# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 26. Prince George's County

### Subtitle 18. Renewal of Licenses

#### Section 26-1801

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

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

  (5) 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4-404 ("Filing period for renewal application") of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by Sec. 26-1802 of this subtitle.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. 26-1804 of this subtitle;

  (2) Sec. 4-406 ("Protests"), subject to Sec. 26-1803 of this subtitle; and

  (3) Sec. 4-407 ("Denial of renewal application"), subject to Sec. 26-1806 of this subtitle.

#### Section 26-1802

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, to renew a license, a license holder shall file a license renewal application with the Board in accordance with the following schedule of renewal deadlines and license expiration dates:

  (1) for a Class A license, which shall expire on April 30, the application deadline is March 1;

  (2) for a Class B license, which shall expire on May 31, the application deadline is April 1; and

  (3) for a Class C and a Class D license, both of which shall expire on June 30, the application deadline is May 1.

(b) The Board may extend the deadline by which a license holder must file a license renewal application.

#### Section 26-1803

(a) A protest of a license renewal shall be filed with the Board on or before March 1.

(b) A municipality in which the licensed premises is located may make a protest of a license renewal after holding a public hearing concerning the protest.

(c)

  (1) In addition to any other notice required under this article, the Board shall provide notice of the time, date, and location of a hearing, as soon as practicable after the hearing is scheduled, to all municipalities, civic associations, homeowners' associations, and condominium associations that:

    (i) are within 1 mile of the location of the proposed place of business of the applicant; and

    (ii) request to receive notice of hearings by signing up on a registry on the Board's website.

  (2) A municipality, civic association, homeowners' association, or condominium association that requests to receive notice of hearings under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection may elect to receive written or electronic notice.

#### Section 26-1804

A license holder may renew the license without obtaining a consent statement from the owner of the building that contains the licensed premises if:

(1) the license holder has a lease on the entire building for at least the term of the renewed license; and

(2) the building owner has previously filed a consent statement with the original or another renewal application.

#### Section 26-1805

The Board may not require a license renewal applicant to hold a lease on the licensed premises for the full term or any portion of the license renewal period.

#### Section 26-1806

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Board may approve or deny a license renewal if the license holder or a stockholder of the corporation that uses the license has been convicted of a felony.

(b) The Board:

  (1) shall hold a public hearing before approving or denying the license renewal; and

  (2) may inquire into all relevant facts and circumstances concerning the felony offense at the hearing.

(c) In the case of a conviction for a felony that is related to operations under the license, the Board may not approve a license renewal for a license holder or stockholder of a corporation that uses the license until at least 10 years have elapsed after the date of the felony conviction.

#### Section 26-1807

(a) Before a license may be renewed, the Board shall verify:

  (1)

    (i) through the Comptroller, that the license holder has paid all undisputed taxes payable to the Comptroller; and

    (ii) through the county, that the license holder has paid all undisputed taxes payable to the county; or

  (2) that the license holder has provided for payment of the taxes described in item (1) of this subsection in a manner satisfactory to the governmental unit responsible for the collection.

(b) If the information provided to the Board states that the license holder owes undisputed taxes and has not provided for payment in a manner satisfactory to the governmental unit responsible for collection, the Board may not renew the license.

(c) If the license was issued on behalf of a corporation, club, or other entity, the renewal requirements in subsection (a) of this section apply to undisputed taxes payable by each owner or principal of the entity.

#### Section 26-1808

Except for a Class B-WPL (waterfront pavilion) beer, wine, and liquor license, the residency requirements under Sec. 26-1406(c) of this title apply to a renewal of a license.

#### Section 26-1809

Notwithstanding Sec. 26-1509 of this title, the holder of a license that has an off-sale privilege may renew the license if the holder of the license is:

(1) an establishment commonly known as a chain store, supermarket, or discount house; or

(2) a franchisor, franchisee, or concessionaire of the establishment.

#### Section 26-1810

Section 26-1515 of this title does not apply to an application for a license renewal for the same premises.

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