Tax on admissions.
Baltimore City Code, Article 28, § 19-1
in effect§ 19-1. Tax on admissions.
(a) In general.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, there is levied and imposed a tax at the rate of 10% of the gross receipts derived from any admissions and amusement charge as defined in State Tax-General Article § 4-101(b).
(b) Theaters on National Register.
For any theater included on the National Register of Historic Places, the rate shall be 5% of the gross receipts.
(c) Single-screen theaters.
For any single-screen movie theater that rents or leases its motion picture film through commercial distribution, the rate shall be 5% of the gross receipts.
(Ord. 93-221; Ord. 90-501A; Ord. 89-304; Ord. 82-779; Ord. 82-776; Ord. 82-719; Ord. 72-113; Ord. 71-1055; Ord. 70-929; Ord. 70-920; Ord. 70-820; Ord. 70-763; Ord. 70-754; Ord. 69-510.)
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/28/19-1Fetched: 10/25/2026
