ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 215

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Criminal Law

13-2427.

(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 [may] 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 [a] personal property tax [return] 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; [and]

(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

(DC) 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.

13-2435.

(d) (1) This subsection applies only to a person who holds a tip jar license
under § 13-2420(b)(7), (8), or (9) of this subtitle.

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