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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-202" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Governor shall appoint five members to the Board, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Of the five members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>one shall be appointed from each of the County Commissioner districts; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>one shall be appointed at large.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A member of the Board shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>of good moral character and integrity; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>at least 21 years old; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>except for the at–large member, a resident of the County Commissioner district at the time of appointment and during the term of office.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this subsection, “direct or indirect interest” means an interest that is proprietary or obtained by a loan, mortgage, or lien.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A member of the Board may not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>have a direct or indirect interest in or on a premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured or sold;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>have a direct or indirect interest in a business wholly or partly devoted to the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>own stock in:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a corporation that has a direct or indirect interest in a premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured or sold; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a business wholly or partly devoted to the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>hold any elective public office or position of public employment.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a member may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2016.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A member who is appointed to fill a vacancy serves only for the remainder of the term and is eligible to serve the next consecutive term if otherwise qualified and appointed.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Governor may remove a member for misconduct in office, incompetence, or willful neglect of duty required by law.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Governor shall give a member who is charged a copy of the charges against the member and, with at least 10 days’ notice, an opportunity to be heard publicly in person or by counsel.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If a member is removed, the Governor shall file with the Office of the Secretary of State a statement of charges against the member and the Governor’s findings on the charges.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
