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Maryland Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 12-2802

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Section effective until July 1, 2025. See, also, section 12-2802 effective July 1, 2025.>

(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 $20,000 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 $20,000 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.

(d)(1) For the offense of publicizing, selling tickets or imposing a cover charge for, organizing, operating, producing, facilitating, or staging a related event with the knowledge or a reason to know that a related event promoter's permit required under § 12-1102.2 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 § 12-1102.2 of this title may not be granted a related event promoter's permit for at least 1 year.

(e) For the offense by a holder of a State caterer's license of participating in a CIAA Basketball Tournament related event without first obtaining a Class C per diem beer, beer and wine, or beer, wine, and liquor license required under § 12-1102.2 of this title, the Executive Director shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 or suspend the State caterer's license or both.

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