Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 6-204
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§6–204.
Official statutory text
(a) For a hearing or inquiry that the Executive Director or a local licensing board may hold or make, the Executive Director or a local licensing board may issue summonses for witnesses and administer oaths or affirmations to the witnesses.
(b) A summons shall be served by the sheriff.
(c) (1) The official issuing a summons may petition the circuit court if a witness summoned neglects or refuses to attend a hearing or inquiry for which the witness was summoned or refuses to testify.
(2) The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the witness had been summoned to appear in a case pending before the court and had neglected or refused to do so.
(b) A summons shall be served by the sheriff.
(c) (1) The official issuing a summons may petition the circuit court if a witness summoned neglects or refuses to attend a hearing or inquiry for which the witness was summoned or refuses to testify.
(2) The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the witness had been summoned to appear in a case pending before the court and had neglected or refused to do so.
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