WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 175(e)(3) and (f)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

BY renumbering

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 175(e)(4)

to be Section 175(e)(3)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 175A

Annotated Code 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

175.

(e) [(3) Unless extended by the court for good cause, the local board's decision
made under subsection (a) of this section is automatically affirmed if the court fails to
determine an appeal within:

(i) Except in Allegany County, 30 days after the record has been
filed in the court by the local board; and

(ii) In Allegany County, 90 days after the record has been filed in the
court by the local board.]

[(4)] (3) (i) If the court reverses the action of the local board it shall file
with the papers a written statement of the reasons. The court may modify, as well as
affirm or reverse, the action of the local board. Costs shall be awarded as in other civil
cases.

(ii) In addition to the other powers of the court provided in this
article, the court may remand the proceedings to the local board in the following
counties:

(A) Carroll County;

(B) Charles County;

(C) Howard County;

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