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§ 28-2802. Local penalties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: July 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions [Titles 9-33] (Refs & Annos)
Title 28. ST. Mary's County (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 28. Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2016
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 28-2802
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 2B, § 16-507
§ 28-2802. Local penalties
Currentness
In general
(a)(1) A person who violates a law relating to hours or days for the sale of alcoholic beverages is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment or a fine not exceeding $250 or both.
(2) If the Board finds that a person has violated a law relating to licensing the sale of alcoholic beverages, the Board may:
(i) revoke or suspend the person's license;
(ii) impose a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000; or
(iii) both revoke or suspend the person's license and impose a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000.
Fine on employee of license holder for serving underage individual
(b) If an employee of a license holder sells alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years the Board may impose a fine on the employee not exceeding $500 per offense.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 600, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 601, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 28-2802, MD AL BEV § 28-2802
Current with legislation effective through October 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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