Section 13-240 - Same - Money received from gaming activity.
§ 13-240. Same - Money received from gaming activity.
(a) Scope.- This section applies to a spin or chance on a paddle wheel or wheel of fortune that is authorized under the laws of this State to operate at a campaign fund-raising event.
(b) In general.- Notwithstanding § 13-239 of this subtitle or any other law that prohibits an anonymous contribution, a political committee may accept money received from the sale of a spin or chance, and need not identify the individual purchaser in its account book, if:
(1) the account book of the political committee includes:
(i) the net amount received by the political committee at the event at which the sale was made; and
(ii) the name and address of each individual who attended the event;
(2) no spin or chance is sold at the event for more than $2;
(3) the net income of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances at the event does not exceed $1,500 in a 24-hour period; and
(4) the total receipts of the sponsoring political committee from spins and chances in that election do not exceed $2,500.
(c) Proceeds in excess of limits.- If a political committee raises funds in excess of a limit specified in this section, the political committee shall:
(1) donate the excess to a charity of its choice; or
(2) identify in its account book the amount received from each individual who purchased a spin or chance.
(d) Regulations.- The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 13-206(a)(3)-(5); 2002, ch. 291, § 4; ch. 303, § 2.]