§ 12-2802

Maryland § 12-2802

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gab: Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
• Title: 12

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(a) For a violation that is cause for suspension of a license, the Board may:

(1) except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, for a first offense, impose a fine not exceeding $500 or suspend the license or both; or

(2) except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, for each subsequent offense, impose a fine not exceeding $20,000 or suspend the license or both.

(b) For a first offense of selling alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years, the Board may impose a fine not exceeding $1,000 or suspend the license or both.

(c) (1) For the offense of publicizing, selling tickets for, organizing, operating, producing, facilitating, or staging a pub crawl with the knowledge or a reason to know that a pub crawl promoter’s permit required under § 12–1101.1 of this title has not been obtained, the Board shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $20,000 or suspend the license or both.

(2) A person who violates § 12–1101.1 of this title may not be granted a promoter’s permit for at least 1 year.

(d) For the offense by a holder of an alcoholic beverages license of operating the licensed premises outside the hours of operation specified in this title without first obtaining an exemption under § 12–2007 of this title, the Board shall:

(1) for a first offense, impose a fine of not less than $1,000 or suspend the license or both; and

(2) for a second or subsequent offense, impose a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $20,000 or suspend the license or both.