Maryland Code, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS 1-401
Terms Used In Maryland Code, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CANNABIS 1-401
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) sell alcoholic beverages;
(2) allow alcoholic beverages to be sold;
(3) accept or deliver alcoholic beverages; or
(4) for the purpose of sale, transport, buy, possess, or keep alcoholic beverages or allow alcoholic beverages to be transported, bought, possessed, or kept:
(i) in a vehicle, a water vessel, or an aircraft;
(ii) on any premises; or
(iii) under the person’s charge or control.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not buy, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages or allow alcoholic beverages to be bought, possessed, stored, imported, transported, or kept:
(i) in a vehicle, a water vessel, or an aircraft;
(ii) on any premises; or
(iii) under the person’s charge or control.
(2) A person may perform an activity listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the person is:
(i) a consumer;
(ii) subject to the requirements under this article, a license holder; or
(iii) an individual under the age of 21 years who possesses or is transporting alcoholic beverages for a lawful purpose:
1. with the knowledge and consent of the individual’s parent or guardian; or
2. incident to the lawful employment of the individual under this article.
(c) An individual under the age of 21 years may not:
(1) buy, consume, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages for the individual’s own use; or
(2) buy, possess, store, import, transport, or keep alcoholic beverages for any purpose in a jurisdiction where prohibited under State law.