Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Alcohol board fines six retailers after Dec. 30 compliance checks
Summary
The St. Mary's County Alcohol Beverage Board accepted guilty pleas or admissions of sale to a person under 21 and imposed fines ranging from $250 to $750 against multiple licensees after compliance checks on Dec. 30, 2007.
The Alcohol Beverage Board of St. Mary’s County on Feb. 14 accepted admissions or guilty pleas and imposed fines on multiple retail licensees after countywide compliance checks on Dec. 30, 2007 found sales of alcohol to a person under 21.
Board Vice Chairman Tom Sachs opened the hearings and read the charges, which cited the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 2B (sale of alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21) and the Alcohol Beverage Board of Saint Mary’s County rules and regulations (sections 5.04j and 5.04b). Attorneys for the licensees told the board their clients would admit the sale and asked for consideration during the penalty phase.
Nut graf: The board treated six separate retail cases together during the session. Each case involved a confidential informant who attempted to purchase alcohol on Dec. 30, 2007; deputies later showed clerks a photograph and recorded admissions or…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
