Maryland Alcoholic Beverages Section 10-201

      Before the Comptroller shall approve any license or permit he shall cause an investigation to be made regarding the applicant, the business to be operated and the facts as set forth in the application. After the investigation, if the Comptroller is of the opinion that the applicant is not a fit person to receive the license or permit applied for, or has made a material false statement in his application or has practiced fraud in connection with said application or that there are other reasons, in the discretion of the Comptroller, why the license or permit should not be issued, then the application shall be denied, and no such license or permit shall be issued. If no such findings are made by the Comptroller, then the application shall be approved and the license or permit issued.