Section 13-2438 - Criminal penalty.
§ 13-2438. Criminal penalty.
(a) In general.-
(1) A person who violates § 13-2436 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:
(i) for a first violation, $5,000; or
(ii) for each subsequent violation, $10,000.
(2) Each sale or offer of a chance from a tip jar is a separate violation.
(b) Action against liquor license.- If a person convicted under this section has a liquor license, the agency shall recommend to the Board of License Commissioners for Washington County that the Board suspend the person's liquor license for not less than 15 days.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 255C(v)(4)-(6); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]