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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="14-2802" title_number="14" title_name="Calvert County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Board may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>except for a violation regarding an unlicensed establishment, impose a fine not exceeding:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>$1,000 for a violation of State law; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$500 for a violation of the regulations of the Board; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>suspend a license for a violation of any alcoholic beverages law that applies in the county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a license holder or an employee of a license holder sells alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years, the Board may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for a first offense, impose a fine not exceeding $500 or suspend the license for not more than 3 days or both; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>for an offense occurring within 3 years after a prior offense, impose a fine not exceeding $1,000 or suspend the license for not more than 30 days or both.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In determining the length of a suspension under subsection (b)(2) of this section, the Board shall consider:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the class of license; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the economic impact the suspension will have on:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the business of the license holder; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>employees of the license holder.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A fine under this section shall be imposed subject to § 10–1001 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Fines collected under this section shall be paid into the general fund of the county.</text>
  </level>
</section>
