§ 12-2802. Penalty imposed by Board

MD Alcoholic B Code § 12-2802 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    For a violation that is cause for suspension of a license, the Board may:

(1)    except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, for a first offense, impose a fine not exceeding $500 or suspend the license or both; or

(2)    except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, for each subsequent offense, impose a fine not exceeding $3,000 or suspend the license or both.

(b)    For a first offense of selling alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years, the Board may impose a fine not exceeding $1,000 or suspend the license or both.

(c)    (1)    For the offense of publicizing, selling tickets for, organizing, operating, producing, facilitating, or staging a pub crawl with the knowledge or a reason to know that a pub crawl promoter’s permit required under § 12–1101.1 of this title has not been obtained, the Board shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 or suspend the license or both.

(2)    A person who violates § 12–1101.1 of this title may not be granted a promoter’s permit for at least 1 year.

(d)    (1)    For the offense of publicizing, selling tickets for, organizing, operating, producing, facilitating, or staging a related event with the knowledge or a reason to know that a related event promoter’s permit required under § 12–1102.2 of this title has not been obtained, the Board shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 or suspend the license or both.

(2)    A person who violates § 12–1102.2 of this title may not be granted a related event promoter’s permit for at least 1 year.

(e)    For the offense by a holder of the State caterer’s license of participating in a CIAA Basketball Tournament related event without first obtaining a Class C per diem beer, beer and wine, or beer, wine, and liquor license required under § 12–1102.2 of this title, the Comptroller shall impose a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 or suspend the State caterer’s license or both.