(a) The Board shall make a physical inspection of the location described in the application before issuing a license.
(b) Before the Board issues a license, the Board shall consider and determine as suitable:
(1) the moral character and financial responsibility of the applicant;
(2) the appropriateness of the location described in the application, taking into consideration the number of existing licenses; and
(3) the general fitness of the applicant to engage in the business authorized by the license.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division II - Provisions Affecting Individual Jurisdictions
Subtitle 15 - Issuance or Denial of Licenses
Section 32-1501 - Application of General Provisions
Section 32-1502 - Prohibition Against Issuance of Multiple Licenses -- Exceptions
Section 32-1503 - Chain Store, Supermarket, or Discount House
Section 32-1504 - Married Couple Considered to Be One Person
Section 32-1505 - License for Incomplete, Remodeled, or Renovated Building
Section 32-1506 - Bowling Establishments
Section 32-1507 - Posting of Notice of Applications to Be Heard
Section 32-1508 - Other Factors in Deciding Whether to Issue License