(a) For a hearing or inquiry that the Commission or a local licensing board may hold or make, the Commission or a local licensing board may issue summonses for witnesses and administer oaths or affirmations to the witnesses.
(b) A summons shall be served by the sheriff.
(c) (1) The official issuing a summons may petition the circuit court if a witness summoned neglects or refuses to attend a hearing or inquiry for which the witness was summoned or refuses to testify.
(2) The court may proceed by attachment against the witness as if the witness had been summoned to appear in a case pending before the court and had neglected or refused to do so.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions
Title 6 - Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 6-201 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 6-203 - Use of Equipment to Measure Quantity and Quality of Alcoholic Beverages
Section 6-204 - Power to Summon Witnesses
Section 6-205 - Peace Officers
Section 6-206 - Charging Document for Unlawful Sale of Alcoholic Beverage
Section 6-207 - Display of Alcoholic Beverages as Prima Facie Evidence of Sale
Section 6-208 - Regulating Possession or Consumption of Alcohol in Public Places
Section 6-209 - Adoption of Standards for Authorization of Consumption
Section 6-210 - State Preemption of Local Disorderly Intoxication Laws