<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-101" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the definitions in § 1–101 of this article apply without exception or variation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Board” means the Board of License Commissioners for Charles County.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“County” means Charles County.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Light wine” means wine that contains not more than 15.5% of alcohol by volume.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-102" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>This title applies only in Charles County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-103" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The County Commissioners may regulate by ordinance the consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property, including buildings, grounds, streets, highways, alleys, sidewalks, and other structures or roads on land in the county owned by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the county;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the county board of education; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the State.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-104" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>A copy of any legislation concerning alcoholic beverages enacted by the County Commissioners under this title shall be sent to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-201" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>There is a Board of License Commissioners for Charles County.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-202" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>The County Commissioners shall appoint five members to the Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Of the members of the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at least one shall be from each of the County Commissioner districts; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>one shall be at large.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each member of the Board shall be a registered voter of the county.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Preferably, at least one member of the Board before being appointed shall have some familiarity or experience with the alcoholic beverages industry.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “direct or indirect interest” means an interest that is proprietary or obtained by a loan, mortgage, or lien or in any other manner.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member of the Board may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>have a direct or indirect interest in or on a premises where alcoholic beverages are sold;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>have a direct or indirect interest in a business wholly or partly devoted to the sale of alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>own stock in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a corporation that has a direct or indirect interest in a premises where alcoholic beverages are sold; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a business wholly or partially devoted to the sale of alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>hold any other public office or employment; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>solicit or receive, directly or indirectly, a commission, remuneration, or gift from:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a person engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages or an agent or employee of the person; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a license holder.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person engaged in the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages, an agent or employee of the person, or a license holder may not directly or indirectly offer a commission, remuneration, or gift to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a member of the Board; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>someone on behalf of a member of the Board.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2016.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The County Commissioners may remove a member for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a violation of subsection (c) of this section or other misconduct in office;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>incompetence; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>willful neglect of duty.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-203" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>From among its members, the Board annually shall elect a chair.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A member may not serve more than two consecutive terms as chair.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-204" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <level label="a"> <text>Three members of the Board are a quorum for transacting business.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall meet at least once a month.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The County Commissioners shall set the salaries of the chair and the other members of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>employ:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a secretary;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>inspectors; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>clerical and other assistants as are necessary; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>set the compensation of the employees.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The County Commissioners shall provide a clerk, counsel, and supplies to the Board as the County Commissioners consider appropriate.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The County Commissioners may set salaries for the clerk and counsel as the County Commissioners consider appropriate.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-205" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-301" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Liquor Control"> <text>There is no liquor control board or department of liquor control in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-401" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 2, Subtitle 2 (“Manufacturer’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 2–201 (“Issuance by Comptroller”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 2–202 (“Class 1 distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 2–203 (“Class 9 limited distillery license”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 2–204 (“Class 2 rectifying license”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 2–205 (“Class 3 winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 2–206 (“Class 4 limited winery license”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 2–207 (“Class 5 brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 2–208 (“Class 6 pub–brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 2–209 (“Class 7 micro–brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 2–210 (“Class 8 farm brewery license”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 2–211 (“Residency requirement”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 2–212 (“Additional licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 2–213 (“Additional fees”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 2–214 (“Sale or delivery restricted”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 2–215 (“Beer sale on credit to retail dealer prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 2–217 (“Distribution of alcoholic beverages — Prohibited practices”); and</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>§ 2–218 (“Restrictive agreements between producers and retailers — Prohibited”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 2–216 (“Interaction between manufacturing entities and retailers”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 18–403 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-402" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <text>A holder of a manufacturer’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-403" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Manufacturer's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Section 2–216(b) of this article does not apply to a holder of a Class 4 limited winery license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A holder of a Class 4 limited winery license may hold or have a financial interest in one retail license that does not apply to the premises for which a Class 4 limited winery license applies.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-501" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Title 2, Subtitle 3 (“Wholesaler’s Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-502" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <text>Except as provided in § 18–503 of this subtitle, a holder of a wholesaler’s license may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a holder of a retail license from 6 a.m. to midnight on every day except Sunday.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-503" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Wholesaler's Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a wholesaler’s license may enter into an agreement with a holder of a per diem license issued under Subtitle 13 of this title to deliver beer on the effective date of the per diem license and accept returns on the same day.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include the type of equipment, services, personnel, and supplies required to dispense draft beer.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-601" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class A beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-602" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class B beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-603" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <text>A Class C beer license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-604" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Beer Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer at retail at the place described in the license for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license may not be issued for a drugstore.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $240.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall annually pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-701" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Light Wine Licenses"> <text>A light wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-801" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class A beer and light wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-802" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class B beer and light wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-803" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <text>A Class C beer and light wine license may not be issued in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-804" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on– and off–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $340.