{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-12-2802","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 12–2802","heading":"","body":"(a) For a violation that is cause for suspension of a license, the Board may:\n(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\n(2) except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, for each subsequent offense, impose a fine not exceeding $20,000 or suspend the license or both.\n(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.\n(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 $20,000 or suspend the license or both.\n(2) A person who violates § 12–1101.1 of this title may not be granted a promoter’s permit for at least 1 year.\n(d) For the offense by a holder of an alcoholic beverages license of operating the licensed premises outside the hours of operation specified in this title without first obtaining an exemption under § 12–2007 of this title, the Board shall:\n(1) for a first offense, impose a fine of not less than $1,000 or suspend the license or both; and\n(2) for a second or subsequent offense, impose a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $20,000 or suspend the license or both.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=12-2802","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"9bfad680316bc5a9322014b7a7c4295df201d48b871ccc203b22ae4a24e5ed81","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-12-2801","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-13-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}