Ch. 660

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 660

(House Bill 400)

AN ACT concerning

Alcoholic Beverages - Licensees - Alcohol Awareness

FOR the purpose of requiring holders or designees of the holders
of certain alcoholic beverages licenses to complete training
in an alcohol awareness program; providing certain
exceptions; defining an alcohol awareness program; providing
certain penalties for violators of this Act; requiring the
State Comptroller to approve and certify alcohol awareness
programs; providing for the enforcement of certain
provisions of this Act; providing for the use of the
evidence of violations of this Act; prohibiting the use of
this Act to create or enlarge any civil cause of action or
criminal proceeding against a licensee; permitting the State
Comptroller to certify programs as of a certain date;
authorizing the local alcoholic beverages licensing
authority to waive the requirements of this Act in certain
circumstances; authorizing the local alcoholic beverages
licensing authority to recommend additions to the alcohol
awareness programs; and generally relating to alcohol
awareness within certain licensed establishments that sell
alcoholic beverages on-premises.

BY adding to

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 130A

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

130A.

(A) IN THIS SECTION "ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAM" MEANS A
PROGRAM:

(1) THAT IS DESIGNED AND PREPARED OR ADOPTED FOR USE
BY THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE ISSUING AUTHORITY OF EACH

COUNTY AND BALTIMORE CITY FOR USE IN THAT RESPECTIVE

JURISDICTION;

(1) THAT IS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE STATE
COMPTROLLER;

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