{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-13-1203","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 13–1203","heading":"","body":"(a) A person must have a license for each day that the person conducts bingo unless the bingo is conducted in a licensed gaming event.\n(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or Subtitle 2 of this title, in addition to bingo conducted in connection with a gaming event under Subtitle 2 of this title, the clerk of the circuit court of the county may issue a license to conduct bingo.\n(c) To qualify for a license to conduct bingo, an applicant shall be a:\n(1) bona fide religious group that has conducted religious services at a fixed location in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a license;\n(2) tax-supported volunteer fire company or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the fire company;\n(3) nationally chartered veterans’ organization or an auxiliary unit whose members are directly associated with the organization; or\n(4) nonprofit organization that:\n(i) intends to raise money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose that is described in the application for a license; and\n(ii) has operated in the county for at least 3 years before applying for a license.\n(d) An application for a license to conduct bingo shall contain a certification, by a principal officer of the applicant, stating:\n(1) the time and place of the activities for which the license is sought;\n(2) that the bingo will be conducted and managed solely and personally by the regular members of the applicant without the assistance of gaming professionals; and\n(3) that no compensation or reward will be paid to any person for conducting or assisting in the conducting of the bingo.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=13-1203","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"09d51cf6058e2f46a01cd46a3ed7f7c54ff5e9b4b20b561c31b4472c1e341f9c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-13-1202","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-13-1204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}