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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="12-1702" title_number="12" title_name="Baltimore City" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board shall provide notice for a public hearing as provided in § 12–1506 of this title on an application for a license transfer if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the transfer includes a transfer of location;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the premises have been closed for more than 90 days unless:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the transfer is due to an action of a creditor; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the closing is caused by fire, casualty, or act of God; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>for an establishment in operation, the hearing is requested by at least 10 residents in the immediate area of the establishment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Section 12–1508 of this title does not apply to an application for a license transfer for the same premises unless the license to be transferred is of a broader scope or more permissive class than the license presently issued for the same premises.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Section 12–1509 of this title applies to an application for a license transfer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall use the factors specified in § 4–210(a) and (b) of this article in deciding whether to approve an application for a license transfer.</text>
  </level>
</section>
