Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 13-102

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(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.