- (a) This section does not apply to a raffle or other game of chance that a charitable organization holds in a county under the laws applicable to the county.
(b)
(1) If a person, in connection with a written charitable solicitation, offers a contest, sweepstakes, or other promotion, the person shall disclose in writing to each offeree:
- (i) the manufacturer's suggested retail price or comparable retail price of each prize offered;
- (ii) the conditions to be met to receive a prize; and
(iii) that to receive the prize offered in the promotion the offeree may not be required to:
- 1. buy goods or services;
- 2. pay money; or
- 3. submit to a promotion.
(2) If the contest, sweepstakes, or other promotion involves awarding prizes by chance, the person shall also disclose in writing to each offeree:
- (i) the exact number of prizes offered in each category;
- (ii) how to get a list of winners, if a prize with a retail price or monetary value of more than $100 is offered;
- (iii) whether each prize offered will be awarded;
- (iv) the date when winners will be determined; and
(v) 1. the odds of winning each prize, if they can be calculated in advance; or
- 2. that the odds of winning will be determined by the number of entries, if the odds cannot be calculated in advance.
- (c) Each disclosure required under this section shall appear on the first page of the prize notification document.
Added by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2.
Formerly Art. 41, § 3-212.