Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-5-.01 - Information Required From Applicants For Alcoholic Beverage Licenses

(1) Every applicant for an ABC Board license, in addition to information and statements required under Title 28, Code of Ala. 1975, shall also give the ABC Board, as part of the application, the following:

(a) The name, date, place of birth, address, telephone number, race, gender, driver's license number, and social security number of every person who has any proprietary or profit interest in the licensed establishment, except in the case of public corporations, whose shares are traded on a recognized stock exchange.

(b) The true, correct, and complete criminal court record of all arrests and subsequent dispositions for the past ten years of the applicant and any other person having a proprietary or profit interest in excess of 10 percent therein; and in the case of corporations, clubs and associations, of each officer and/or member of the board of directors of such corporation, club, or association. Minor vehicular offenses may be omitted; however, driving while under the influence and reckless driving cases shall be disclosed. In giving such information, there shall be included the name of the court(s) and the disposition of each matter. The information, as provided and verified, will be used to consider each application.

(c) In the case of applications by corporations, clubs, and associations, the person(s) making such application shall certify to the correctness, truthfulness and completeness of the application and shall provide the ABC Board with their authority to offer such application.

(d) As a privilege of holding an ABC license or permit, the applicant/licensee, shall at all times, allow authorized personnel of the ABC Board or commissioned law enforcement officers of the state, county, or municipality in which the licensed establishment is located, to enter and search, without a warrant, the licensed premises or any building owned or occupied by the licensee in connection therewith, adjoining, adjacent to, or part of the curtilage thereof, whether used as a private dwelling or not, at any time.

(e) Upon request, the applicant shall provide evidence of primary source of funds, whether owned or borrowed, to be applied in the establishment or acquisition of the business.

(f) Evidence of ownership, lawful possession, or lease of the real property where the applicant's business will be located, as follows:

1. If applicant owns property, a copy of the recorded deed as evidence of ownership.

2. If applicant has a contract to purchase property, a copy of the recorded sales contract.

3. If applicant has obtained lawful possession or a use agreement for use of property, evidence thereof must be approved and approved by the ABC Board.

4. If applicant is leasing the property, a copy of the lease agreement, including information regarding:

(i) Lessor's primary business;

(ii) Lessor's involvement in any way with the alcoholic beverage business; and

(iii) Any further interest in or connection with the applicant's business by the lessor.

(g) The ABC Board or its personnel may require additional information from the applicant.

(2) In the event any false, incorrect, or incomplete information or statements are found on an application for a license, the license is subject to denial, revocation, or other disciplinary action by the ABC Board, at its discretion, and no waiver, estoppel, or laches will run against the State of Alabama, or the ABC Board, in connection with any false, incorrect, or incomplete information or statements made by an applicant on an application.

(3) It shall be the prerogative of the ABC Board as part of the license application procedure to verify the truthfulness and veracity of all information contained within a license application. Verification may include, but not be limited to, personal interviews and community comment, as well as a current criminal background information analysis/check. The ABC Board may consider a current criminal background information analysis/check to be one that has been generated within two years of the licensee's current application period.

(4) Any social security number disclosed under this regulation shall be used for the purpose of investigation or verification by the ABC Board and shall not be a matter of public record.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-5-.01

Repealed and New: Filed August 21, 1998; effective October 16, 1998. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIX, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2021, eff. 10/15/2021.

Author: ABC Board

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 28-3-49; 28-3A-3(b).