Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13-102 - Money presumed to be contraband(a) Money is prima facie contraband if a law enforcement officer in the State seizes the money in connection with an arrest for:(1) unlawfully playing or operating a bookmaking scheme;(2) unlawfully betting on a horse race, athletic event, lottery, or game; or(3) using an unlawful gaming table or gaming device.(b)(1) For purposes of this subsection, the Police Department of Baltimore City is not a State authority.(2) All rights in, title to, and interest in money seized under subsection (a) of this section shall immediately vest in and to: (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(ii) the State, if the money is seized by a State authority.