# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 5. Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances

### Subtitle 3. Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers

#### Section 5-307

(a) Subject to the notice and hearing provisions of Sec. 5-308 of this subtitle, the Department may deny a registration to any applicant, suspend or revoke a registration, or refuse to renew a registration if the Department finds that the applicant or registrant:

  (1) has materially falsified an application filed in accordance with or required by this title;

  (2) has been convicted of a crime under federal law or the law of any state relating to a controlled dangerous substance;

  (3) has surrendered federal registration or had federal registration suspended or revoked and may no longer manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance;

  (4) has violated this title; or

  (5) has failed to meet the requirements for registration under this title.

(b) The Department may limit revocation or suspension of a registration to the particular controlled dangerous substance for which grounds for revocation or suspension exist.

(c) The Department may limit an initial registration or the renewal of a registration to the particular controlled dangerous substance for which grounds for denial or refusal to issue or renew exist.

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