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MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 22 - Expiration of Licenses|Section 12-2204 - Expiration in 46th Alcoholic Beverages District

    Unless transferred to another location, a Class B (7–day) beer and wine license issued for a premises located in an area surrounded by Charles Street on the west, East Cross Street on the north, Light Street on the east, and East Cross Street on the south, in ward 23, precinct 1 of the 46th alcoholic beverages district, expires not later than July 1, 2022.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 23 - Death of License Holder|Section 12-2301 - Application of General Provisions

    (a)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:        (1)    § 4–802 (“Expiration of license on death of license holder”);        (2)    § 4–804 (“Transfer or reinstatement of license”);        (3)    § 4–805 (“Rights of protest, revocation, suspension, and restriction”); and        (4)    § 4–806 (“Refund”).    (b)    Section 4–803 (“Certificate of permission or renewal license for continuation of business”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, subject to § 12–2302 of this subtitle.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 23 - Death of License Holder|Section 12-2302 - Death of Married License Holder or Holder of License for Partnership or Corporation

    (a)    (1)    On the death of a married license holder or a license holder that holds a license for the benefit of a partnership or corporation, on application to the Board, a new license shall be issued to:            (i)    the surviving spouse;            (ii)    the surviving partners for the benefit of the partnership; or            (iii)    the senior surviving officer of the corporation for the benefit of the corporation.        (2)    The new license shall be issued:            (i)    for the balance of the license year; and            (ii)    without further proceedings.    (b)    A renewal license may be issued to the following if they are qualified to hold the license:        (1)    the surviving spouse;        (2)    the surviving partners of a partnership; or        (3)    the senior surviving officer of a corporation for the benefit of the corporation.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 24 - Judicial Review|Section 12-2401 - Application of General Provisions

    (a)    The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:        (1)    § 4–902 (“Judicial review of decision of local licensing board”);        (2)    § 4–903 (“Petitioners”);        (3)    § 4–905 (“Scope of judicial review”);        (4)    § 4–906 (“Representation of local licensing board”);        (5)    § 4–907 (“Affirmations, modifications, and reversals”); and        (6)    § 4–908 (“Appeals to Court of Special Appeals and Court of Appeals”).    (b)    Section 4–904 (“Stay of local board’s petition”) applies in the City, subject to § 12–2402 of this subtitle.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 24 - Judicial Review|Section 12-2402 - Stay of Order to Revoke License

    An order by the Board to revoke a license may be stayed, pending judicial review, only by the court with which a petition under Title 4, Subtitle 9 of this article has been filed.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 24 - Judicial Review|Section 12-2403 - Court May Remand

    In addition to the other powers of the circuit court for the City provided in Title 4, Subtitle 9 of this article, the court may remand the proceedings to the Board.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 25 - Unlicensed Establishments|Section 12-2501 - Serving, Keeping, or Allowing Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages

    (a)    This subsection applies to an establishment that is not licensed by the Board but that is:        (1)    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)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an establishment that is not licensed by the Board, at a location under control or possession of the establishment, may not:        (1)    serve or keep alcoholic beverages; or        (2)    allow alcoholic beverages to be consumed.    (c)    A restaurant that is not licensed by the Board may allow a customer to consume alcoholic beverages from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day if:        (1)    the alcoholic beverages are brought to the restaurant by the customer;        (2)    the alcoholic beverages are consumed with a meal;        (3)    there is no charge for admission to the restaurant; and        (4)    the Baltimore City Fire Department determines that the maximum seating capacity of the restaurant is 50.    (d)    (1)    The Baltimore City Police Department may immediately close all operations of an establishment if the Department determines that the establishment is in violation of this section and that the public health, safety, or welfare requires emergency action.        (2)    The establishment shall be closed until the Baltimore City Police Department determines that the public health, safety, or welfare has been restored.        (3)    The owner or operator of the establishment shall be given an opportunity to request a prompt hearing in circuit court on when the establishment may reopen.    (e)    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. §  12-2502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 25 - Unlicensed Establishments|Section 12-2502 - Consuming Alcoholic Beverages

