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MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses|Section 24-1401 - Application of General Provisions

    (a)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:        (1)    § 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”);        (2)    § 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”);        (3)    § 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”);        (4)    § 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”);        (5)    § 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);        (6)    § 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”);        (7)    § 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”);        (8)    § 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”);        (9)    § 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”); and        (10)    § 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”).    (b)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:        (1)    § 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”), which is superseded by § 24–1408 of this subtitle; and        (2)    § 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”), which is superseded by § 24–1409 of this subtitle.    (c)    Section 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to §§ 24–1402 through 24–1406 of this subtitle.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses|Section 24-1402 - Board to Obtain Criminal History Record Information

    The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each applicant for a license from the Central Repository.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses|Section 24-1403 - Criminal History Record Information to Be Kept in Sealed Envelope

    The Board shall:        (1)    keep all criminal history record information in a sealed envelope available only to the members of the Board and their designees; and        (2)    adopt regulations to further preserve the confidentiality of criminal history records obtained.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses|Section 24-1404 - Hearing May Not Be Delayed on Account of Failure to Provide Records Check

    The hearing for a new applicant and the issuance of a license may not be delayed due to the failure of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide the requested criminal history records check by the date of the scheduled hearing.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses|Section 24-1405 - Criminal History Record Information to Be Destroyed After Application Process

    The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained under § 4–107 of this article on completion of the application process.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses|Section 24-1406 - Fee to Cover Costs of Obtaining Fingerprints and Records Check Results

    The Board may set and charge a fee to cover the cost of obtaining the applicant’s fingerprints and the results of the State and national criminal history records check.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses|Section 24-1407 - Terms of Licenses

    (a)    (1)    A license shall be issued for 6 or 12 months.        (2)    The term of a license begins on May 1.    (b)    If a license is not claimed by the applicant within 30 days after issue or renewal, the license is void.    (c)    When a 6–month license is issued, only one–half of the annual fee shall be charged.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses|Section 24-1408 - Refund of License Fees

    (a)    If a license holder voluntarily surrenders the license before its expiration date, the Board shall grant a refund:        (1)    based on the number of whole months remaining before the license expiration date; and        (2)    calculated as 1/12 of 95% of the license fee paid for each whole month remaining before the license expiration date.    (b)    A refund shall be paid not later than 3 weeks after the license is surrendered to the Board.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 14 - Applications for Licenses|Section 24-1409 - Pro Rata Fee

    If a license is issued for less than the full renewal period, the fee shall be prorated based on the number of whole months remaining in that renewal period.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses|Section 24-1501 - Application of General Provisions

    (a)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:        (1)    § 4–202 (“Authority of local licensing boards”);        (2)    § 4–205 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);        (3)    § 4–206 (“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);        (4)    § 4–207 (“Licenses issued to minors”);        (5)    § 4–208 (“Notice of license application required”);        (6)    § 4–209 (“Hearing”);        (7)    § 4–210 (“Approval or denial of license application”);        (8)    § 4–211 (“License forms; effective date; expiration”);        (9)    § 4–212 (“License not property”); and        (10)    § 4–213 (“Replacement licenses”).    (b)    Section 4–214 (“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 24–1503 of this subtitle.    (c)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:        (1)    § 4–203 (“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to § 24–1502 of this subtitle; and        (2)    § 4–204 (“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 24–1502 of this subtitle.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses|Section 24-1502 - Bowling Establishments

    Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or to an individual for the use of that individual, a partnership, a corporation, an unincorporated association, or a limited liability company if:        (1)    the licenses are Class D beer or Class D beer and wine licenses; and        (2)    each premises is a bowling establishment that has at least 30 lanes with automatic pinsetters.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses|Section 24-1503 - Waiting Period After Denials

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section:        (1)    if a license application is denied, the Board may not issue a license for the same location for 1 year after the denial; and        (2)    if a subsequent application for the same location is denied, the Board may not issue a license for that location for 2 years after the second denial.    (b)    This section does not apply to a license application that is denied:        (1)    because of a legal defect or omission;        (2)    solely because the Board determined expressly that the applicant is not a proper person to whom the licensed applied for should be issued; or        (3)    for license transfers.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses|Section 24-1504 - Additional Bars and Serving Counters

    (a)    The Board may authorize a license holder to install an additional bar or serving counter within a reasonable distance of the main building of the premises served by the license held by the license holder.    (b)    The Board shall determine what is a reasonable distance for an additional bar or serving counter.    (c)    An additional license is not required for an additional bar or serving counter.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 17 - Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License|Section 24-1701 - Application of General Provisions

    Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 18 - Renewal of Licenses|Section 24-1801 - Application of General Provisions

    Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 18 - Renewal of Licenses|Section 24-1802 - Criminal History Records Check Not Applicable to License Renewals

    The requirement for a criminal history records check under § 4–107 of this article does not apply to applicants for license renewal.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 19 - Conduct of License Holders|Section 24-1901 - Application of General Provisions

