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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-202" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A building, vehicle, or premises where alcoholic beverages are authorized to be kept, transported, manufactured, or sold under a license or permit may be inspected and searched, without a warrant, by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Comptroller or an authorized deputy, inspector, or clerk of the Comptroller;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Executive Director or an authorized deputy, inspector, clerk, or other designee of the Executive Director;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the local licensing board of the county or city where the place of business is located or an authorized agent or employee of the local licensing board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a peace officer of the county or city where the place of business is located.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Evidence discovered during an inspection or search is admissible in a prosecution for the violation of a public general or public local law and in a hearing for the revocation, suspension, or restriction of the license or permit.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the license holder or permit holder is found not guilty, alcoholic beverages taken as evidence shall be returned to the license holder or permit holder.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a license or permit holder is found guilty, alcoholic beverages taken as evidence shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>sold to other license holders;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>turned over to State institutions for medicinal use; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>destroyed.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Proceeds from the sale of alcoholic beverages taken as evidence shall be credited to the General Fund of the State or jurisdiction, as appropriate.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
