Regulation .07 Submission of Materials to the Board in Preparation for Public Hearings.
Current through 2026-01-20. Source: COBRA Register Volume 04, Issue 02. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., COBRA § 17.05.01.07 (2026)
Regulation .07 Submission of Materials to the Board in Preparation for Public Hearings.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Evidentiary Documents.
(1)
A party shall submit a document, photo, video, or other evidentiary item for consideration by the Board not less than 48 hours before the public hearing.
(2)
The Board shall consider evidence submitted to the email address provided at the Liquor Board website under "Hearing Schedules".
(3)
The Board may consider an item submitted after the deadline and will afford the item the evidentiary weight the Board determines is appropriate.
B.
Evidence Submission Guidelines.
(1)
A person shall clearly label evidence submitted to the Board with the name of licensed establishment, or proposed licensed establishment, and date of the related hearing.
(2)
The Board may accept as a late submission one that is received less than 48 hours prior to the advertised start of the hearing docket on the day in which the case is to be heard.
(3)
The Board shall make a late submission part of the case file and may deem the late submission to be a hearing exhibit.
(4)
A person may submit exhibits at the hearing in person and shall provide a minimum of five copies for the Board and its staff.
(5)
A person shall address correspondence to the Board of Liquor License Commissioners.
(6)
The Board may consider correspondence submitted to the “Hearing Exhibits” email address as evidence; and it:
(a)
Shall become part of the public record; and
(b)
May be viewed by members of the public, press, and those with business before the Board.
(7)
The Board shall print and include in the file an image submitted through the Hearing Exhibits email.
(8)
A person who wants to submit a video to the Board shall do so in person at the hearing.
C.
Postponement Requests.
(1)
A party shall request a postponement of a case to be heard before the Board:
(a)
In writing; and
(b)
Not less than 48 hours prior to the advertised start of the hearing docket on the day in which the case is to be heard.
(2)
A party shall submit a request for postponement via email to the email address provided at the Liquor Board website under "Hearing Schedules"; and
(a)
Shall detail the reason for the postponement; and
(b)
Clearly state the subject of the message as “Postponement Request.”
(3)
If a party fails to clearly mark the subject of the message, the Board may be unable to process the request in a timely manner.
(4)
If the Board grants a postponement request, the hearing shall be rescheduled as soon as possible.
(5)
The Executive Secretary and Chairperson of the Board shall review an untimely postponement request to determine if there is good cause to allow for the postponement.