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder shall pay, in addition to the annual license fee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-805" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Beer and Light Wine Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class H beer and light wine license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and light wine at a hotel or restaurant, at retail, at the place described in the license, for on–premises consumption.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $340.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder shall pay, in addition to the annual license fee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-901" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail at the place described in the license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>serve beer, wine, and liquor for tasting and sampling if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the tasting or sampling is held on the licensed premises; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the holder serves not more than 1 ounce from each serving of beer, wine, or liquor, in a container that holds not more than 4 ounces, to any one individual.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder shall deliver the beer, wine, or liquor in a sealed package or container that may not be opened or its contents consumed on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license may not be issued for a drugstore unless the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has been doing business at the location applied for in the license for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is the assignee of a business established for at least 1 year before the date of the application for the license at the location applied for; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has been engaged in the retail drug business for at least 3 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual license fee is $960.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-902" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–H (hotel) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption in a hotel common area, for a premises primarily engaged in the day–to–day rental of hotel rooms.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 18–2004(b) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $360.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall yearly pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-903" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–N (nightclub) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for consumption on the premises of a nightclub facility that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is primarily engaged in selling and serving alcoholic beverages, on a drink–by–drink basis; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a seating capacity of more than 100 people, as determined by the State Fire Marshal.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 18–2004(b) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $610.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall yearly pay $200 if the license holder provides live entertainment.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-904" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–R (restaurant) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail for consumption on the premises of a restaurant that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is primarily engaged in the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages for on–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>contains a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving meals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 18–2004(b) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A license holder may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>establish an area on the premises of the restaurant that is a bar; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide live entertainment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $360.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall yearly pay $200 if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-905" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–RB (restaurant/bar) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the sale and consumption of beer, wine, and liquor on the premises of a restaurant that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is primarily engaged in the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages for on–premises consumption;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a dining room with facilities for preparing and serving meals; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has a bar, with stools to accommodate customers with or without service of food.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 18–2004(b) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $460.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall yearly pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-906" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–T (tavern) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for consumption on the premises of a restaurant or bar that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is primarily engaged in selling and serving alcoholic beverages, on a drink–by–drink basis; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has a seating capacity of less than 100 people, as determined by the State Fire Marshal.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 18–2004(b) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $460.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall yearly pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-907" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a nonprofit organization; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a club composed only of members who served in the armed forces of the United States in a war in which the United States has been engaged.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The nonprofit organization or club for which the license is issued shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>operate only for the use of its members and guests when accompanied by members; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>meet in a clubhouse that is used exclusively for its members and guests.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in the clubhouse; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on property directly contiguous to the clubhouse that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>owned by the nonprofit organization or club; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>used exclusively by members and guests for social functions or business of the organization or club.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fee is $350.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall annually pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-908" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Beer, Wine, and Liquor Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There are two types of Class D beer, wine, and liquor licenses.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The licenses authorize the license holder to sell at retail at the place described in the license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>beer, wine, and liquor for on– and off–premises consumption; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>beer and wine for on– and off–premises consumption and liquor for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The licenses may not be issued for use by a drugstore.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual license fees are:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$1,320, for a license to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on– and off–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$1,020, for a license to sell beer and wine for on– and off–premises consumption and liquor for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In addition to the annual license fee, a license holder shall annually pay:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides live entertainment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$200, if the license holder provides outdoor table service.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1001" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–Stadium (baseball stadium) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the owner of a professional team franchise, whether the franchise is a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a private concessionaire that is under contract with the county or a professional baseball team franchise.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor on the premises of a baseball stadium owned or operated by the county, excluding any parking areas, to individuals present at a baseball game or other event held at the stadium.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, beer, wine, and liquor shall be served in plastic, paper, or other nonglass containers on the stadium premises.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Beer, wine, and liquor may be served in glass containers in an enclosed stadium dining area in which patrons are seated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A patron may consume and carry beer, wine, and liquor anywhere on the stadium premises, excluding any parking areas.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The license holder may not allow an individual to carry alcoholic beverages onto or from the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Except as provided in regulations adopted under subsection (e) of this section, the license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 18–2004 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board may adopt regulations relating to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the manner of serving alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the number of outlets authorized to serve alcoholic beverages; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the hours and days of sale.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,200.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1002" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–B&B (bed and breakfast) beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board may issue the license for the use of a bed and breakfast that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has rooms, excluding the resident management quarters, that the public for consideration may use for sleeping accommodations for a specified time;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>does not have dining facilities that are open to the public; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>meets all other qualifications to hold a license issued by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor for on–premises consumption only to a guest:</text> <level label="i"> <text>whose name and address appear on the registry that the bed and breakfast maintains; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>who is an occupant of a sleeping room in the bed and breakfast.