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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 13-1705

  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
To benefit charity in the county or to further the purposes of an organization qualified to conduct bingo under this section, an organization may conduct bingo if the organization is a bona fide:

(1) religious organization;

(2) fraternal organization;

(3) war veterans’ organization;

(4) charitable organization; or

(5) volunteer fire company operating in a community that does not have a paid fire department.