WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 517

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 175(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 175(e)(3)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 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.

(a) The decision of the board of license commissioners for
Baltimore City and the respective counties and of the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Annapolis, in approving, suspending,
revoking and restricting, or refusing to approve, suspend, revoke
or restrict any license, or licensee, shall be subject to appeal
in the following manner:

(e) (3) [The failure of the court to determine an appeal
within a period of 30 days after the record has been filed in
court by the local board as above provided, shall constitute an
automatic affirmance of the local board's decision, unless the
time has been extended by the court for good cause shown] 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.

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