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder may not sell beer, wine, and liquor to an individual who is registered only to obtain alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the licensed premises ends operations as a bed and breakfast, the license is void.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license holder may sell beer, wine, and liquor during the hours and days as set out for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor license under § 18–2004 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The annual license fee is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$25 for a bed and breakfast with five or fewer bedrooms; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$50 for a bed and breakfast with six or more bedrooms.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1002.1" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Concessionaire” means a lessee, a sublessee, or any other operator of an establishment that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>engages in the daily sale of beer, wine, and liquor on its premises for consumption anywhere in an entertainment facility; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is operated as a concession adjacent to but independent of the entertainment facility.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Entertainment facility” means a facility that holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is an entertainment concessionaire license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a concessionaire operating in conjunction with an entertainment facility.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor on the premises of the concessionaire for consumption in any part of the licensed premises; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the playing of music and dancing on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Beer, wine, and liquor purchased under the license may be taken into and consumed anywhere in any part of the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The hours for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages under the license are the same as the hours of operation for a video lottery facility established under § 9–1A–23 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual fee for the license is $5,000.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fee shall be paid on or before May 1 of each year to the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Any penalty or other sanction that is imposed for a violation of a regulation of the Board on the licensed premises of the holder of an entertainment concessionaire license shall apply to the holder of a concessionaire’s license who the Board determines to be responsible for the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1002.2" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>“Entertainment facility” means a facility that holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is an entertainment facility license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license for the use of an entertainment facility that contains one or more food service facilities, bars, or lounges that are part of the operation of the entertainment facility.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The license shall be issued to an individual or entity that owns an entertainment facility and holds a license under Title 9, Subtitle 1A of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant for the license need not meet any location, voting, or residency requirements.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The license authorizes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor in any location of the entertainment facility that is not covered by an entertainment concessionaire license for consumption anywhere on the licensed premises; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the playing of music and dancing on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Beer, wine, and liquor purchased under the license may be taken and consumed anywhere on the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The hours for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages under the license are the same as the hours of operation for a video lottery facility established under § 9–1A–23 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The annual fee for the license is $15,000.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fee shall be paid on or before May 1 of each year to the Board.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1004" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Licenses for Specific Types of Organizations and Venues"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “resort complex” means a parcel or contiguous parcels of land:</text> <level label="1"> <text>of at least 20 acres;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>under common ownership; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>with facilities that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>include a venue for golf, waterfront beach activities, or a marina;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>serve the public; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>resulted in a capital investment of at least $550,000 exclusive of the cost of the land.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a resort complex license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue one resort complex license to the person owning or operating a resort complex.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license authorizes the license holder to sell beer, wine, and liquor from:</text> <level label="1"> <text>one or more outlets in the resort complex that may be consumed in conjunction with the playing of music and dancing at designated locations in the resort complex; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>one designated outlet in the resort complex for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A license holder may serve alcoholic beverages:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at one or more outside outlets in the resort complex on Monday through Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at one or more inside outlets in the resort complex:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>at one designated outlet for off–premises consumption:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A resort complex license is exempt from any quota or restriction on off–sale licenses issued for the election district in which the resort complex is located.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>Certain areas in a resort complex may be excluded from the portion of the property that is considered to be the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person other than the resort complex license holder may obtain a different class of license for an area excluded under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The annual license fees are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$3,500 for two outlet locations; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$1,750 for each additional outlet location.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1101" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1102 (“Corkage — Consuming wine not purchased from license holder on licensed premises”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1103 (“Removal of partially consumed bottle of wine from licensed premises”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–1105 (“Refillable container permit — Wine”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 11 (“Additional License Privileges”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1104 (“Refillable container permit — Draft beer”), subject to § 18–1102 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1106 (“Nonrefillable container permit –– Draft beer”), subject to § 18–1103 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1101.1" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class GC (golf course) privilege.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An owner or operator of a public or private golf course has the privilege of selling alcoholic beverages on the golf course if the owner or operator:</text> <level label="1"> <text>holds a Class B, Class BLX, Class C, Class D, Class H, or Entertainment Facility License; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pays the annual fee of $200 for the privilege.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Class GC (golf course) privilege expands the licensed premises to include the golf course.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1102" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a refillable container permit for draft beer to a holder of a Class A license, a Class B license, or a Class C license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant for the permit shall complete the form that the Board provides.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The hours of sale for the permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>begin at the same time as those for the underlying license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>end at midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The annual permit fees are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$50 for an applicant whose license has an off–sale privilege; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$500 for an applicant whose license does not have an off–sale privilege.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1103" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Additional License Privileges"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may issue a nonrefillable container permit for draft beer to a holder of a Class A license, a Class B license, or a Class C license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant for the permit shall complete the form that the Board provides.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The hours of sale for the permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>begin at the same time as those for the underlying license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>end at midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the annual permit fees are:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$50 for an applicant whose license has an off–sale privilege; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$500 for an applicant whose license does not have an off–sale privilege.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An applicant who has a refillable container permit may not be charged a fee for a nonrefillable container permit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1301" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1202 (“Per diem licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1204 (“Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–1205(b) (“License fees — Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–1206 (“License to dispose of stock”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–1207 (“Temporary move of licensed premises”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–1208 (“Hours and days of sale”); and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 4–1209 (“Wine permit for fund–raising event”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 12 (“Temporary Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–1203 (“Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”); and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–1205(a) (“License fees — Class C per diem beer and Class C per diem beer and wine licenses”).