Home Table of Contents

§ 6-204. Power to summon witnesses

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: July 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (Refs & Annos)
Division I. General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions [Titles 1-8] (Refs & Annos)
Title 6. Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Enforcement (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 6-204
Formerly cited as MD Code, Art. 2B, § 16-410
§ 6-204. Power to summon witnesses
Currentness
Authorized
(a) For a hearing or inquiry that the Executive Director or a local licensing board may hold or make, the Executive Director or a local licensing board may issue summonses for witnesses and administer oaths or affirmations to the witnesses.
Summons served by sheriff
(b) A summons shall be served by the sheriff.
Failure to obey summons
(c)(1) The official issuing a summons may petition the circuit court if a witness summoned neglects or refuses to attend a hearing or inquiry for which the witness was summoned or refuses to testify.
(2) The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the witness had been summoned to appear in a case pending before the court and had neglected or refused to do so.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2020, c. 359, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 360, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2023, c. 450, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 6-204, MD AL BEV § 6-204
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document