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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="25-2802" title_number="25" title_name="Montgomery County" subtitle_number="28" subtitle_name="Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In lieu of suspending or revoking a license for any cause for which license suspension or revocation is not required, the Board may impose a fine not exceeding $20,000 for each case, if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Board determines that the public welfare and morals would not be impaired by allowing the license holder to operate during the suspension period; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the payment of the fine will achieve the desired disciplinary purposes.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Fines collected under this subsection shall be paid into the general fund of the county.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>When imposing a fine on a license holder or suspending or revoking a license, the Board shall adopt a written resolution containing:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a statement of the facts and findings forming the basis for the decision;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the vote of each member of the Board on the decision; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>information as to the procedures for appealing the decision.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A copy of the resolution shall be mailed or hand delivered to the license holder.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
