{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-27-205","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 27–205","heading":"","body":"(a) The Board shall appoint an inspector at not less than $3,000 annually and with a mileage allowance that the County Commissioners determine.\n(b) An individual may not qualify or continue service as an inspector if the inspector or any member of the inspector’s immediate family has a personal or financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a license, license holder, or premises licensed under this article.\n(c) An inspector shall:\n(1) investigate all applicants for a license or transfer of a license;\n(2) inspect at unannounced times every licensed premises in the county at least once every 180 days;\n(3) except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, enforce all alcoholic beverages laws with the same power as a law enforcement officer of the State;\n(4) investigate all violations of the alcoholic beverages laws and report them to the Board;\n(5) submit monthly reports in writing to the Board of the inspector’s activities, setting forth complaints and listing violations that the inspector observed or that were reported to the inspector; and\n(6) conduct compliance checks relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to an individual under the age of 21 years in violation of § 6–304 of this article for every licensed premises in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.\n(d) The Office of the Sheriff shall enforce violations of § 6–304 of this article.\n(e) An inspector has no power of arrest.\n(f) An inspector shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=27-205","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"532482b8da587b89d35b7f6f8a90ae64f07ba97deb5e8a9cbac111f51632fd77","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-27-204","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-27-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}