<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-101" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Applications for State Licenses"> <text>An application for a manufacturer’s license, wholesaler’s license, Class E (water vessel) license, Class F (railroad) license, Class G (airplane) license, or statewide caterer’s license shall be filed with the Executive Director.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-102" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Applications for State Licenses"> <text>To be issued a manufacturer’s license or a wholesaler’s license, an individual applicant shall be a resident of the State at the time the application is filed.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-103" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Applications for State Licenses"> <text>An application for a license shall disclose the name and address of the business entity on whose behalf the application is made and the name and address of each individual applicant.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-104" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Applications for State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>If an application for a license is made for the use of a partnership, the license shall be issued to three individuals.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each of the individuals shall qualify as:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an individual general partner; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if a general partner is a corporation, an officer of the corporation as an individual.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a partnership has fewer than three general partners, the names of each general partner shall be on the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each of the three general partners or corporate officers shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be a resident of the State at the time the application is filed; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>remain a resident of the State for the duration of time the license is in effect.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-105" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Applications for State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a corporation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a club, whether incorporated or unincorporated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a license on behalf of a corporation or club shall be applied for and issued to three officers of the corporation or club as individuals.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least one of the three officers shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be a resident of the State at the time the application is filed; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>remain a resident of the State for the duration of time the license is in effect.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If a corporation has fewer than three officers or directors, all officers or directors shall apply for a license.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>In a close corporation, at least one individual stockholder may apply for a license if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the close corporation does not have officers or directors; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>there is an affirmative vote of a majority of the stockholders.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>An application for a corporation or a club license shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name and address of each officer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name and address of the corporation or club; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the signatures of the president or vice president of the corporation or club and of the three officers to whom the license shall be issued.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-106" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Applications for State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A license for the use of a limited liability company shall be applied for and issued to, as individuals:</text> <level label="i"> <text>all of the authorized individuals, if the limited liability company has fewer than three authorized individuals; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>three authorized individuals, if the limited liability company has three or more authorized individuals.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least one of the authorized individuals shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be a resident of the State at the time the application is filed; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>remain a resident of the State for the duration of time the license is in effect.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An application for a limited liability company license shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name, address, and signature of each authorized individual to whom the license shall be issued; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name and address of the limited liability company.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-107" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Applications for State Licenses"> <text>The Executive Director may retain from the license and permit fees that are collected an amount to pay for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the cost of refunds issued in accordance with § 3–108(b) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the administrative expenses incurred by the Executive Director to discharge its duties under this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-108" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Applications for State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a license holder is not entitled to a refund of the unearned portion of the license fee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A refund shall be issued to a license holder on surrender of the license if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>receivership or bankruptcy of the business entity on whose behalf the license was issued occurs and a license transfer is not requested, with the refund issued for the benefit of the creditors of the license holder;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the license holder dies, with the refund issued for the benefit of the estate of the deceased license holder;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the license holder volunteers for or has been called into the uniformed services or the organized State militia;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the license holder surrenders a license and obtains a new license of another class carrying a higher fee, with the refund deducted from the higher fee;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the license holder, against whom charges are pending when the license is renewed, is found guilty and the license is revoked, with the refund issued to the license holder in an amount based on the date that the revocation becomes final;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the issuance of a license by the Executive Director is reversed on judicial review and the operation of the establishment is prohibited, with the refund issued to the license holder in an amount based on the date that the refusal to grant the renewal becomes final; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the licensed premises is taken by the federal government, the State, or a municipality for public use.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-109" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Applications for State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to temporary or miscellaneous licenses.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The fee for a license issued for less than 1 year is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the full annual license fee, if the license is issued during the first quarter of the license year;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>three–fourths of the annual license fee, if the license is issued during the second quarter of the license year;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>one–half of the annual license fee, if the license is issued during the third quarter of the license year; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>one–fourth of the annual license fee, if the license is issued during the fourth quarter of the license year.