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: § 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”); § 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”); § 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”); § 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”); § 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”); § 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”); § 4–110 (“Required information on application – Petition of support”); § 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”); and § 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”). The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county: § 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”), subject to §§ 21–1402 through 21–1405 of this subtitle; § 4–109 (“Required information on application – In general”), subject to § 21–1408 of this subtitle; § 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”), subject to § 21–1406 of this subtitle; and § 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”), subject to § 21–1407 of this subtitle.

The requirements for a criminal history records check under § 4–107 of this article, which apply to an applicant for a license, also apply to a shareholder, a member, a partner, an owner, or any other person with an ownership interest in an entity for which a license application is made.

The Board shall keep all criminal history record information in a sealed envelope available only to the members of the Board and their clerks.

The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained under § 4–107 of this article on completion of the application process.

The Board may set and charge a fee to cover the costs of obtaining the applicant’s fingerprints and the results of the State and national criminal history records check.

The following license holders are exempt from paying an issuing fee for a new license: a corporation holding a license that has a 50% or less change of its corporate officers; a nonprofit corporation, fraternal and civic organization, or group holding a license, regardless of the percent of change of its corporate officers; and a subsequent license holder of a license of a deceased license holder if the subsequent license holder is the spouse or sibling of the deceased license holder.

For licensed premises located within a municipality, the Board shall pay 50% of the license fee or $500, whichever is less, to the mayor and council of the municipality in which the licensed premises is located.

At the time an application for an alcoholic beverages license is filed, at least one of the applicants shall be a resident of the State. An applicant for a license in the county shall include on the application: a statement indicating whether the applicant is a natural–born citizen or a naturalized citizen; or if the applicant is not a citizen of the United States: a statement that the applicant’s immigration status is in compliance with federal law; and evidence to verify the immigration status of the applicant. The license remains valid only for as long as at least one of the applicants remains a resident of the State.