(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.
Maryland Legal Code