Section 4-604 - Grounds for revocation or suspension(a) A local licensing board may revoke or suspend a license: (1) for any reason to promote the peace or safety of the community in which the premises are located; or(2) for offenses as provided in this article.(b) A local licensing board shall revoke or suspend a license for: (1) conviction of the license holder for violation of this article or a provision of the Tax - General Article that relates to the alcoholic beverage tax;(2) willful failure or refusal of the license holder to comply with:(i) this article or provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or(ii) a regulation that may be adopted under this article or under provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;(3) making a material false statement in an application for a license;(4) two or more convictions within 2 years of an agent or employee of a license holder for on-premises violations of this article or provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax;(5) on-premises possession by a retail dealer of an alcoholic beverage on which the tax imposed by § 5-102 of the Tax - General Article has not been paid;(6) violation of § 2-216 or § 2-315 of this article;(7) willful failure of a license holder to:(i) keep the records required under this article or under provisions of the Tax - General Article that relate to the alcoholic beverage tax; or(ii) allow inspection of the records by an authorized person;(8) on-premises possession of an alcoholic beverage that a license holder is not licensed to sell;(9) revocation or suspension of a permit issued to a license holder by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau or for conviction of violating a federal law relating to alcoholic beverages;(10) failure to furnish bond as required by this article within 15 days after notice from the Comptroller; or(11) violation of § 4-605 of this subtitle.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.