</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1304" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Festival” means the Charles County Beer and Wine Festival.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Charles County Beer and Wine Festival (CBWF) license.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board may issue the license to a holder of a retail license, Class 3 winery license, or Class 4 limited winery license.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The license authorizes the holder to display and sell:</text> <level label="1"> <text>wine that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>manufactured and processed in any state; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>distributed in the State when the license application is filed; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>beer that is brewed by a brewer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>that brews less than 60,000 barrels of beer annually; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>whose product is distributed in the State when the license application is filed.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A license holder may display and sell beer and wine:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at retail for on– and off–premises consumption; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>during the hours and days designated for the Festival.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board may choose 1 weekend, Friday through Sunday inclusive, each year for the Festival.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>choose a location that is not licensed; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>ensure that the primary focus of the Festival is the promotion of Maryland beer and wine.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The weekend chosen for the Festival may not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be within 14 days before or after the dates selected for the Maryland Wine Festival in Carroll County; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>conflict with the dates selected for the:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Anne Arundel County Beer and Wine Festival;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Baltimore County Wine Festival;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Calvert County Wine Festival;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Harford County Wine Festival;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Howard County Wine Festival;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Queen Anne’s County Beer and Wine Festival;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Maryland Wine Festival in Somerset County;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>Cumberland and Shenandoah Valley Wine Festival in Washington County; or</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>Worcester County Beer and Wine Festival.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The license holder may hold another license of a different class or nature.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Beer and wine displayed and sold shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>invoiced to the license holder by a wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>delivered to the Festival from the licensed premises of the wholesaler, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>A holder of a wholesale, Class 3 winery, or Class 4 limited winery license may enter into an agreement with the license holder to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>deliver beer and wine not earlier than 2 days before the effective date of the festival license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>accept returns not later than 2 days after the expiration date of the festival license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>The Board may set the license fee.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1307" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class D per diem beer license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license for a religious, fraternal, civic, veterans’, charitable, or hospital supporting organization.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to any conditions the Board may impose, the license may be issued for a period not exceeding 10 consecutive days.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license fee is $45.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1308" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Temporary Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class C per diem beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license for the use of a person holding an entertainment event conducted by a club, a society, or an association at the place described in the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license may be issued for a period not exceeding 7 consecutive days.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The license fee is $25 per day.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1401" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”); and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”), subject to § 18–1404 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”), subject to § 18–1404 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”), subject to §§ 18–1402, 18–1403, 18–1407, and 18–1408 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”), subject to § 18–1405 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”), subject to § 18–1410 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1402" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each applicant for a license from the Central Repository.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1403" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board shall keep all criminal history record information in a sealed envelope available only to the members of the Board and their clerks.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1404" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an applicant for a new license for a corporation or limited liability company shall certify to the Board that the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is an officer of the corporation or limited liability company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meets any other qualification for licensing;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>owns at least a 20% interest of the stock of the corporation or a 20% interest in the limited liability company; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>will maintain at least 20% of the stock or at least a 20% interest as long as the applicant is the license holder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The ownership requirement in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an applicant for a Class BLX license on behalf of a corporation or limited liability company in which:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the stock of the corporation or interest in the limited liability company is authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a majority of the stock of the corporation or interest in the limited liability company is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>owned or controlled directly or indirectly by one or more corporations or limited liability companies; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An applicant for a license for a corporation or limited liability company shall submit to the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an executed copy of the articles of incorporation or articles of organization; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a schedule that shows:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for each stockholder holding at least 5% of the stock of a corporation, the name, address, and percentage of stock held; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for each member holding at least a 5% interest in a limited liability company, the name, address, and percentage of interest held.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The schedule requirement under subsection (c)(2) of this section does not apply if the stock of the corporation or interest in the limited liability company is authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1405" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The application shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a signed statement by the applicant that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant has not been convicted of a felony; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the application is made on behalf of a corporation, that the applicant and none of the stockholders of that corporation have been convicted of a felony;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a statement that the applicant is at least 21 years old;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a certified statement from the Treasurer of the county that shows the value of the merchandise, fixtures, and inventory, as certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, for the business for which the application is made for the calendar year immediately preceding the year for which the license is to be issued; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a certified statement from the County Treasurer’s Office that shows that no unpaid taxes are due on the merchandise, fixtures, and inventory from the applicant to the county or municipality where the licensed premises is to be located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The requirement under subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section does not apply to an applicant for a Class B beer, wine, and liquor (BLX) luxury restaurant license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1406" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The hearing for a new applicant and the issuance of a license may not be delayed due to the failure of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide the requested criminal history records check by the date of the scheduled hearing.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1407" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained under § 4–107 of this article on completion of the application process.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1408" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <text>The Board may set and charge a fee to cover the cost of obtaining the applicant’s fingerprints and the results of the State and national criminal history records check.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1409" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board shall charge an application fee for a new license that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$200, in addition to any other fee required for a license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>nonrefundable, whether the application is approved or denied.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall use the application fee to pay its expenses to process the application.