    (a)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:        (1)    § 4–502 (“Storage of alcoholic beverages”);        (2)    § 4–503 (“Solicitations and sales outside of licensed premises”);        (3)    § 4–506 (“Evidence of purchaser’s age”);        (4)    § 4–507 (“Retail delivery of alcoholic beverages”); and        (5)    § 4–508 (“Display of license”).    (b)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:        (1)    § 4–504 (“Employment of underage individuals”), subject to § 24–1902 of this subtitle; and        (2)    § 4–505 (“Alcohol awareness program”), subject to § 24–1903 of this subtitle.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 19 - Conduct of License Holders|Section 24-1902 - Employment of Underage Individuals

    (a)    This section applies to the holder of:        (1)    a Class A (off–sale) license;        (2)    a Class B (on–sale) license; or        (3)    a Class C (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual under the age of 21 years may not be employed to sell, deliver, or otherwise deal with alcoholic beverages.        (2)    An individual at least 18 years old may be employed to:            (i)    stock alcoholic beverages in a premises for which a Class A license is issued;            (ii)    serve alcoholic beverages while acting as a server on the licensed premises other than a premises for which a Class A license is issued; and            (iii)    operate a lottery ticket terminal in a premises for which a Class A license is issued.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-1903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 19 - Conduct of License Holders|Section 24-1903 - Alcohol Awareness Program

    (a)    (1)    The license holder or an individual designated by the license holder who is employed in a supervisory capacity shall:            (i)    be certified by an approved alcohol awareness program; and            (ii)    except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, be present on the licensed premises during the hours in which alcoholic beverages may be sold.        (2)    The license holder or individual specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be absent from the licensed premises for a personal or business reason or an emergency if the absence lasts for not more than 2 hours.        (3)    The Board shall require the license holder to keep a log book on the licensed premises that documents each temporary absence, the length of time of the absence, and the reason for the absence, in the form that the Board requires.    (b)    A license holder who violates this section is subject to:        (1)    for a first offense, a $100 fine; and        (2)    for each subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 or a suspension or revocation of the license or both.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale|Section 24-2001 - Consumption From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Prohibited

    (a)    (1)    Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title.        (2)    An owner, an operator, or a manager of a premises licensed under this title may not knowingly allow consumption prohibited under paragraph (1) of this subsection.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale|Section 24-2002 - Beer Licenses

    (a)    A holder of a Class A beer license may sell beer from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.    (b)    A holder of a Class B beer license may sell beer from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.    (c)    Reserved.    (d)    A holder of a Class D beer license may sell beer from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale|Section 24-2003 - Beer and Wine Licenses

    (a)    A holder of a Class A beer and wine license may sell beer and wine from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.    (b)    A holder of a Class B beer and wine license may sell beer and wine from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.    (c)    Reserved.    (d)    Reserved.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale|Section 24-2004 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses

    (a)    A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.    (b)    A holder of a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.    (c)    A holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.    (d)    A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale|Section 24-2005 - Hours of Sale on January 1

    A license holder may sell alcoholic beverages from midnight to 4 a.m. on January 1.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2006 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 20 - Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale|Section 24-2006 - Consumption on January 1

    An individual may consume alcoholic beverages on any licensed premises from midnight to 4 a.m. on January 1.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 21 - Revocation and Suspension of Licenses|Section 24-2101 - Application of General Provisions

    Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 21 - Revocation and Suspension of Licenses|Section 24-2102 - Suspension Penalty

    (a)    The Board may suspend a license for a violation of this article for not less than 15 or more than 90 days.    (b)    A petition for judicial review does not stay the order of the Board suspending a license.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 22 - Expiration of Licenses|Section 24-2201 - Application of General Provisions

    Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 23 - Death of License Holder|Section 24-2301 - Application of General Provisions

    Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 24 - Judicial Review|Section 24-2401 - Application of General Provisions

    Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 25 - Unlicensed Establishments|Section 24-2501 - Prohibited Activities in a Place of Adult Entertainment

    (a)    A person may not serve setups, including drinking containers and ice, or serve, keep, or allow to be consumed alcoholic beverages or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks in a place of adult entertainment that:        (1)    does not hold a license under this article; and        (2)    allows at its location a form of sexual display or attire prohibited under § 4–605 of this article.    (b)    A person who operates an establishment for profit that is not licensed under this article may not knowingly allow a customer to bring alcoholic beverages for consumption into the establishment.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 25 - Unlicensed Establishments|Section 24-2502 - Hours When Consuming or Allowing Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Is Prohibited

    (a)    From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:        (1)    an establishment open to the public;        (2)    a place of public entertainment; or        (3)    a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic beverages are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.    (b)    An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (a) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 26 - Enforcement|Section 24-2601 - Application of General Provisions

    (a)    The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:        (1)    § 6–202 (“Inspections”);        (2)    § 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);        (3)    § 6–205 (“Peace officers”);        (4)    § 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);        (5)    § 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);        (6)    § 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”); and        (7)    § 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”).    (b)    Section 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.    (c)    The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:        (1)    § 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”), in addition to § 24–2602 of this subtitle; and        (2)    § 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”), subject to § 24–2603 of this subtitle.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  24-2602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 24 - Kent County|Subtitle 26 - Enforcement|Section 24-2602 - Service of Summons

    In addition to the sheriff who may serve a summons under § 6–204 of this article, an inspector that the Board employs may serve a summons.