93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4768

 

Introduced 02/04/04, by Steve Davis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
235 ILCS 5/6-2   from Ch. 43, par. 120

    Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Provides that an alderman or member of a city council or commission, a member of a village board of trustees, other than the president, or a member of a county board, other than the president, may have a direct interest in a manufacturer or distributor of alcoholic liquor if he or she (i) is not a law enforcing public official and (ii) does not participate in any meeting, hearing, or decision on matters in which he or she has a direct interest. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 local
11 commission shall be issued to:
12         (1) A person who is not a resident of any city, village
13     or county in which the premises covered by the license are
14     located; except in case of railroad or boat licenses.
15         (2) A person who is not of good character and
16     reputation in the community in which he resides.
17         (3) A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
18         (4) A person who has been convicted of a felony under
19     any Federal or State law, unless the Commission determines
20     that such person has been sufficiently rehabilitated to
21     warrant the public trust after considering matters set
22     forth in such person's application and the Commission's
23     investigation. The burden of proof of sufficient
24     rehabilitation shall be on the applicant.
25         (5) A person who has been convicted of being the keeper
26     or is keeping a house of ill fame.
27         (6) A person who has been convicted of pandering or
28     other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
29         (7) A person whose license issued under this Act has
30     been revoked for cause.
31         (8) A person who at the time of application for renewal
32     of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for

 

 

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1     such license upon a first application.
2         (9) A copartnership, if any general partnership
3     thereof, or any limited partnership thereof, owning more
4     than 5% of the aggregate limited partner interest in such
5     copartnership would not be eligible to receive a license
6     hereunder for any reason other than residence within the
7     political subdivision, unless residency is required by
8     local ordinance.
9         (10) A corporation, if any officer, manager or director
10     thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the
11     aggregate more than 5% of the stock of such corporation,
12     would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for
13     any reason other than citizenship and residence within the
14     political subdivision.
15         (10a) A corporation unless it is incorporated in
16     Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is
17     qualified under the Business Corporation Act of 1983 to
18     transact business in Illinois.
19         (11) A person whose place of business is conducted by a
20     manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the
21     same qualifications required by the licensee.
22         (12) A person who has been convicted of a violation of
23     any Federal or State law concerning the manufacture,
24     possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the
25     passage of this Act or has forfeited his bond to appear in
26     court to answer charges for any such violation.
27         (13) A person who does not beneficially own the
28     premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a
29     lease thereon for the full period for which the license is
30     to be issued.
31         (14) Any law enforcing public official, including
32     members of local liquor control commissions, any mayor,
33     alderman, or member of the city council or commission, any
34     president of the village board of trustees, any member of a
35     village board of trustees, or any president or member of a
36     county board; and no such official shall have a direct

 

 

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1     interest be interested directly in the retail manufacture,
2     sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor, except that a
3     license may be granted to such official in relation to
4     premises that are not located within the territory subject
5     to the jurisdiction of that official if the issuance of
6     such license is approved by the State Liquor Control
7     Commission and except that a license may be granted, in a
8     city or village with a population of 50,000 or less, to any
9     alderman, member of a city council, or member of a village
10     board of trustees in relation to premises that are located
11     within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that
12     official if (i) the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to
13     the license is incidental to the selling of food, (ii) the
14     issuance of the license is approved by the State
15     Commission, (iii) the issuance of the license is in
16     accordance with all applicable local ordinances in effect
17     where the premises are located, and (iv) the official
18     granted a license does not vote on alcoholic liquor issues
19     pending before the board or council to which the license
20     holder is elected. Notwithstanding any provision of this
21     paragraph (14) to the contrary, an alderman or member of a
22     city council or commission, a member of a village board of
23     trustees, other than the president of the village board of
24     trustees, or a member of a county board, other than the
25     president of a county board, may have a direct interest in
26     the manufacture or distribution of alcoholic liquor,
27     provided (1) that he or she is not a law enforcing public
28     official or a mayor and (2) that the alderman, city council
29     or commission member, village board of trustees member, or
30     county board member does not participate in any meeting,
31     hearing, or decision on matters in which he or she has a
32     direct interest.
33         (15) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the
34     business to be operated by the licensee.
35         (16) A person who has been convicted of a gambling
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1     (a) (11) of Section 28-1 of, or as proscribed by Section
2     28-1.1 or 28-3 of, the Criminal Code of 1961, or as
3     proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid
4     statutory provisions.
5         (17) A person or entity to whom a federal wagering
6     stamp has been issued by the federal government, unless the
7     person or entity is eligible to be issued a license under
8     the Raffles Act or the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games
9     Act.
10         (18) A person who intends to sell alcoholic liquors for
11     use or consumption on his or her licensed retail premises
12     who does not have liquor liability insurance coverage for
13     that premises in an amount that is at least equal to the
14     maximum liability amounts set out in subsection (a) of
15     Section 6-21.
16     (b) A criminal conviction of a corporation is not grounds
17 for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license applied
18 for or held by the corporation if the criminal conviction was
19 not the result of a violation of any federal or State law
20 concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic
21 liquor, the offense that led to the conviction did not result
22 in any financial gain to the corporation and the corporation
23 has terminated its relationship with each director, officer,
24 employee, or controlling shareholder whose actions directly
25 contributed to the conviction of the corporation. The
26 Commission shall determine if all provisions of this subsection
27 (b) have been met before any action on the corporation's
28 license is initiated.
29 (Source: P.A. 92-378, eff. 8-16-01; 93-266, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
30     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
31 becoming law.