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1410" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board of License Commissioners shall remit promptly to the Board of County Commissioners the fees collected and refunds paid under this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board of County Commissioners shall deposit fees received in accordance with subsection (a) of this section in the general fund of the county.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1501" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–205�(“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–206�(“Limitations on retail sales floor space”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§�4–207�(“Licenses issued to minors”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§�4–209�(“Hearing”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§�4–211�(“License forms; effective date; expiration”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§�4–212�(“License not property”); and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§�4–213�(“Replacement licenses”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–208 (“Notice of license application required”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 18–1504 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 2 (“Issuance or Denial of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–202�(“Authority of local licensing boards”), subject to § 18–1502 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–203�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses to individual or for use of entity”), subject to § 18–1503 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III and Subtitle 16, Part II of this title;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§�4–204�(“Prohibition against issuing multiple licenses for same premises”), subject to § 18–1503 of this subtitle and Subtitle 13, Part III of this title;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§�4–210�(“Approval or denial of license application”), subject to § 18–1505 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§�4–214�(“Waiting periods after denial of license applications”), subject to § 18–1507 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1502" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>The Board may not issue a Class A or Class D beer license, beer and light wine license, or beer, wine, and liquor license to a person that holds an out–of–state alcoholic beverages license.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1503" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>Multiple licenses may be issued for the same premises or to an individual for the use of that individual, a partnership, a corporation, an unincorporated association, or a limited liability company if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the licenses are Class D beer or Class D beer and light wine licenses; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each premises is a bowling establishment that has at least 30 lanes with automatic pinsetters.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1504" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Before the Board may approve an application for a license, the Board shall publish notice of the application two times in 2 successive weeks in one newspaper of general circulation in the county.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a new license or an upgrade of an existing license shall post the notice in a conspicuous place in the location described in the application for 20 consecutive days before the application hearing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall supply the applicant with the notice on a sign that measures at least 24 by 36 inches and includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the class of license for which the application is made;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the name and trade name of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the date, time, and location of the application hearing; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>contact information for the applicant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An applicant shall pay to the Board a one–time posting fee of $35 for a new license or an upgrade of an existing license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the location described in the application is under construction or renovation or is not easily accessible to the public, the applicant shall post an additional notice on the perimeter of the location that is easily accessible to the public, such as:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the entrance to the location;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a driveway to the location; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the curb of the location.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board may hold a hearing and act on the license application without full compliance with the posting requirements under this section if the applicant demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that the applicant substantially complied.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1505" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>In a hearing on an application or a protest, the general reputation of the following is admissible:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant or license holder;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the location described in the application; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the persons who congregate at the location described in the application.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1506" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>give tentative approval to issuing a license for an establishment that is not completed, based on plans and specifications that accompany the application; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>issue the license when construction is completed in accordance with the plans and specifications.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to the renewal or transfer of a license issued before May 1, 2014.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1507" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of Licenses"> <text>The waiting periods specified in § 4–214(a) of this article do not apply if the grounds for the denials were that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the license was not necessary to accommodate the public;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>under the license, the premises would not be suitable for the sale of alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Board determined the applicant not to be a proper license holder.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1601" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Board may not issue more than one of any license with an off–sale privilege for every 1,350 residents in an election district in the county, as determined by the latest federal census.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>In the sixth election district, the Board may not issue more than one of any license with an off–sale privilege for every 2,700 residents in the election district, as determined by the latest federal census.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may not approve the transfer of a license issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection from one election district to another.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Board may not issue a new license in an election district unless the issue may be made without exceeding the quotas provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This section does not require the forfeiture or revocation of a license in effect on October 1, 1992.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In an election district in which a quota established in subsection (a)(1) of this section was exceeded as of October 1, 1992, the total number of licenses may be reduced only:</text> <level label="i"> <text>by the voluntary relinquishment of a license by the license holder;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>by the bankruptcy of the license holder; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>in accordance with another provision of this article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding the license quota limitations established in subsection (a) of this section, when a license is relinquished by a license holder or revoked by the Board, the Board may hold the license in abeyance until the earlier of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the date the Board issues the license to a new license holder; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>1 year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the Board does not issue the license to a new license holder within 1 year after the date the license is relinquished or revoked the license shall be considered extinguished.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1602" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Board may not issue a license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>with an on–sale privilege, for an establishment that is within 500 feet of a school accredited by the State Board of Education; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>with an off–sale privilege, for an establishment that is within 1,000 feet of a school accredited by the State Board of Education.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The distance from the establishment to the school is to be measured in a direct line from the nearest wall of the establishment to the property line of the school.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The prohibition against issuing a license in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a Class B (on–sale) beer, wine, and liquor license issued for an establishment located in a municipality in the county;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a school that locates its building within 500 feet of an existing licensed premises; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the renewal or transfer of a license issued before May 1, 2014.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1605" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Class B–BLX (luxury restaurant) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board may issue the license for use by a luxury–type restaurant that has:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a capital investment of at least $550,000 for dining room facilities and kitchen equipment, not including the cost of land, buildings, or leases; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>seating for at least 150 individuals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license authorizes the on–premises consumption of beer, wine, and liquor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not have a direct or indirect interest in any combination in more than six Class B–BLX licenses.