§ 21-2-203. TERM AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE.

(a)

Expiration. Unless a license is renewed for a 1-year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first anniversary of its effective date.

(b)

Renewal application. At least 1 month before a license expires, the Department shall mail to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee:

(1)

A renewal application form; and

(2)

A notice that states:

(i)

The date on which the current license expires;

(ii)

The date by which the Department must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and

(iii)

The amount of the renewal fee.

(c)

Renewal. Before a license expires, the licensee may renew it for an additional 1-year term, if the licensee:

(1)

Is otherwise entitled to be licensed;

(2)

Pays to the Department a renewal fee; and

(3)

Submits to the Department:

(i)

A renewal application on the form that the Department requires; and

(ii)

Satisfactory evidence of compliance with the requirements of this title.

(d)

Annual fee. The annual fee for an adult entertainment business license is $450.

(1988 Code, § 24-475) (Bill No. 29-98, § 3, 3-20-1998; Bill No. 73-03, § 37, 7-1-2004)

  Annotation— The licensing scheme for adult entertainment businesses was found unconstitutional in an unreported decision by the Federal District Court of Maryland in Allno Enterprises, Inc. v. Baltimore County, CA-99-1249-S (2000).