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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="26" subtitle_number="21" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-2101" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 6 (“Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>§ 4–602 (“Power of local licensing board”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>§ 4–603 (“Revocation and suspension procedures”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>§ 4–605 (“Nudity and sexual displays”); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>§ 4–606 (“Effects of revocation”).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>Section 4–604 (“Grounds for revocation or suspension”) of Division I of this article applies in the county, subject to § 26–2102 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-2102" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="21" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>In this section, “conviction” includes:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a verdict or plea of guilty;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>the forfeiture of a bond or collateral accepted on a pending charge, warrant, or indictment before a court; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>the revocation or suspension of a license by the Board because of a violation of this article or regulations adopted under this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board shall revoke a license if a license holder or a stockholder of a corporation that uses the license is convicted of a felony that is related to operations under the license.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The Board may revoke a license if:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>within 2 years a license holder is convicted twice for a violation concerning an illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in or on the licensed premises on Sunday; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>within 2 years there are two convictions of the same agent or employee of a license holder for a violation concerning illegal sales of alcoholic beverages in or on the licensed premises on Sunday.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The Board may revoke a license for:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>a felony conviction of a license holder or a stockholder of a corporation having the use of a license; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>failure to comply with § 26–1613(c) of this title.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>The Board may:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>allow a closing of the licensed premises for a reasonable period of time; but</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>revoke the license for the closing of the licensed premises for more than 30 days without the approval of the Board.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The Board may suspend a license for at least 30 days for:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a conviction of the license holder for a violation concerning an illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in or on the licensed premises on Sunday; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>two or more convictions of different agents or employees of a license holder for a violation concerning an illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in or on the licensed premises on Sunday.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <level label="1">
        <text>If a license holder has not complied with the residency requirements specified in § 4–103, § 4–104, or § 4–105 of this article or Subtitle 14 of this title, the Board may revoke or suspend the license.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The Board may revoke or suspend a license:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>for a conviction of the license holder for a violation of any State law concerning gambling in or on the licensed premises; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>if, within 2 years, there are two convictions of one or more of the agents or employees of a license holder for violations concerning gambling in or on the licensed premises.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The Board may revoke or suspend a license that has been issued or transferred if the license has not been placed in operation after 6 months following the issuance or transfer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>The Board may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license, or refuse to issue a license to an applicant, if the license holder or applicant willfully failed or refused to pay hotel/motel taxes due to the county within 60 days after the license holder or applicant received the first notice of delinquency.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>Two or more violations against the same license holder, agent, or employee or affecting the same premises occurring on the same day are considered one offense.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>