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<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>
