ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 185

CHAPTER 185
(House Bill 549)

AN ACT concerning

Washington County Board of License Commissioners - Issuing Licenses -

Restrictions

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Washington County Board of License
Commissioners from issuing a license to sell alcoholic beverages to certain
licensees or applicants until certain gaming proceeds, payments, or fines and
fines have been paid or judicially satisfied; and generally relating to restricting
the issuance of licenses to sell alcoholic beverages in Washington County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 9-222(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

9-222.

(a) In Washington County, except for a special or temporary license or a
certificate of permission or renewal license issued to a personal representative under
§ 10-506 of this article, the Board of License Commissioners may not issue a license
to sell alcoholic beverages:

(1)      UNTIL ALL OUTSTANDING GAMING PROCEEDS, PAYMENTS, OR AND
FINES THAT ARE DUE AND OWING BY THE LICENSEE OR APPLICANT HAVE BEEN PAID
OR JUDICIALLY SATISFIED; OR AND

(2)      [for] FOR any premises that previously have been licensed under this
article, until all county taxes that are due and owing by the licensee for the operation
of the business under the previous license have been paid or judicially satisfied.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2004.

Approved April 27, 2004.

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