in the current calendar
year, and that no cash prizes greater than $10,000 are to be
offered for this raffle.