§ 12-2604. Authority of Board to subpoena records

MD Alcoholic B Code § 12-2604 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The Board may subpoena records pertaining to a licensed establishment.

(b)    (1)    The Board may petition the circuit court if a witness refuses to produce a subpoenaed record.

(2)    The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the refusal had been by a witness summoned to appear in a case pending before the court.

(c)    (1)    The Board may charge fees for the production and service of a summons and hearing notice.

(2)    The fees are:

(i)    $25, for the production of hearing notices or summonses requested by parties appearing before the Board;

(ii)    $5, for each address served if the address is provided to the Board and the service is by mail; and

(iii)    $25, for each address served if the service is performed by an employee of the Board.

(3)    In addition to any other fine, penalty, or cost, the Board may impose a $100 administrative hearing fee on a license holder:

(i)    whom the Board charges with a violation of law concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages; or

(ii)    who requests a transfer or expansion of the license or a new license.