Section 13-102 - Money presumed to be contraband.
§ 13-102. Money presumed to be contraband.
(a) In general.- 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) Vesting of money.-
(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.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 264(a); 2001, ch. 10, § 2.]