{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-13-102","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 13–102","heading":"","body":"(a) Money is prima facie contraband if a law enforcement officer in the State seizes the money in connection with an arrest for:\n(1) unlawfully playing or operating a bookmaking scheme;\n(2) unlawfully betting on a horse race, athletic event, lottery, or game; or\n(3) using an unlawful gaming table or gaming device.\n(b) (1) For purposes of this subsection, the Police Department of Baltimore City is not a State authority.\n(2) All rights in, title to, and interest in money seized under subsection (a) of this section shall immediately vest in and to:\n(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\n(ii) the State, if the money is seized by a State authority.","path":["Article - Criminal Procedure"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcp\u0026section=13-102","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:17Z","sha256":"f08386be8ab14892ff1e935a7aedbf3b7061da4513da09dbbbe80f1cdd4cf942","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-13-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-13-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}