Ch. 645 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(1987 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

118.

(a) (1) A licensee under the provisions of this article, or any of his employees,
may not sell or furnish any alcoholic beverages at any time to a person under 21 years
of age, either for his own use or for the use of any other person, or to any person who,
at the time of the sale, or delivery, is visibly under the influence of any alcoholic
beverage.

(2) Any licensee or any of his employees who is charged with a violation of
this subsection shall receive a summons for his appearance in court on a certain day to
answer the charges placed against him. The person charged may not be required to post
bail bond pending trial in any court of this State.

(3) A licensee or employee of the licensee violating any of the provisions
of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, suffers the penalties
provided by § 200 of this article. However, a licensee or employee of the licensee
charged with selling or furnishing any alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of
age may not be found guilty of a violation of this subsection, if the person establishes to
the satisfaction of the jury or the court sitting as a jury that he used due caution to
establish that the person under 21 years of age was not, in fact, a person under 21 years
of age if a nonresident of the State. If the person is a resident of the State of Maryland,
the licensee or employee of the licensee may accept, as proof of a person's age, the
display of the person's driver's license or identification card as provided for in the
Maryland Vehicle Law. If any licensee or employee of the licensee shall be found not
guilty, or placed on probation without a verdict, of any alleged violation of this
subsection, this finding operates as a complete bar to any proceeding by any alcoholic
beverage law enforcement or licensing authorities against the licensee on account of the
alleged violation.

(c) (1) This subsection applies only in the following counties:
(i) Carroll County;
(ii) Frederick County;
(III) HARFORD COUNTY;
[(iii)] (IV) Somerset County;
[(iv)](V) Talbot County; and
[(v)] (VI) Wicomico County.

(2) A licensee under the provisions of this article, or any of [his] THE
LICENSEE'S employees, may not sell or furnish any alcoholic beverages at any time to

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