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-201" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Executive Director shall issue each license that applies statewide.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A license may not be issued to a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company but only to an individual authorized to act for a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A license holder shall assume all responsibilities as an individual and be subject to all penalties, conditions, and restrictions imposed on license holders under this article and the provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-202" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>On receipt of an application, the Executive Director shall order an investigation of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the business to be operated; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the statements presented in the license application.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On completion of the investigation, the Executive Director shall deny the license application:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if the Executive Director determines that the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is not a fit person to receive the license;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>made a material false statement in the application; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>acted fraudulently in connection with the application; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for other reasons that the Executive Director considers sufficient.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the Executive Director does not find cause to deny the license, the Executive Director shall approve the application and issue the license.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to any license fee otherwise required under this article, an applicant for the initial issuance of a manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s license under Title 2, Subtitle 2 or 3 of this article shall pay to the Executive Director a nonrefundable application fee of $200.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The application fee under this subsection does not apply to a license for which payment of an annual license fee is not otherwise required under this article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-203" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A statewide license shall be on the form that the Executive Director provides.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Executive Director shall number each statewide license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-204" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of State Licenses"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this article, a license issued by the Executive Director shall be dated as of the date of issuance and shall expire on the next April 30 after its issuance.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-205" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of State Licenses"> <text>A license issued by the Executive Director:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is not property and does not confer property rights; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>suspension, revocation, and restrictions authorized by law; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>regulations authorized under this article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-206" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Executive Director may issue a replacement license to a license holder whose license is lost or destroyed on receiving:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an application under oath; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>payment of a $1 fee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On the replacement license, the word “replacement” shall appear with all of the information that appeared on the original license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-207" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Issuance or Denial of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if a license is denied, another license application may not be considered from the same applicant or for the same location for 6 months after the denial; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if a subsequent application by the same applicant or for the same location is denied within a 2–year period immediately after the first denial, another application may not be considered from that applicant or for that location until the 2–year period expires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an applicant, if the license was denied because it was not necessary to accommodate the public or the location was not suitable for the sale of alcoholic beverages; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the location, if the license was denied because the Executive Director determined that the applicant was not a proper person to be issued the license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-301" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Transfer of State Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a license holder or a receiver or trustee for the benefit of creditors may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>transfer the license holder’s place of business to some other location; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>transfer the license and the license holder’s inventory to another person.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A transfer under subsection (a) of this section may be made if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an application for the transfer has been made;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>all sales and use, amusement, admission, and withholding taxes have been paid to the Comptroller;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a bulk transfer permit has been obtained if the inventory of alcoholic beverages is to be transferred:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in any manner, including by sale, gift, inheritance, and assignment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>regardless of whether consideration is paid; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Executive Director approves the new location or license holder in the same way the Executive Director approves the issuance of a license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An applicant may apply for a transfer of location and a transfer of ownership in the same application.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-302" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Transfer of State Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <text>The Executive Director may not allow the transfer of a license until the transferor has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>complied with the Bulk Transfers Act under Title 6 of the Commercial Law Article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provided to the Executive Director an affidavit that certifies compliance with the Bulk Transfers Act.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-303" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Transfer of State Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>An applicant shall pay to the Executive Director a fee of $20, in addition to the costs of publication and notice, when filing an application for the transfer of a license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Executive Director shall endorse on the license the transfer of the license if the applicant has paid the fee required under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-304" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Transfer of State Licenses; Substitution of Names on License"> <level label="a"> <text>For a license issued by the Executive Director for the use of a corporation or club, the license holder may substitute on the license the name of a different officer for the name of any officer who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has died;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has retired; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>no longer holds an office in the corporation or club.