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section or otherwise provided by law, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages:            (i)    in an establishment open to the public;            (ii)    in a place of public accommodation; or            (iii)    in a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks are sold.        (2)    The prohibition against consumption in paragraph (1) of this subsection is in effect if any form of entertainment, live or recorded, is offered at the place or at the establishment, regardless of whether the establishment or place is licensed under this article or other State law.    (b)    By regulation, the Board may restrict the hours and days for the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the inner perimeter of a rectangle bounded by 31st Street on the south, Greenmount Avenue on the east, 32nd Street on the north, and Barclay Street on the west.    (c)    The owner or manager of the establishment or place may not knowingly allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages that is prohibited by this section.    (d)    An individual who consumes alcoholic beverages at an establishment described in this section or an owner or a manager of the establishment who knowingly allows the consumption prohibited by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than $5,000 or both.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 26 - Enforcement|Section 12-2601 - Application of General Provisions

    (a)    The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the City 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”);        (7)    § 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”); and        (8)    § 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”).    (b)    Section 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City and is superseded by § 12–2602 of this subtitle.    (c)    Section 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”) of Division I of this article applies in the City, in addition to § 12–2603 of this subtitle.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 26 - Enforcement|Section 12-2602 - Local Regulation of Disorderly Intoxication Allowed

    The City may:        (1)    adopt an ordinance or a resolution supplementing the prohibition against disorderly intoxication under § 6–320 of this article; and        (2)    regulate possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property, property used by the public, or a highway.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 26 - Enforcement|Section 12-2603 - Service of Summons

    The City Police Department or an inspector that the Board employs may serve a summons.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 26 - Enforcement|Section 12-2604 - Authority of Board to Subpoena Records

    (a)    The Board may subpoena records pertaining to a licensed establishment.    (b)    (1)    The Board may petition the circuit court if a witness refuses to produce a subpoenaed record.        (2)    The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the refusal had been by a witness summoned to appear in a case pending before the court.    (c)    (1)    The Board may charge fees for the production and service of a summons and hearing notice.        (2)    The fees are:            (i)    $25, for the production of hearing notices or summonses requested by parties appearing before the Board;            (ii)    $5, for each address served if the address is provided to the Board and the service is by mail; and            (iii)    $25, for each address served if the service is performed by an employee of the Board.        (3)    In addition to any other fine, penalty, or cost, the Board may impose a $100 administrative hearing fee on a license holder:            (i)    whom the Board charges with a violation of law concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages; or            (ii)    who requests a transfer or expansion of the license or a new license.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts|Section 12-2701 - Application of General Provisions

    (a)    The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the City without exception or variation:        (1)    § 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);        (2)    § 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);        (3)    § 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);        (4)    § 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);        (5)    § 6–310 (“Providing free food”);        (6)    § 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);        (7)    § 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);        (8)    § 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);        (9)    § 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);        (10)    § 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);        (11)    § 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);        (12)    § 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);        (13)    § 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);        (14)    § 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);        (15)    § 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);        (16)    § 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);        (17)    § 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);        (18)    § 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);        (19)    § 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and        (20)    § 6–330 (“Perjury”).    (b)    Section 6–322 (“Possession of open container”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the City.    (c)    The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the City:        (1)    § 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”), subject to § 12–2702 of this subtitle; and        (2)    § 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”), subject to § 12–2703 of this subtitle.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts|Section 12-2702 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Individual Under the Age of 21 Years -- Criminal Procedure

    (a)    A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–304 of this article:        (1)    shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and        (2)    may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.    (b)    A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not be found guilty of a violation of § 6–304 of this article if:        (1)    the license holder or employee establishes to the satisfaction of the finder of fact that the license holder or employee used due caution to establish that the individual was not under the age of 21 years; and        (2)    the individual is not a resident of the State.    (c)    The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of § 6–304 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts|Section 12-2703 - Selling or Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Intoxicated Individual -- Criminal Procedure

