Maryland Statutes
Part III - Tip Jars
Section 13-2416 - Gaming Commission -- Membership

(a)    (1)    The gaming commission consists of seven members.
        (2)    Of the seven members of the gaming commission:
            (i)    three shall be appointed by the county commissioners;
            (ii)    one shall be appointed by the State Senators whose districts are in or include part of the county;
            (iii)    one shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county delegation to the House of Delegates, with the concurrence of that delegation;
            (iv)    one shall be from the Washington County Clubs Association, appointed by the county Senate and House delegations; and
            (v)    one shall be a representative of the alcoholic beverages, restaurant, and tavern industries in the county, appointed by the county Senate and House delegations.
    (b)    Each member of the gaming commission shall be a resident of the county.
    (c)    A member appointed to the gaming commission under subsection (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section may not:
        (1)    hold a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license or be employed by a person who holds a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license; or
        (2)    hold an ownership interest in or receive a direct benefit from a person who holds a tip jar license or wholesaler’s license.
    (d)    (1)    The term of a member of the gaming commission is 2 years and begins on March 1 or October 1, according to the staggered schedule required by the terms provided for members of the gaming commission on October 1, 2002.
        (2)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.
        (3)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.
    (e)    A member who completes two full terms on the gaming commission may not be reappointed within the 5 years after the end of the second term.
    (f)    The gaming commission shall adopt conflict of interest regulations applicable to members of the gaming commission.