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The license holder shall file with the Executive Director an affidavit that contains:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the substitution of the officer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an explanation for the substitution; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>in the case of a corporation, a statement that the ownership of the corporation has not changed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>On receipt of the affidavit and after determining that the applicant qualifies under this article, the Executive Director shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>amend its records; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>issue a corrected license.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-401" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Renewal of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to §§ 3–405 and 3–406 of this subtitle, a holder of an expiring license is entitled to an annual license renewal:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on the approval of the license renewal application by the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on payment of the annual license fee; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>without filing or providing more information unless specifically requested by the Executive Director.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in §§ 3–406(a) and 3–407(c) of this subtitle, the Executive Director shall consider an application for license renewal in the same manner as for an original application.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to any license fee otherwise required under this article, an applicant for renewal of a manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s license under Title 2, Subtitle 2 or 3 of this article shall pay to the Executive Director a renewal fee of $30.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The renewal fee under this subsection does not apply to a license for which payment of an annual license fee is not otherwise required under this article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-402" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Renewal of State Licenses"> <text>To renew a license, the license holder annually shall file a written application, under oath, with the Executive Director.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-403" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Renewal of State Licenses"> <text>An application to renew a license shall be filed between March 2 and April 1, inclusive.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-404" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Renewal of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>To be approved, a license renewal application shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>state whether the facts in the original application have changed and, if so, the manner in which the facts have changed; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be accompanied by a statement signed by the owner of the licensed premises consenting to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>renewal of the license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>search and seizure in the same manner as for an original application.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Executive Director may not require the consent statement under subsection (a)(2) of this section for a retail dealer applying for renewal if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the owner signed a comparable consent statement in connection with an original or previous license renewal application;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the consent statement under item (1) of this subsection is in effect for the term of the owner’s lease with the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the lease does not expire during the term of the license renewal.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-405" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Renewal of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A protest against a license renewal may be made by at least 10 signatories who are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>residents, commercial tenants who are not holders of or applicants for a license, or real estate owners; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>located in the immediate vicinity of the licensed premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a protest against renewing a license is filed at least 30 days before the license expires, the Executive Director may not approve the renewal without holding a hearing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Executive Director shall hear and determine the protest in the same manner as the Executive Director hears and determines an original application.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-406" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Renewal of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Executive Director:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not renew a license if the Executive Director determines that the license holder is not qualified to obtain a license renewal; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall issue to the license holder by way of renewal the class or type of license for which the Executive Director determines the license holder is qualified.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Executive Director shall deny a license renewal application if during the license year the license holder was convicted of a State or federal offense that, in the judgment of the Executive Director, renders the license holder unfit or unqualified to obtain a renewed license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Executive Director:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall hold a public hearing before renewing a license under the circumstances described in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may inquire into all relevant facts and circumstances concerning the offense at the hearing.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-407" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Renewal of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Executive Director may issue renewed licenses for the following license year between April 15 and May 1, inclusive.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>All renewed licenses shall be dated May 1.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If an expiring license is subject to an order of restriction or suspension, the Executive Director shall issue the corresponding license renewal subject to the same order.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-501" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conduct of State License Holders"> <text>A license holder may store or keep alcoholic beverages only: </text> <level label="1"> <text>on the premises covered by the license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at a public warehouse, a government–controlled warehouse, or an individual warehouse for which a permit has been issued under this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-502" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conduct of State License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>A retail dealer may not employ a solicitor or salesperson outside the licensed premises to solicit orders for the sale of alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The sale of alcoholic beverages may not occur outside the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section does not prohibit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>receiving orders by mail, telephone, or messenger;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the filling of orders by delivery; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the payment for orders at the place of delivery.