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”); § 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”); § 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”); § 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”); and § 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”). The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article do not apply in the county: § 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”), which is superseded by § 24–1408 of this subtitle; and § 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”), which is superseded by § 24–1409 of this subtitle. Section 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to §§ 24–1402 through 24–1406 of this subtitle.

The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each applicant for a license from the Central Repository.

The Board shall: keep all criminal history record information in a sealed envelope available only to the members of the Board and their designees; and adopt regulations to further preserve the confidentiality of criminal history records obtained.

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.

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 cost of obtaining the applicant’s fingerprints and the results of the State and national criminal history records check.

A license shall be issued for 6 or 12 months. The term of a license begins on May 1. If a license is not claimed by the applicant within 30 days after issue or renewal, the license is void. When a 6–month license is issued, only one–half of the annual fee shall be charged.

If a license holder voluntarily surrenders the license before its expiration date, the Board shall grant a refund: based on the number of whole months remaining before the license expiration date; and calculated as 1/12 of 95% of the license fee paid for each whole month remaining before the license expiration date. A refund shall be paid not later than 3 weeks after the license is surrendered to the Board.

If a license is issued for less than the full renewal period, the fee shall be prorated based on the number of whole months remaining in that renewal period.