§ 9-2804. Local penalties

MD Alcoholic B Code § 9-2804 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A municipality may impose a penalty for the violation of an ordinance passed for the regulation and control of a license holder under this title.

(b)    (1)    In lieu of suspension, the municipality may impose a fine not exceeding $2,500, which shall be paid into the general fund of the county.

(2)    In deciding whether to fine a license holder or suspend the license, the municipality shall consider whether:

(i)    the public welfare and morals would be impaired by allowing the license holder to operate during the suspension period; and

(ii)    the payment of the fine will achieve the desired disciplinary purposes.