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An indirect interest is presumed to exist between any combination of persons if any of the following conditions exist between them:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a common parent company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a franchise agreement;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a licensing agreement;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a concession agreement;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>dual membership in a chain of businesses commonly owned and operated;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members, or a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members of parents or subsidiaries;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>common direct or indirect sharing of profit from the sale of alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a sharing of a common trade name, trademark, logo, or theme, or mode of operation identifiable by the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Subject to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, the Board shall define “luxury–type restaurant” by regulation.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The annual license fee is $2,400.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1606" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Licensing Conditions; Multiple Licensing Plans"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not have a direct or indirect interest in more than two of the following licenses in any combination:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Class B–H (hotel) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under § 18–902 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Class B–R (restaurant) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under § 18–904 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Class B–RB (restaurant/bar) on–sale beer, wine, and liquor licenses issued under § 18–905 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An indirect interest is presumed to exist between any combination of persons if any of the following conditions exist between them:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a common parent company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a franchise agreement;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a licensing agreement;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a concession agreement;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>dual membership in a chain of businesses commonly owned and operated;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members, or a sharing of directors, stockholders, partners, or members of parents or subsidiaries;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>common direct or indirect sharing of profit from the sale of alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a sharing of a common trade name, trademark, logo, or theme or mode of operation identifiable by the public.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1701" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–303�(“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–304�(“Compliance with Bulk Transfers Act required”); and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§�4–306�(“Substitution of names of officers on license”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 3 (“Transfer of Local Licenses; Substitution of Names on License”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§�4–302�(“Transfer of place of business; transfer of license and inventory”), subject to § 18–1702 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§�4–305�(“Filing fee and endorsement”), subject to § 18–1703 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1702" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>If a license is to be transferred to a different license holder, the Board shall investigate whether the transferee has a record of criminal convictions and request from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services a State and national criminal history records check.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to preserve the confidentiality of the records obtained under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a license is to be transferred to a different location, the Board shall consider the existing need for that class of license at the proposed location.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A transfer of a license may not be made unless the Board is presented with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a certificate from the Treasurer of the county showing the value of the merchandise, fixtures, and inventory, as certified to the county by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, for the business for which the application is made for the calendar year immediately preceding the year the license is to be issued; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a certificate from the county or a municipality showing that all real or personal property taxes due the county, the municipality, or the State are paid.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Except by way of renewal, a license may not be transferred to a chain store, supermarket, discount house or its franchisor or franchisee, or concessionaire of any kind.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1703" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an applicant for a transfer of license for a corporation or limited liability company shall certify to the Board that the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is an officer of the corporation or limited liability company;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>meets any other qualification for licensing;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>owns at least a 20% interest of the stock of the corporation or a 20% interest in the limited liability company; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>will maintain at least 20% of the stock or at least a 20% interest as long as the applicant is the license holder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The ownership requirement in subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an applicant for a transfer of a Class BLX license on behalf of a corporation or limited liability company in which:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the stock of the corporation or interest in the limited liability company is authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a majority of the stock of the corporation or interest in the limited liability company is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>owned or controlled directly or indirectly by one or more corporations or limited liability companies; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An applicant for a transfer of a license for a corporation or limited liability company shall submit to the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an executed copy of the articles of incorporation or articles of organization; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a schedule that shows:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for each stockholder holding at least 5% of the stock of a corporation, the name, address, and percentage of stock held; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for each member holding at least a 5% interest in a limited liability company, the name, address, and percentage of interest held.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The schedule requirement under subsection (c)(2) of this section does not apply if the stock of the corporation or interest in the limited liability company is authorized for sale by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1704" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Transfer of Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>The fee for a transfer of a license is $200, which is nonreturnable.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to the fee required under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for a transfer of a license shall pay to the Board a onetime posting fee of $35.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1801" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–402 (“Eligibility for renewal; process”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–403 (“Renewal application”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–407 (“Denial of renewal application”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–408 (“Issuance of renewed licenses”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–409 (“Multiple licenses”); and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 4–410 (“Chain store, supermarket, or discount house”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–404 (“Filing period for renewal application”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 18–1802 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 4 (“Renewal of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–405 (“Contents of renewal application”), subject to § 18–1803 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–406 (“Protests”), subject to § 18–1804 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1802" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>To renew a license, the license holder annually shall file an application with the Board on or before March 31.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall accept late renewal applications through the date of the next Board meeting following March 31; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may fine the license holder $50 for each day the application is late, up to a maximum total of $500 per renewal application.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1803" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>The Board may not renew a license unless the license holder presents to the Board certification from the Treasurer of the county showing:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the value of the inventory and personal property, as certified to the county by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, of the underlying business for the previous calendar year; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>that there are no unpaid taxes due from the applicant to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the county, a municipality, or a town where the licensed premises is located; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the county or the State on the inventory and personal property of the underlying business.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1804" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A protest of a license renewal shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>specify the basis on which the protest is made; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be filed under oath.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board without a hearing may approve a license renewal that is under protest if the Board finds that the basis of the protest lacks substance.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1805" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Notwithstanding § 18–1502 of this title, the Board may renew a Class A or Class D beer license, beer and light wine license, or beer, wine, and liquor license originally issued to a holder of an out–of–state alcoholic beverages license.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1806" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>Section 18–1506 of this title does not apply to the renewal of a license issued before May 1, 2014. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1807" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Renewal of Licenses"> <text>The requirement for a criminal history records check under § 4–107 of this article does not apply to applicants for license renewal.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1901" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–502 (“Storage of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–503 (“Solicitations and sales outside of licensed premises”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–506 (“Evidence of purchaser’s age”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–507 (“Retail delivery of alcoholic beverages”); and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 4–508 (“Display of license”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 5 (“Conduct of Local License Holders”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–504 (“Employment of underage individuals”), subject to § 18–1902 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–505 (“Alcohol awareness program”), subject to § 18–1902.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1902" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>An individual at least 18 years old may serve alcoholic beverages in a restaurant in connection with serving a meal.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual under the age of 21 years may not act as bartender or in any solely bar–related capacity.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1902.1" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>The license holder or an individual designated by the license holder who is employed in a supervisory capacity shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be certified by an approved alcohol awareness program; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be present on the licensed premises at all times when alcoholic beverages may be sold.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder who violates this section is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first offense, a $100 fine; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for each subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 or a suspension or revocation of the license or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-1903" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or agent or employee of the license holder may sell alcoholic beverages only in a room having at least one plain glass window or door that allows an individual standing on the outside to observe the interior of the licensed premises during all hours of operation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>During all hours of operation, the view afforded by the window or door may not be obstructed.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A license holder may install a protective covering over an exterior door or window of the licensed premises if the covering is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>used only when the licensed premises is not occupied;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>designed to protect the licensed premises from unlawful intrusion or destruction; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>secured only from the exterior of the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This subsection does not prevent an inspection and search of the licensed premises under § 6–202 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2001" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless otherwise provided in this title, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in a premises licensed under this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An owner, operator, or manager of a licensed premises under this title may not knowingly allow consumption prohibited under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2002" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A holder of a Class D beer license may sell beer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The part of a premises where alcoholic beverages are sold or displayed may be open only during the hours of sale for alcoholic beverages set out in subsection (d) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder with an on–sale license shall remove all bottles and containers from the table on or before the closing time set out in subsection (d) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A license holder may sell nonalcoholic items:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment or a fine not exceeding $250 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2003" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Reserved.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A holder of a Class D beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A holder of a Class H beer and light wine license may sell beer and light wine:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The part of a premises where alcoholic beverages are sold or displayed may be open only during the hours of sale for alcoholic beverages set out in subsections (d) and (e) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder with an on–sale license shall remove all bottles and containers from the table on or before the closing time set out in subsections (d) and (e) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A license holder may sell nonalcoholic items:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment or a fine not exceeding $250 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2004" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <level label="a"> <text>A holder of a Class A beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor for off–premises consumption:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A holder of a Class B–BLX (luxury restaurant), B–H (hotel), B–N (nightclub), B–R (restaurant), B–RB (restaurant/bar), or B–T (tavern) beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A holder of a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license may sell beer, wine, and liquor:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The part of a premises where alcoholic beverages are sold or displayed may be open only during the hours of sale for alcoholic beverages set out in subsections (a) through (d) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder with an on–sale license shall remove all bottles and containers from the table on or before the closing time set out in subsections (a) through (d) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A license holder may sell nonalcoholic items:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on Monday through Saturday, from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. the following day; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on Sunday, from 6 a.m. to midnight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment or a fine not exceeding $250 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2005" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Hours and Days for Consumption and Sale"> <text>On application, the Board shall issue a special permit authorizing the license holder to stay open on January 1 during hours that are subject to regulations that the Board adopts. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2101" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–602 (“Power of local licensing board”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–603 (“Revocation and suspension procedures”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–604 (“Grounds for revocation or suspension”); and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–605 (“Nudity and sexual displays”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>§ 4–606 (“Effects of revocation”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 18–1601(c) of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2201" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 7 (“Expiration of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2202" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="22" subtitle_name="Expiration of Licenses"> <text>The Board may authorize the closing of a licensed premises for not more than 6 months if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Board determines that the licensed premises is seasonally operated; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the license holder submits a written request to the Board at least 30 days before the anticipated date of closing.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2301" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 8 (“Death of License Holder”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 4–802 (“Expiration of license on death of license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 4–804 (“Transfer or reinstatement of license”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 4–805 (“Rights of protest, revocation, suspension, and restriction”); and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 4–806 (“Refund”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 4–803 (“Certificate of permission or renewal license for continuation of business”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 18–2302 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2302" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>On the death of a married license holder or a license holder that holds a license for the benefit of a partnership or corporation, on application to the Board, a new license shall be issued to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the surviving spouse;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the surviving partners for the benefit of the partnership; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the senior surviving officer of the corporation for the benefit of the corporation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The new license shall be issued:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for the balance of the license year; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>without further proceedings.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A renewal license may be issued to the following if they are qualified to hold the license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the surviving spouse;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the surviving partners of a partnership; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the senior surviving officer of a corporation for the benefit of the corporation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may issue a renewal license under this subsection without a hearing.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2401" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <text>Title 4, Subtitle 9 (“Judicial Review”) of Division I of this article applies in the county without exception or variation.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2402" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <level label="a"> <text>Before docketing an action for judicial review under Title 4, Subtitle 9 of this article, the clerk of the circuit court for the county shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>collect all court costs from the petitioner; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>receive a statement from the clerk of the Board that the costs for getting records and transcripts of proceedings of the hearing before the Board have been paid.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The costs described in subsection (a)(1) of this section may not be assessed against the Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2403" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <text>In addition to the other powers of the circuit court for the county provided in Title 4, Subtitle 9 of this article, the court may remand the proceedings to the Board.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2501" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an unlicensed establishment that offers or provides live entertainment may not, at a location under the control or possession of the establishment, sell, serve, keep, or allow to be consumed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>setups; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>other component parts of mixed alcoholic drinks.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>As long as live entertainment is not offered or provided on more than 8 days in a calendar month, the following are exempted from the prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the room of a registered guest in a hotel or motel;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>property owned by a volunteer fire company;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>property owned and operated by a community or homeowners association composed only of property owners in a single subdivision; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>property owned by a religious institution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2502" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>Alcoholic beverages may not be brought into an establishment and consumed or transferred if the establishment is a place of adult entertainment that provides entertainment listed under § 4–605 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An operator of a place of adult entertainment that knowingly allows a violation of this section in the establishment is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each day of operation in violation of this section is a separate violation.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2503" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="25" subtitle_name="Unlicensed Establishments"> <level label="a"> <text>From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on any day, an individual may not consume alcoholic beverages in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an establishment open to the public;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a place of public entertainment; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a place at which setups or other component parts of mixed alcoholic beverages are sold under a license issued under the Business Regulation Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An owner or a manager of an establishment or a place specified in subsection (a) of this section may not knowingly allow consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours specified in subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2601" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–202 (“Inspections”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–205 (“Peace officers”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”); and</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Section 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 18–2602 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2602" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement"> <text>The county may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt an ordinance or resolution supplementing the prohibition against disorderly intoxication under § 6–320 of this article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>regulate possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property, property used by the public, or a highway.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2701" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–305 (“Proof of age for sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–306 (“Defense to prosecution for sale to underage individual”);</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 6–308 (“Allowing on–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 6–309 (“Allowing on–premises consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by individual under the age of 21 years”);</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>§ 6–310 (“Providing free food”);</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>§ 6–311 (“Restrictions on purchases and sales by retail dealer”);</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>§ 6–312 (“Beverage misrepresentation”);</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>§ 6–313 (“Tampering with alcoholic beverage container”);</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>§ 6–314 (“Sale of alcoholic beverage container with detachable metal tab”);</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>§ 6–315 (“Alcoholic beverage in container without regular label presumed illicit”);</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>§ 6–316 (“Maximum alcohol content”);</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>§ 6–317 (“Multiple serving purchase required”);</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>§ 6–319 (“On–premises consumption of alcoholic beverages not purchased from license holder”);</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>§ 6–320 (“Disorderly intoxication”);</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>§ 6–321 (“Consumption of alcoholic beverages in public”);</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>§ 6–322 (“Possession of open container”);</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>§ 6–323 (“Possession or use of Alcohol Without Liquid machine”);</text> </level> <level label="18"> <text>§ 6–326 (“Sale of alcoholic beverages in powder or crystalline form prohibited”);</text> </level> <level label="19"> <text>§ 6–327 (“Unlicensed out–of–state sale of alcoholic beverages”);</text> </level> <level label="20"> <text>§ 6–328 (“Tax evasion”);</text> </level> <level label="21"> <text>§ 6–329 (“Destruction of evidence”); and</text> </level> <level label="22"> <text>§ 6–330 (“Perjury”).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 3 (“Prohibited Acts”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 6–304 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to individual under the age of 21 years”), subject to § 18–2702 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 6–307 (“Selling or providing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated individual”), subject to § 18–2703 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2702" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–304 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not be found guilty of a violation of § 6–304 of this article if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the license holder or employee establishes to the satisfaction of the finder of fact that the license holder or employee used due caution to establish that the individual was not under the age of 21 years; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the individual was not a resident of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If a license holder or an employee of a license holder violates § 6–304 of this article:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Board may impose on the license holder:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for the first offense, a fine that the Board determines or a suspension of the license not exceeding 3 days or both; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for each subsequent offense, a penalty that the Board determines; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Board may impose on the employee a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When determining the number of days for a suspension of a license for a subsequent offense as provided for in paragraph (1)(i)2 of this subsection, the Board shall consider:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the class of license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the economic impact that the suspension will have on the business, taking into account the total sales of alcoholic beverages of the licensed establishment before the suspension compared to the estimated total sales during the suspension.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A fine imposed under this section shall be imposed subject to §�10–1001 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Fines collected under this section shall be paid into the general fund of the county.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or an employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–304 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2703" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder who is charged with a violation of § 6–307 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall receive a summons to appear in court on a certain day to answer the charges placed against the license holder or employee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be required to post bail pending trial in any court in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The granting of probation before judgment to a license holder or an employee of the license holder for a violation of § 6–307 of this article does not bar the Board from proceeding administratively against the license holder for the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2704" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “knowingly” means the knowledge a reasonable individual would have under ordinary circumstances based on the habits, appearance, or personal reputation of an individual.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license holder or an employee of a license holder may not knowingly sell or provide an alcoholic beverage to a habitual drunkard.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license holder who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $50; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for each subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2705" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="27" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts"> <text>A retail dealer may not sell or provide a go cup to an individual to consume alcoholic beverages off the licensed premises.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2801" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <text>Section 6–402 (“General penalty”) of Division I of this article applies in the county.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="18-2802" title_number="18" title_name="Charles County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board may impose a fine not exceeding $2,500 or suspend a license or both for a violation of a provision of this article that applies in the county.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The fine shall be imposed subject to § 10–1001 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Fines collected under this section shall be paid into the general fund of the county.</text> </level> </section>