{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-4-604","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4–604","heading":"","body":"(a) A local licensing board may revoke or suspend a license:\n(1) for any reason to promote the peace or safety of the community in which the premises are located; or\n(2) for offenses as provided in this article.\n(b) A local licensing board shall revoke or suspend a license for:\n(1) conviction of the license holder for violation of this article or a provision of the Tax – General Article that relates to the alcoholic beverage tax;\n(2) willful failure or refusal of the license holder to comply with:\n(i) this article or provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or\n(ii) a regulation that may be adopted under this article or under provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;\n(3) making a material false statement in an application for a license;\n(4) two or more convictions within 2 years of an agent or employee of a license holder for on–premises violations of this article or provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;\n(5) on–premises possession by a retail dealer of an alcoholic beverage on which the tax imposed by § 5–102 of the Tax – General Article has not been paid;\n(6) violation of § 2–216 or § 2–315 of this article;\n(7) willful failure of a license holder to:\n(i) keep the records required under this article or under provisions of the Tax – General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or\n(ii) allow inspection of the records by an authorized person;\n(8) on–premises possession of an alcoholic beverage that a license holder is not licensed to sell;\n(9) revocation or suspension of a permit issued to a license holder by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau or for conviction of violating a federal law relating to alcoholic beverages;\n(10) failure to furnish bond as required by this article within 15 days after notice from the Comptroller; or\n(11) violation of § 4–605 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=4-604","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"708ac2f677fb5ed6d6ad3b4b46f32a72cb50cdcdb054c323daa0694e0e0daa19","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-4-603","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-4-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}