# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 12. Baltimore City

### Subtitle 28. Penalties

#### Section 12-2801

Section 6-402 ("General penalty") of Division I of this article applies in the City.

#### Section 12-2802

(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 Sec. 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 Sec. 12-1101.1 of this title may not be granted a promoter's permit for at least 1 year.

(d) For the offense by a holder of an alcoholic beverages license of operating the licensed premises outside the hours of operation specified in this title without first obtaining an exemption under Sec. 12-2007 of this title, the Board shall:

  (1) for a first offense, impose a fine of not less than $1,000 or suspend the license or both; and

  (2) for a second or subsequent offense, impose a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $20,000 or suspend the license or both.

(e)

  (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 Sec. 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 Sec. 12-1102.2 of this title may not be granted a related event promoter's permit for at least 1 year.

(f) 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 Sec. 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.

(g) The Board shall adopt regulations that establish tiered penalties for violations under this title, including the revocation of a 7-day sales privilege granted under Sec. 12-1604.2 of this title if the licensee violates the provisions of the required memorandum of understanding three or more times within a 2-year period.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)