§ 13-102
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§13–102.
(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.
(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.