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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS 4-604

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) A local licensing board may revoke or suspend a license:

(1) for any reason to promote the peace or safety of the community in which the premises are located; or

(2) for offenses as provided in this article.

(b) A local licensing board shall revoke or suspend a license for:

(1) conviction of the license holder for violation of this article or a provision of the Tax – General Article that relates to the alcoholic beverage tax;

(2) willful failure or refusal of the license holder to comply with:

(i) this article or provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or

(ii) a regulation that may be adopted under this article or under provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;

(3) making a material false statement in an application for a license;

(4) two or more convictions within 2 years of an agent or employee of a license holder for on-premises violations of this article or provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;

(5) on-premises possession by a retail dealer of an alcoholic beverage on which the tax imposed by § 5-102 of the Tax – General Article has not been paid;

(6) violation of § 2-216 or § 2-315 of this article;

(7) willful failure of a license holder to:

(i) keep the records required under this article or under provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or

(ii) allow inspection of the records by an authorized person;

(8) on-premises possession of an alcoholic beverage that a license holder is not licensed to sell;

(9) revocation or suspension of a permit issued to a license holder by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau or for conviction of violating a federal law relating to alcoholic beverages;

(10) failure to furnish bond as required by this article within 15 days after notice from the Comptroller; or

(11) violation of § 4-605 of this subtitle.