Montgomery County Board of License Commissioners
The Board of License Commissioners is charged with regulating the sale and distribution of alcohol in accordance with the Alcoholic Beverages Article of the of the Annotated Code of Maryland and has full power and authority to adopt such reasonable rules and regulations as the Board deems necessary to enable it to effectively discharge the duties imposed upon it by the Alcoholic Beverages Article. The Board of License Commissioners issues licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages and may revoke or suspend licenses, or issue fines up to $20,000 for violations. If a license is revoked, the licensee may never hold a license in Maryland.
Board Members
Laurie Halverson, Commissioner (R)*
Man Cho, Chair (D)*
Chung Pak, Commissioner (D)*
Susan Heltemes, Commissioner (D)*
Victoria Virador, Commissioner (R)*
*Denotes political party affiliation: no more than three members of the board may be from the same political party.
Hearing Schedule
Next Hearing Agenda Next Hearing Applications
If County Government is closed due to inclement weather, call the Licensure, Regulation and Education Office at 240-777-1999
to get the new hearing date, or check this site again for an updated agenda.
Hearing locations may change; be sure to check your location.
| January 3, 2019 -- Executive Office Building Conference Room | July 4, 2019 -- no hearings |
| January 17, 2019 -- Executive Office Building Conference Room | July 18, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| February 7, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room | August 1, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| February 21, 2019 -- Executive Office Building Conference Room | August 15, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| March 7, 2019 -- Executive Office Building Conference Room | September 5, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| March 21, 2019 -- Executive Office Building Conference Room | September 19, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| April 11, 2019 (renewals) -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room | October 3, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| May 2, 2019 -- Executive Office Building Conference Room | October 17, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| May 16, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room | November 7, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| June 6, 2019 -- Executive Office Building Conference Room | November 21, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| June 20, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room | December 5, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
| December 19, 2019 -- Alcohol Beverage Services Training Room |