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-503" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conduct of State License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>An individual under the age of 18 years may not be engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual between the ages of 18 and 21 years may be employed in the sale of beer and light wine.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual under the age of 21 years may not be employed by a holder of a Class D beer, wine, and liquor license in the sale of alcoholic beverages.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An individual at least 18 years old may be employed by a holder of a Class A license to operate a lottery ticket terminal.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-504" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conduct of State License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “alcohol awareness program” means a program that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>includes instruction on how alcohol affects an individual’s behavior and body;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides education on the dangers of drinking and driving; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>defines effective methods to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>determine whether a customer is under the legal drinking age;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>serve customers to minimize the chance of intoxication; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>stop service before a customer becomes intoxicated.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This section applies to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a licensed premises that sells alcoholic beverages to a customer from a bar or service bar on the premises; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for off–premises consumption.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a temporary license;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a Class E (on–sale) water vessel license;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a Class F (on–sale) railroad license; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a Class G (on–sale) airplane license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Executive Director:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall approve, certify, and issue an alcohol awareness program permit to each alcohol awareness program that complies with this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may require recertification of the approved alcohol awareness program to ensure compliance with changes in the program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Before an individual may teach an alcohol awareness program, the individual shall obtain an alcohol awareness instructor’s permit.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A holder of any retail alcoholic beverages license or an employee designated by the holder shall complete training in an approved alcohol awareness program.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>For each completion of a certified alcohol awareness program, the alcohol awareness program provider shall issue a certificate of completion that is valid for 4 years from the date of issuance.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The holder or employee shall complete retraining in an approved alcohol awareness program for each successive 4–year period.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>On request, a valid certificate shall be presented to the proper authority.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within 5 days after a license holder, an owner of an unlicensed establishment, or an employee of a license holder or owner of an unlicensed establishment is sent a certificate of completion, the alcohol awareness program provider shall inform the appropriate local licensing board of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the individual’s name, address, and certification date; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the name and address of the licensed establishment or unlicensed establishment.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Executive Director may decertify the alcohol awareness program of an alcohol awareness program provider who violates subsection (c), (d), or (f) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>Each local licensing board shall enforce this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license holder who violates subsection (e) of this section is subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for the first offense, a $100 fine; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for each subsequent offense, a fine not to exceed $500 or a suspension or revocation of the license or both.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>This section does not create or enlarge a civil cause of action or criminal proceeding against a license holder.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Evidence of a violation of this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may only be used as evidence before the local licensing board in an action brought before the local licensing board for a violation of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not be introduced in a civil or criminal proceeding.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-505" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conduct of State License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder or an employee of the license holder may require an individual to sign a book that the license holder keeps if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the individual has shown documentary evidence that substantiates the individual’s age to allow the purchase of alcoholic beverages; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the age of the individual remains in question.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The book authorized under subsection (a) of this section shall contain copies of the following form:</text> <text>Date............... 20.... </text> <text>To Be Filled in by Seller</text> <text>x</text> <text>x</text> <text>IDENTIFICATION (CHECK ALL SHOWN)</text> <text>x</text> <text>Driver’s License ? Army I.D. Card ?</text> <text>Birth Certificate ? Coast Guard I.D. Card ?</text> <text>Service Discharge ? Marine I.D. Card ?</text> <text>Draft Card ? Navy I.D. Card ?</text> <text>Air Force I.D. Card ?</text> <text>Other (Specify) x</text> <text>x</text> <text>x</text> <text>DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASER</text> <text>x</text> <text>Height Weight x</text> <text>Color of Eyes Color of Hair x</text> <text>Outstanding Features x</text> <text>x</text> <text>x</text> <text>x</text> <text>x</text> <text>Seller’s Signature x</text> <text>x</text> <text>x</text> <text>To Be Filled in by Prospective Purchaser</text> <text>I declare I am of legal age to purchase fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquor, and that I am subject to arrest and prosecution for misrepresenting my age. </text> <text>Print full name x</text> <text>Street address x</text> <text>City State x</text> <text>Signature x</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license holder or an employee of the license holder shall record all information required by each section of the form.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-506" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conduct of State License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the delivery of wine from a direct wine shipper to a consumer using a common carrier in accordance with Title 2, Subtitle 1, Part V of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the holder of a common carrier permit in the course of delivering directly shipped wine in accordance with Title 2, Subtitle 1, Part V of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Retail delivery to a purchaser of alcoholic beverages is prohibited unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a retail license holder obtains a letter of authorization from the local licensing board to make deliveries; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the delivery is made from the licensed premises by the retail license holder or an employee of the retail license holder.