§ 57-13. Use of public funds.

(a) The County must not give financial or in-kind support to any organization that allows the display and sale of guns at a facility owned or controlled by the organization. Financial or in-kind support means any thing of value that is not generally available to similar organizations in the County, such as a grant, special tax treatment, bond authority, free or discounted services, or a capital improvement constructed by the County.

(b) An organization referred to in subsection (a) that receives direct financial support from the County must repay the support if the organization allows the display and sale of guns at the organization's facility after receiving the County support. The repayment must include the actual, original value of the support, plus reasonable interest calculated by a method specified by the Director of Finance. (, § 1.)

Editor's note—, § 2, states:

(a) Section 57-13 of the County Code, as amended by Section 1 of this Act, applies to:

(1) support that an organization receives from the County after December 1, 2001; and

(2) the display of a gun for sale at the facility after December 1, 2001.

(b) Section 57-13 expires on December 1, 2011.

Section 57-13 is cited but not interpreted in Frank Krasner Enterprises, Ltd. v. Montgomery County, 401 F.3d 230 (4th Cir. 2005) because appellants lacked standing.