ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 157

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 10-401(a) and (g)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B — Alcoholic Beverages
Section 16-507(r)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

10-401.

(a) (1) In this section "issuing authority" means, as appropriate, the:

(i) Comptroller with respect to licenses or permits issued by the
Comptroller's Office; or

(ii) Board of license commissioners, with respect to licenses
approved by them, for Baltimore City or any county.

(2)     Any license or permit issued under the provisions of this article may
be revoked or suspended by the issuing authority for any cause which in the judgment
of the official, court or board, is necessary to promote the peace or safety of the
community in which the place of business is situated.

(3)     The license or permit must be revoked or suspended, except as
provided in § 10-402 of this subtitle, for the following causes:

(i) Conviction of the licensee or permittee for violation of any of the
provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax or the
provisions of this article;

(ii) Willful failure or refusal of any licensee or permittee to comply
with the provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage
tax or any provisions of this article, or any rule or regulation that may be adopted in
pursuance of this article or the provisions of the Tax — General Article that relate to
the alcoholic beverage tax;

(iii) Making of any material false statement in any application for a
license or permit;

(iv) Two or more convictions of one or more of the clerks, agents,
employees and servants of a licensee or permittee under the provisions of this article

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