# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 18. Charles County

### Subtitle 18. Renewal of Licenses

#### 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.

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