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-507" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conduct of State License Holders"> <level label="a"> <text>A license holder shall frame the license under glass and display the license conspicuously in the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A Class F license shall be kept in the chief operating office of the corporation in the State.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-601" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of State Licenses and Permits"> <text>The Executive Director may revoke or suspend a license or permit that the Executive Director issues in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-602" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of State Licenses and Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>Revocation or suspension procedures may be started:</text> <level label="1"> <text>by the Executive Director, at the Executive Director’s initiative;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on the complaint of a deputy or an inspector that the Executive Director employs to administer this article;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on the complaint of a peace officer;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>if the license holder or permit holder is located in a municipality that is within a county, on the complaint of the mayor and council of the municipality; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>on the written complaint of at least 10 residents, real estate owners, or voters of the precinct in which the licensed premises is located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a license holder or permit holder against whom proceedings under this section are brought shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be entitled to a hearing on the charges in the complaint; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>receive notice of the hearing at least 10 days before the hearing date.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Executive Director may immediately suspend a license or permit for a violation of record–keeping or reporting requirements under § 1–408 of this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-603" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of State Licenses and Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>The Executive Director may revoke or suspend a license or permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for any reason to promote the peace or safety of the community in which the premises are located; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for offenses as provided in this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Executive Director shall revoke a license or permit or, except as provided in § 3–606 of this subtitle, suspend a license or permit for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conviction of the license holder or permit holder for violation of this article or a provision of the Tax – General Article that relates to the alcoholic beverage tax;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>willful failure or refusal of the license holder or permit holder to comply with:</text> <level label="i"> <text>this article or provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a regulation adopted under this article or under provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>making a material false statement in an application for a license or permit;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>two or more convictions within 2 years of an agent or employee of a license holder or permit holder for on–premises violations of this article or provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>on–premises possession by a retail dealer, other than a holder of a Class E, Class F, or Class G license, of an alcoholic beverage on which the tax imposed by § 5–102 of the Tax – General Article has not been paid;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>violation of § 2–216 or § 2–315 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>willful failure of a license holder or permit holder to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>keep the records required under this article or under provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>allow inspection of the records by an authorized person;</text> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>on–premises possession of an alcoholic beverage that a license holder or permit holder, other than a holder of a Class E, Class F, or Class G license, is not licensed to sell;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>revocation or suspension of a permit issued to a license holder or permit holder by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau or for conviction of violating a federal law relating to alcoholic beverages;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>failure to furnish bond as required by this article within 15 days after notice from the Comptroller; and</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>violation of § 3–604 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-604" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of State Licenses and Permits"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Executive Director shall revoke a license or permit if, after a hearing under § 3–602(b) of this subtitle, an activity listed in this section is found to have occurred on the licensed premises.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license or permit of a person may not be revoked under paragraph (1) of this subsection if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the person operates a theater, a concert hall, an art center, a museum, or a similar establishment that is primarily devoted to the arts or theatrical performances; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the performances express matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be employed or used in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages in or on the licensed premises while the individual is unclothed or in attire, costume, or clothing so as to expose to view any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola or any portion of the pubic hair, anus, cleft of the buttocks, vulva, or genitals;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be employed or act as a hostess or act in a similar capacity to mingle with the patrons while the hostess or individual acting in a similar capacity is unclothed or in attire, costume, or clothing described in item (1) of this subsection;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>encourage or allow an individual on the licensed premises to caress or fondle the breasts, buttocks, anus, or genitals of another individual; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>allow an employee or other individual to wear or use a device or covering exposed to view that simulates any portion of the breast, genitals, anus, or pubic hair.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>With respect to entertainment provided, a person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>allow an individual to perform an act of or an act that simulates:</text> <level label="i"> <text>sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, or a sexual act that is prohibited by law;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the caressing or fondling of the breast, buttocks, anus, or genitals; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the display of the pubic hair, anus, vulva, or genitals;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>subject to item (1) of this subsection, allow an entertainer whose breasts or buttocks are exposed to perform closer than 6 feet from the nearest patron; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>allow an individual to use an artificial device or inanimate object to depict, perform, or simulate an activity prohibited under item (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person may not show a motion picture, a still picture, an electronic reproduction, or any other visual reproduction depicting:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an act or a simulated act of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, or a sexual act that is prohibited by law;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an individual being caressed or fondled on the breast, buttocks, anus, or genitals;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a scene in which an individual displays the vulva, anus, or genitals; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a scene in which an artificial device or inanimate object is used to depict, or a drawing is used to portray, a prohibited act described in this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person may not allow an individual to remain in or on the licensed premises who exposes to public view any portion of the individual’s genitals or anus.