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<subtitle article="gab" title_number="28" subtitle_number="14" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1401" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>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:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>§ 4–102 (“Applications to be filed with local licensing board”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>§ 4–103 (“Application on behalf of partnership”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>§ 4–104 (“Application on behalf of corporation or club”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>§ 4–105 (“Application on behalf of limited liability company”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>§ 4–106 (“Payment of notice expenses”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>§ 4–108 (“Application form required by Comptroller”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="7">
        <text>§ 4–109 (“Required information on application — In general”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="8">
        <text>§ 4–111 (“Payment of license fees”);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="9">
        <text>§ 4–113 (“Refund of license fees”); and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="10">
        <text>§ 4–114 (“Fees for licenses issued for less than 1 year”).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The following sections of Title 4, Subtitle 1 (“Applications for Local Licenses”) of Division I of this article apply in the county:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>§ 4–107 (“Criminal history records check”), subject to §§ 28–1402 through 28–1407 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>§ 4–110 (“Required information on application — Petition of support”), subject to § 28–1408 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>§ 4–112 (“Disposition of license fees”), subject to § 28–1410 of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1402" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The Board shall obtain criminal history record information of each applicant for a license from the Central Repository.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The Board may obtain criminal history record information on license applicants and their agents from the county police.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1403" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <text>The Board shall make criminal history record information in its possession available only to the administrator, inspector, members, and designees of the Board.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1404" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <text>The hearing for a new applicant and the issuance of a license may not be delayed because of the failure of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide the requested criminal history record check by the date of the scheduled hearing.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1405" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <text>The Board shall destroy the criminal history record information obtained under § 4–107 of this article or § 28–1402 of this subtitle on completion of the application process.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1406" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <text>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.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1407" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out §§ 28–1403, 28–1404, and 28–1406 of this subtitle.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1408" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <text>An individual is eligible to sign the petition of support required under § 4–110 of this article that must be included as part of an application for a license if the individual:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>owns real property within 5 miles of the premises for which the license is sought; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is a registered voter in the county.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1409" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <text>A license may not be issued for the use of a corporation unless the owners of at least 15% of the total stock of the corporation are residents in the county at the time the application for the license is filed.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1410" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <text>The County Treasurer shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>collect the license fees; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>pay over to the Commissioners of Leonardtown the fees received for licenses issued for premises within the limits of the incorporated Town of Leonardtown.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-1411" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Applications for Licenses">
    <level label="a">
      <text>Within 90 days after the Board approves an application for a license, the applicant shall attend Responsible Alcohol Service Training.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>Attendance at the Responsible Alcohol Service Training does not fulfill the alcohol awareness training requirement under § 4–505 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>