Section 16.9-202 – Requirements of Remote Tobacco Seller License Applicants
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** An applicant for a remote tobacco seller license shall: (1) identify the premium cigars and pipe tobacco that the remote tobacco seller intends to sell and ship into the State; (2) utilize third–party age verification for purchases and deliveries; and (3) consent to being […]
Section 16.9-203 – Application Form and Fee — Reapplication by Revoked License
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** (a) An applicant for a remote tobacco seller license shall: (1) submit an application to the Executive Director on the form and containing the information that the Executive Director requires; and (2) pay to the Executive Director a fee of: (i) $25; or (ii) an amount […]
Section 16.9-204 – License Issued by Executive Director to Qualified Applicants
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** The Executive Director shall issue a remote tobacco seller license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle for a license to act as a remote tobacco seller.
Section 16.9-205 – Expiration of License — Renewal Notice — Renewal Period
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** (a) Unless a license is renewed for a 1–year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first June 30 after its effective date. (b) At least 1 month before a license issued under this subtitle expires, the issuing official […]
Section 16.9-206 – License Not Assignable
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** A remote tobacco seller licensee may not assign the license.
Section 16.9-207 – Basis for Denial of License, Reprimand of Licensee, or Revocation of License — Restrictions on Issuance to Previously Revoked Licensee — Investigation
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** (a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 16.9–208 of this subtitle, the Executive Director may deny a license to an applicant, reprimand a licensee, or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee: (1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain […]
Section 16.9-208 – Hearing Provided Before Final Action — Notice — Oaths — Representation by Counsel — Failure to Appear
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the State Government Article, before the Executive Director takes any final action under § 16.9–207 of this subtitle, the Executive Director shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity […]
Section 16.9-209 – Revocation of License — Notice and Timing — Disciplinary Action — Offer of Compromise in Lieu of Revocation
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** (a) Subject to the notice requirement under subsection (b) of this section, the Executive Director may revoke a license if a licensee: (1) engages in an act or omission that is a ground for discipline under § 16.9–207(a) of this subtitle; or (2) violates […]
Section 16.9-210 – Judicial Review Authorized
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** A party to a proceeding before the Executive Director who is aggrieved by a final decision of the Executive Director in a contested case, as defined in § 10–202 of the State Government Article, is entitled to judicial review as provided […]
Section 16.9-211 – Actions Limited to Licensee — Violations
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 767 AND 768 OF 2021 ** (a) A person may not act, attempt to act, or offer to act as a licensed remote tobacco seller unless the person has an appropriate license. (b) (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject […]