# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 18. Charles County

### Subtitle 18. Renewal of Licenses

#### Section 18-1801

(a) 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:

  (1) Sec. 4-402 ("Eligibility for renewal; process");

  (2) Sec. 4-403 ("Renewal application");

  (3) Sec. 4-407 ("Denial of renewal application");

  (4) Sec. 4-408 ("Issuance of renewed licenses");

  (5) Sec. 4-409 ("Multiple licenses"); and

  (6) Sec. 4-410 ("Chain store, supermarket, or discount house").

(b) Section 4-404 ("Filing period for renewal application") of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by Sec. 18-1802 of this subtitle.

(c) The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 4 ("Renewal of Local Licenses") of Division I of this article apply in the county:

  (1) Sec. 4-405 ("Contents of renewal application"), subject to Sec. 18-1803 of this subtitle; and

  (2) Sec. 4-406 ("Protests"), subject to Sec. 18-1804 of this subtitle.

#### Section 18-1802

(a) To renew a license, the license holder annually shall file an application with the Board on or before March 31.

(b) The Board:

  (1) shall accept late renewal applications through the date of the next Board meeting following March 31; and

  (2) may fine the license holder $50 for each day the application is late, up to a maximum total of $500 per renewal application.

#### Section 18-1803

The Board may not renew a license unless the license holder presents to the Board certification from the Treasurer of the county showing:

(1) 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

(2) that there are no unpaid taxes due from the applicant to:

  (i) the county, a municipality, or a town where the licensed premises is located; and

  (ii) the county or the State on the inventory and personal property of the underlying business.

#### Section 18-1804

(a) A protest of a license renewal shall:

  (1) specify the basis on which the protest is made; and

  (2) be filed under oath.

(b) 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.

#### Section 18-1805

Notwithstanding Sec. 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.

#### Section 18-1806

Section 18-1506 of this title does not apply to the renewal of a license issued before May 1, 2014. 

#### Section 18-1807

The requirement for a criminal history records check under Sec. 4-107 of this article does not apply to applicants for license renewal.

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