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>This section does not allow any conduct or form of attire prohibited by any other statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-605" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of State Licenses and Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>After revoking a license or permit, the Executive Director:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not issue another license or permit to the person whose license or permit is revoked;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not issue any license or permit for the same premises for 6 months after the revocation; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may decide not to issue another license or permit for the same premises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the license or permit was held on behalf of a corporation, a partnership, or an unincorporated association, another license or permit may not be obtained on behalf of the corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association to sell alcoholic beverages on the same premises for 6 months after the revocation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-606" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Revocation and Suspension of State Licenses and Permits"> <level label="a"> <text>Before the effective date of a suspension of a license or permit, the license holder or permit holder may make an offer of compromise consisting of money in lieu of serving the suspension.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An offer of compromise may not exceed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>$2,000 for retail license holders; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$50,000 for other license holders and permit holders.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Executive Director may accept the offer of compromise if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the public welfare and morals would not be impaired by allowing the license holder or permit holder to operate during the period set for the suspension; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the payment of the money will achieve the desired disciplinary purposes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Money in lieu of suspension shall be paid into the General Fund of the State.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-701" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Expiration of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>A license expires on the death of a license holder, subject to Subtitle 8 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a license issued by the Executive Director expires on the 10th day after a license holder has vacated or been evicted from the licensed premises.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-702" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Expiration of State Licenses"> <text>Section 3–701 of this subtitle does not apply if an application is pending or has been approved for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a transfer of a license to another location or another person, subject to Subtitle 3 of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a certificate of permission, subject to § 3–802 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-703" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Expiration of State Licenses"> <text>A license issued by the Executive Director for a premises acquired for public use shall expire 180 days after acquisition unless an application is pending or has been approved for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a transfer of the license to another location or another person, subject to Subtitle 3 of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a certificate of permission or a renewal license for continuation of business, subject to § 3–802 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-704" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Expiration of State Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Executive Director may postpone the expiration of a license that the Executive Director issues for an additional period to avoid hardship.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The additional period may not exceed 20 days.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-801" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <text>Subject to § 3–802 of this subtitle and except as provided in § 2–408 of this article, a license expires when the license holder dies. </text> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-802" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in § 2–408 of this article, on application to the Executive Director and payment of a fee of $1 by the personal representative or special administrator of the estate of a deceased license holder, the Executive Director may grant a certificate of permission for the continuation of the business in the name of the personal representative or special administrator for the benefit of the estate of the deceased license holder.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The certificate of permission may be granted for a period not exceeding 18 months after the date of the granted permission unless the license expires earlier.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the license expires earlier than 18 months after the date of the granted permission, the Executive Director may issue a renewal license on application by the personal representative or special administrator for a period not exceeding 18 months after the death of the license holder.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-803" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <level label="a"> <text>The personal representative or special administrator to whom a certificate of permission has been granted may apply to the Executive Director for the transfer of the license for the benefit of the estate of the license holder.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On approval of the application for transfer of the license and payment of the balance of any license fee due until the expiration of the license year, the license is reinstated.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-804" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <level label="a"> <text>On payment of a pro rata license fee for the period of continuation, a certificate of permission and a renewal license are subject to the right of protest, revocation, suspension, and restriction.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>During the period of continuation, the renewal license and the personal representative or special administrator of the estate of the deceased license holder are subject to this article and the provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-805" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Death of License Holder"> <text>The personal representative or special administrator of the deceased license holder may apply for and obtain any refund to which the deceased license holder would have been entitled if the license had been surrendered for cancellation on the date of the license holder’s death if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the business of the license holder is not continued under § 3–802 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the license is not transferred under § 3–803 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="3-901" title_number="3" title_name="State Licensing" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Judicial Review"> <text>A person aggrieved by a final decision of the Executive Director in a contested case under this title may seek judicial review in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.</text> </section>