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Baltimore liquor board notes multiple penalty payments under in-lieu program
Summary
The board read a list of licensees who voluntarily admitted violations and paid fines under the monetary-penalty-in-lieu-of-hearings program, citing the Maryland Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article and liquor board rules; amounts cited for some fines include $500 and $450.
At the start of its Jan. 15 meeting the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City announced several licensees had participated in the board’s monetary-penalty-in-lieu-of-hearings program and paid fines after admitting violations.
Speaker 2 cited the board’s authority under Section 12-2-105(a) of the Maryland Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article and referenced liquor board rule 2.16. The transcript records named licensees and the rule citations tied to the admitted violations.
Examples read into the record included Claudio Castro and Diana Rodriguez (doing business as Bizentio Cafe) for providing live entertainment without authorization; the transcript records a $500 fine for that violation. The record also lists Westport Liquors (failure to provide employee records and alcohol stored on the floor) and notes a $450 fine was paid. Other licensees and rule citations were read but specific fine amounts were not included for every entry in the board's oral reading.
The board's announcement served as a public record that these matters were resolved administratively through voluntary admission and fines rather than contested hearings.
