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92_SB1909

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to alcoholic liquor.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended  by
 5    changing Section 6-2 as follows:

 6        (235 ILCS 5/6-2) (from Ch. 43, par. 120)
 7        Sec.  6-2.   Issuance  of  licenses  to  certain  persons
 8    prohibited.
 9        (a)  Except  as  otherwise provided in subsection (b), no
10    license of any kind issued by the  State  Commission  or  any
11    local commission shall be issued to:
12             (1)  A  person  who  is  not a resident of any city,
13        village or county in which the premises  covered  by  the
14        license  are  located; except in case of railroad or boat
15        licenses.
16             (2)  A person who  is  not  of  good  character  and
17        reputation in the community in which he resides.
18             (3)  A  person  who  is  not a citizen of the United
19        States.
20             (4)  A person who has been  convicted  of  a  felony
21        under  any  Federal  or  State law, unless the Commission
22        determines  that  such  person  has   been   sufficiently
23        rehabilitated   to   warrant   the   public  trust  after
24        considering  matters   set   forth   in   such   person's
25        application  and  the  Commission's  investigation.   The
26        burden  of proof of sufficient rehabilitation shall be on
27        the applicant.
28             (5)  A person who has been convicted  of  being  the
29        keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame.
30             (6)  A person who has been convicted of pandering or
31        other   crime  or  misdemeanor  opposed  to  decency  and
 
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 1        morality.
 2             (7)  A person whose license issued  under  this  Act
 3        has been revoked for cause.
 4             (8)  A  person  who  at  the time of application for
 5        renewal of any license  issued  hereunder  would  not  be
 6        eligible for such license upon a first application.
 7             (9)  A  copartnership,  if  any  general partnership
 8        thereof, or any limited partnership thereof, owning  more
 9        than 5% of the aggregate limited partner interest in such
10        copartnership  would not be eligible to receive a license
11        hereunder for any reason other than residence within  the
12        political  subdivision,  unless  residency is required by
13        local ordinance.
14             (10)  A corporation,  if  any  officer,  manager  or
15        director  thereof,  or  any  stockholder  or stockholders
16        owning in the aggregate more than 5% of the stock of such
17        corporation, would not be eligible to receive  a  license
18        hereunder  for  any  reason  other  than  citizenship and
19        residence within the political subdivision.
20             (10a)  A corporation unless it  is  incorporated  in
21        Illinois,  or unless it is a foreign corporation which is
22        qualified under the Business Corporation Act of  1983  to
23        transact business in Illinois.
24             (11)  A  person whose place of business is conducted
25        by a  manager  or  agent  unless  the  manager  or  agent
26        possesses   the   same  qualifications  required  by  the
27        licensee.
28             (12)  A person who has been convicted of a violation
29        of any Federal or State law concerning  the  manufacture,
30        possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the
31        passage  of  this Act or has forfeited his bond to appear
32        in court to answer charges for any such violation.
33             (13)  A person who does  not  beneficially  own  the
34        premises  for which a license is sought, or does not have
 
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 1        a lease thereon for the full period for which the license
 2        is to be issued.
 3             (14)  Any law enforcing public  official,  including
 4        members  of  local liquor control commissions, any mayor,
 5        alderman, or member of the city  council  or  commission,
 6        any  president  of  the  village  board  of trustees, any
 7        member of a village board of trustees, or  any  president
 8        or  member  of a county board; and no such official shall
 9        have a direct interest  be  interested  directly  in  the
10        retail  manufacture,  sale,  or distribution of alcoholic
11        liquor, except that a license  may  be  granted  to  such
12        official  in  relation  to  premises that are not located
13        within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of  that
14        official  if  the issuance of such license is approved by
15        the State Liquor Control Commission  and  except  that  a
16        license  may  be  granted,  in  a  city or village with a
17        population of 50,000 or less, to any alderman, member  of
18        a  city council, or member of a village board of trustees
19        in relation to  premises  that  are  located  within  the
20        territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official if
21        (i)  the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to the license
22        is incidental to the selling of food, (ii)  the  issuance
23        of the license is approved by the State Commission, (iii)
24        the  issuance  of  the  license is in accordance with all
25        applicable local ordinances in effect where the  premises
26        are located, and (iv) the official granted a license does
27        not  vote  on  alcoholic liquor issues pending before the
28        board or council to which the license holder is elected.
29             (15)  A person who is not a beneficial owner of  the
30        business to be operated by the licensee.
31             (16)  A  person who has been convicted of a gambling
32        offense as proscribed  by  any  of  subsections  (a)  (3)
33        through  (a) (11) of Section 28-1 of, or as proscribed by
34        Section 28-1.1 or 28-3 of, the Criminal Code of 1961,  or
 
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 1        as  proscribed  by  a  statute  replaced  by  any  of the
 2        aforesaid statutory provisions.
 3             (17)  A person or entity to whom a federal  wagering
 4        stamp  has  been issued by the federal government, unless
 5        the person or entity is eligible to be issued  a  license
 6        under  the  Raffles Act or the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar
 7        Games Act.
 8        (b)  A  criminal  conviction  of  a  corporation  is  not
 9    grounds for  the  denial,  suspension,  or  revocation  of  a
10    license  applied  for  or  held  by  the  corporation  if the
11    criminal conviction was not the result of a violation of  any
12    federal  or  State law concerning the manufacture, possession
13    or sale of alcoholic liquor, the  offense  that  led  to  the
14    conviction  did  not  result  in  any  financial  gain to the
15    corporation  and   the   corporation   has   terminated   its
16    relationship   with  each  director,  officer,  employee,  or
17    controlling shareholder whose actions directly contributed to
18    the conviction  of  the  corporation.  The  Commission  shall
19    determine  if all provisions of this subsection (b) have been
20    met  before  any  action  on  the  corporation's  license  is
21    initiated.
22    (Source: P.A. 92-378, eff. 8-16-01.)

23        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
24    becoming law.

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