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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 844

violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be
subject to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for each and
every violation.

(n) In Carroll County, it shall be unlawful for any
person under twenty-one years to buy, consume, or to have in
his possession, any alcoholic beverages other than beer or
light wine and any person under eighteen to buy, consume or
have on his person beer or light wine in any public place or
on any public highway. It shall be lawful for any bona fide
employee to have alcoholic beverages in his possession in
the course of his employment where the employment is not
prohibited by this article. Any person violating the
provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to
a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for each and every
violation.

(o) In Charles County, it shall be unlawful for any
minor under the age of twenty-one years to possess or have
upon his person any alcoholic beverages other than beer and
light wine and for any person under eighteen to possess or
have upon his person beer and light wine. This subsection
shall not apply to bona fide employees in the course of
their employment and whose employment is not prohibited by
this article. Any minor having such alcoholic beverages in
his possession as aforesaid shall upon conviction be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined hot more than
fifty dollars ($50.00).

(p) Jurisdiction over those minors who are above the
age of juvenile court jurisdiction is in the District Court.
Jurisdiction over those minors who are within the age of
juvenile court jurisdiction is in the juvenile court.
However, if there is a waiver of juvenile jurisdiction with
respect to a minor who is otherwise subject to juvenile
court jurisdiction, then the District Court has jurisdiction
over the matter notwithstanding any provision of § 4-301 of
the Courts Article of the Code to the contrary.

(q) In Cecil County, if any person obtains any
spirituous or fermented liquors from any alcoholic beverages
licensee for consumption by any person under age 21, or
under age 18 in the case of beer or light wine, and if that
person knew that the consumer was under the lawful age for
the consumption of alcoholic beverages, the person shall be
fined not more than $500.]

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(a) [No] A licensee under the provisions of this
article, or any of his employees, [shall] MAY NOT knowingly
sell, barter, furnish, or give any intoxicating beverages to
a habitual drunkard, or to a mentally deficient person, or