# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 4. Local Licensing

### Subtitle 6. Revocation and Suspension of Local Licenses

#### Section 4-603

(a) Revocation or suspension procedures may be started:

  (1) by a local licensing board, at the local licensing board's initiative;

  (2) on the complaint of a peace officer;

  (3) if the license holder is located in a municipality that is within a county, on the complaint of the mayor and council of the municipality; or

  (4) on the written complaint of at least 10 residents, real estate owners, or voters of the precinct in which the licensed premises are located.

(b) A license holder against whom proceedings under this section are brought shall:

  (1) be entitled to a hearing on the charges in the complaint; and

  (2) receive notice of the hearing at least 10 days before the hearing date.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)