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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="26" subtitle_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-2601" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The following sections of Title 6, Subtitle 2 (“Enforcement”) of Division I of this article apply in the county without exception or variation:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>§ 6–202 (“Inspections”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>§ 6–203 (“Use of equipment to measure quantity and quality of alcoholic beverages”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>§ 6–204 (“Power to summon witnesses”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>§ 6–205 (“Peace officers”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>§ 6–206 (“Charging document for unlawful sale of alcoholic beverage”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>§ 6–207 (“Display of alcoholic beverages as prima facie evidence of sale”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="7">
        <text>§ 6–208 (“Regulating possession or consumption of alcohol in public places”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="8">
        <text>§ 6–209 (“Adoption of standards for authorization of consumption”); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="9">
        <text>§ 6–211 (“Fines and forfeitures”).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>Section 6–210 (“State preemption of local disorderly intoxication laws”) of Division I of this article does not apply in the county and is superseded by § 26–2602 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-2602" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
    <text>The county may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>adopt an ordinance or resolution supplementing the prohibition against disorderly intoxication under § 6–320 of this article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>regulate possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property, property used by the public, or a highway.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-2603" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
    <text>An inspector who investigates a license violation may issue a civil citation as provided in § 10–119 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-2604" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The Board may subpoena records pertaining to a licensed establishment.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>The Board may petition the circuit court if a witness refuses to produce a subpoenaed record.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the refusal had been by a witness summoned to appear in a case pending before the court.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-2605" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The Board shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>obtain from the appropriate law enforcement agencies information regarding citations issued and arrests made on licensed premises for violations of § 14–139.03 of the Prince George’s County Code; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>maintain a comprehensive database of:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>the information obtained under item (1) of this subsection; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>fines imposed under subsection (b) of this section.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may impose a fine under § 26–2802 of this title on a license holder if at least 3 citations are issued or arrests are made on the licensed premises for violations of § 14–139.03 of the Prince George’s County Code in a 12–month period.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-2606" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="26" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
    <level label="a">
      <level label="1">
        <text>This section applies only to inspections performed by or on behalf of the Board.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Unless the inspection is performed on behalf of the Board and does not relate to health and safety, this section does not apply to inspections conducted by one or more of the following persons:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>a police department;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>a fire department or fire inspector; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="iii">
          <text>a health department.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>An inspection of a licensed premises may be conducted with or without prior notice in order to:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>provide assistance to the Board in any matter pertaining to alcoholic beverages;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>conduct background investigations and criminal history records checks on all license applicants;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>make routine inspections of licensed establishments in the county to ensure that they are in compliance with all appropriate State laws, local laws, restrictions, and Board rules and regulations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>coordinate information with other appropriate regulatory agencies;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>take appropriate action on any written report of violations forwarded by a uniformed officer of a municipal or county police department, the Maryland–National Capital Park Police, or the State Police;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>investigate complaints made against a licensed establishment; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="7">
        <text>initiate covert inspections and investigations of licensed establishments that may be necessary to ensure compliance or to prove or disprove alleged violations.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>Within 5 business days after an inspection under this section, the inspector shall provide to the license holder and the Board a report of the inspection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>On or before December 31 each year, the Board shall publish on the Board’s website a list of the total number of inspections conducted of each licensed premises by the Board in the prior calendar year.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>