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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .07 Submission of Materials to the Board in Preparation for Public Hearings.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".07" heading="Submission of Materials to the Board in Preparation for Public Hearings.">
    <para num="A.">Evidentiary Documents.<para num="(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.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The Board shall consider evidence submitted to the email address provided at the Liquor Board website under "Hearing Schedules".</para>
      <para num="(3)">The Board may consider an item submitted after the deadline and will afford the item the evidentiary weight the Board determines is appropriate.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="B.">Evidence Submission Guidelines.<para num="(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.</para>
      <para num="(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.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The Board shall make a late submission part of the case file and may deem the late submission to be a hearing exhibit.</para>
      <para num="(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.</para>
      <para num="(5)">A person shall address correspondence to the Board of Liquor License Commissioners.</para>
      <para num="(6)">The Board may consider correspondence submitted to the “Hearing Exhibits” email address as evidence; and it:<para num="(a)">Shall become part of the public record; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">May be viewed by members of the public, press, and those with business before the Board.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(7)">The Board shall print and include in the file an image submitted through the Hearing Exhibits email.</para>
      <para num="(8)">A person who wants to submit a video to the Board shall do so in person at the hearing.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="C.">Postponement Requests.<para num="(1)">A party shall request a postponement of a case to be heard before the Board:<para num="(a)">In writing; and</para>
        <para num="(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.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(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<para num="(a)">Shall detail the reason for the postponement; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">Clearly state the subject of the message as “Postponement Request.”</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(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.</para>
      <para num="(4)">If the Board grants a postponement request, the hearing shall be rescheduled as soon as possible.</para>
      <para num="(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.</para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