    (a)    A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–307 of this article:        (1)    shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and        (2)    may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.    (b)    The Board may not proceed against a license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article if the license holder or an employee of the license holder is found not guilty of, or granted probation before judgment for, the violation.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts|Section 12-2704 - False Advertising Prohibited

    (a)    (1)    A license holder may not use an advertisement that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading in a material respect, including an advertisement on the Internet containing an affirmative representation that the license holder may offer for sale alcoholic beverages that the license holder is not authorized to sell.        (2)    The Board shall enforce this subsection.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts|Section 12-2705 - Gifts to Board Member or Board Employee Prohibited

    A person engaged in the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages, an agent or employee of the person, and a license holder may not, directly or indirectly, offer or make a payment or gift to:        (1)    a member of the Board;        (2)    an employee of the Board; or        (3)    anyone on behalf of the member or employee.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 27 - Prohibited Acts|Section 12-2706 - Renting of Certain Premises in 45th District Prohibited

    (a)    In the 45th Legislative District, a landlord may not rent out to a Class A license holder a premises to be used for the sale of alcoholic beverages if the landlord knows or should have known that the sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises would violate a minimum distance required to be maintained under this article between a licensed premises and a place of worship or school.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 28 - Penalties|Section 12-2801 - Application of General Provision

    Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article applies in the City.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  12-2802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 12 - Baltimore City|Subtitle 28 - Penalties|Section 12-2802 - Penalty Imposed by Board

    (a)    For a violation that is cause for suspension of a license, the Board may:        (1)    except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, for a first offense, impose a fine not exceeding $500 or suspend the license or both; or        (2)    except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, for each subsequent offense, impose a fine not exceeding $3,000 or suspend the license or both.    (b)    For a first offense of selling alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years, the Board may impose a fine not exceeding $1,000 or suspend the license or both.    (c)    (1)    For the offense of publicizing, selling tickets for, organizing, operating, producing, facilitating, or staging a pub crawl with the knowledge or a reason to know that a pub crawl promoter’s permit required under § 12–1101.1 of this title has not been obtained, the Board shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 or suspend the license or both.        (2)    A person who violates § 12–1101.1 of this title may not be granted a promoter’s permit for at least 1 year.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  13-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 13 - Baltimore County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 13-101 - Definitions

    (a)    (1)    The definitions in § 1–101 of this article apply without exception or variation; and        (2)    the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County.    (c)    “County” means Baltimore County.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  13-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 13 - Baltimore County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 13-102 - Scope of Title

    This title applies only in Baltimore County.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  13-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 13 - Baltimore County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 13-103 - Copy of Legislation

    A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the county governing body under this title shall be sent to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  13-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 13 - Baltimore County|Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners|Section 13-201 - Established

    There is a Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore County.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  13-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 13 - Baltimore County|Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners|Section 13-202 - Membership

    (a)    The County Executive shall appoint three members to the Board.    (b)    (1)    The term of a member is 2 years.        (2)    The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2016.    (c)    The County Executive may remove a member for misconduct in office, incompetence, or willful neglect of duty.
MD. Alcoholic Beverages Code Ann. §  13-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Alcoholic Beverages|Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions|Title 13 - Baltimore County|Subtitle 2 - Board of License Commissioners|Section 13-203 - Substitute Members

    (a)    Every 2 years, the County Executive shall appoint two substitute members to the Board.    (b)    (1)    The chair of the Board shall designate a substitute member to serve:            (i)    when a regular member is absent or incapacitated for any reason; or            (ii)    if a vacancy is created.        (2)    A substitute member shall serve until the regular member’s incapacity or absence ends or the vacancy is filled.    (c)    While serving on the Board, a substitute member has all the powers and duties of a regular member.    (d)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a substitute member shall receive a per diem salary set by the Board for each day served.        (2)    The salary of a substitute member may not exceed the daily salary of a regular member.