Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-207
This is the official text of Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 4-207, part of Maryland’s Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis — regulates the sale and licensing of alcohol and cannabis.
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§4–207.
Official statutory text
(a) A local licensing board may not issue a license to a minor without a special order granted by a judge.
(b) A judge may grant a special order for the local licensing board to issue a license to a minor only on the recommendation of at least 10 residents of the district in which the license will be operative.
(c) If a local licensing board issues a license to a minor, the minor:
(1) is responsible for each contract made in conducting business under the license; and
(2) may be sued under each contract in a State court.
(d) The responsibility of the minor does not affect the responsibility of the parent of the minor under State and local law.
(b) A judge may grant a special order for the local licensing board to issue a license to a minor only on the recommendation of at least 10 residents of the district in which the license will be operative.
(c) If a local licensing board issues a license to a minor, the minor:
(1) is responsible for each contract made in conducting business under the license; and
(2) may be sued under each contract in a State court.
(d) The responsibility of the minor does not affect the responsibility of the parent of the minor under State and local law.
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