HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(A) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18

YEARS TO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY MAKE ANY MISREPRESENTATION
OR FALSE STATEMENT AS TO THE PERSON'S AGE AND BY REASON OF

THE MISREPRESENTATION OR FALSE STATEMENT OBTAIN ANY

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FROM ANY PERSON LICENSED TO SELL

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE.

(B) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON 18 YEARS OLD OR
OLDER BUT UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS TO KNOWINGLY AND
WILLFULLY MAKE ANY MISREPRESENTATION OR FALSE STATEMENT AS

TO THE PERSON'S HIS AGE AND BY REASON OF THE

MISREPRESENTATION OR FALSE STATEMENT OBTAIN ANY ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, EXCEPT BEER OR LIGHT WINE, FROM ANY PERSON
LICENSED TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THIS STATE.

(C) THE TESTIMONY GIVEN BY ANY MINOR OR PERSON UNDER
21 YEARS OF AGE IN THE PROSECUTION OF ANY PERSON FOR SELLING
LIQUOR TO MINORS UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE MAY NOT BE
USED AGAINST THE MINOR IN A PROSECUTION OR AN ADJUDICATION
UNDER THIS SECTION.

(A) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21
YEARS, EXCEPT WHERE BEER AND LIGHT WINE IS INVOLVED, OR ANY
PERSON NOT DESIGNATED UNDER ARTICLE 2B, § 2(T)(2) OF THE
CODE, TO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY MAKE ANY MISREPRESENTATION
OR FALSE STATEMENT AS TO THE PERSON'S AGE AND, BY REASON OF
THE MISREPRESENTATION OR FALSE STATEMENT, OBTAIN ANY
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FROM ANY PERSON LICENSED TO SELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE.

(B) THE TESTIMONY GIVEN BY A PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS OF
AGE IN THE PROSECUTION OF ANY PERSON FOR UNLAWFULLY SELLING
SPIRITUOUS OR FERMENTED LIQUORS TO PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF
AGE MAY NOT BE USED AGAINST THE PERSON GIVING THE TESTIMONY
IN PROSECUTING THAT PERSON FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
NEITHER MAY THE TESTIMONY GIVEN BY A PERSON NOT DESIGNATED
UNDER ARTICLE 2B, § 2(T)(2) OF THE CODE IN THE PROSECUTION
OF ANY PERSON FOR UNLAWFULLY SELLING BEER OR LIGHT WINE TO
PERSONS NOT DESIGNATED UNDER ARTICLE 2B, § 2(T)(2) OF THE
CODE BE USED AGAINST THE PERSON GIVING THE TESTIMONY IN
PROSECUTING THAT PERSON FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.

[400A.

In Allegany and Washington counties, it shall be
unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21)
years to have in his possession, or under his charge or
control, any alcoholic beverage other than beer or light
wine as defined in Article 2B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, and any person under eighteen years to have beer
or light wine, unless such person shall then and there be a
bona fide employee of license holder, as defined in the said
Article 2B, and shall then and there have in his possession,
or under his charge or control, such alcoholic beverage
during regular working hours and in the course of his or her
employment.