Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 3/19/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5288

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5288 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
5changing Section 7-1 as follows:
 
6    (235 ILCS 5/7-1)  (from Ch. 43, par. 145)
7    Sec. 7-1. An applicant for a retail license from the State
8Commission shall submit to the State Commission an application
9in writing under oath stating:
10        (1) The applicant's name and mailing address;
11        (2) The name and address of the applicant's business;
12        (3) If applicable, the date of the filing of the
13    "assumed name" of the business with the County Clerk;
14        (4) In case of a copartnership, the date of the
15    formation of the partnership; in the case of an Illinois
16    corporation, the date of its incorporation; or in the case

 

 

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1    of a foreign corporation, the State where it was
2    incorporated and the date of its becoming qualified under
3    the Business Corporation Act of 1983 to transact business
4    in the State of Illinois;
5        (5) The number, the date of issuance and the date of
6    expiration of the applicant's current local retail liquor
7    license;
8        (6) The name of the city, village, or county that
9    issued the local retail liquor license;
10        (7) The name and address of the landlord if the
11    premises are leased;
12        (8) The date of the applicant's first request for a
13    State liquor license and whether it was granted, denied or
14    withdrawn;
15        (9) The address of the applicant when the first
16    application for a State liquor license was made;
17        (10) The applicant's current State liquor license
18    number;
19        (11) The date the applicant began liquor sales at his
20    place of business;
21        (12) The address of the applicant's warehouse if he
22    warehouses liquor;
23        (13) The applicant's Retailer's Occupation Tax (ROT)
24    Registration Number;
25        (14) The applicant's document locater number on his
26    Federal Special Tax Stamp;

 

 

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1        (15) Whether the applicant is delinquent in the payment
2    of the Retailer's Occupational Tax (Sales Tax), and if so,
3    the reasons therefor;
4        (16) Whether the applicant is delinquent under the cash
5    beer law, and if so, the reasons therefor;
6        (17) In the case of a retailer, whether he is
7    delinquent under the 30 day credit law, and if so, the
8    reasons therefor;
9        (18) In the case of a distributor, whether he is
10    delinquent under the 15 day credit law, and if so, the
11    reasons therefor;
12        (19) Whether the applicant has made an application for
13    a liquor license which has been denied, and if so, the
14    reasons therefor;
15        (20) Whether the applicant has ever had any previous
16    liquor license suspended or revoked, and if so, the reasons
17    therefor;
18        (21) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a
19    gambling offense or felony, and if so, the particulars
20    thereof;
21        (22) Whether the applicant possesses a current Federal
22    Wagering Stamp, and if so, the reasons therefor;
23        (23) Whether the applicant, or any other person,
24    directly in his place of business is a public official, and
25    if so, the particulars thereof;
26        (24) The applicant's name, sex, date of birth, social

 

 

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1    security number, position and percentage of ownership in
2    the business; and the name, sex, date of birth, social
3    security number, position and percentage of ownership in
4    the business of every sole owner, partner, corporate
5    officer, director, manager and any person who owns 5% or
6    more of the shares of the applicant business entity or
7    parent corporations of the applicant business entity; and
8        (25) That he has not received or borrowed money or
9    anything else of value, and that he will not receive or
10    borrow money or anything else of value (other than
11    merchandising credit in the ordinary course of business for
12    a period not to exceed 30 90 days as herein expressly
13    permitted under Section 6-5 hereof), directly or
14    indirectly, from any manufacturer, importing distributor
15    or distributor or from any representative of any such
16    manufacturer, importing distributor or distributor, nor be
17    a party in any way, directly or indirectly, to any
18    violation by a manufacturer, distributor or importing
19    distributor of Section 6-6 of this Act.
20    In addition to any other requirement of this Section, an
21applicant for any manufacturer's license under subsection (a)
22of Section 5-1 shall also submit information that discloses
23whether the applicant, its subsidiary, affiliate, or any
24officer, associate, member, or partner currently holds any
25license, or holds more than a 5% interest in an entity that
26holds any license, issued by the State Commission under Section

 

 

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15-1 of this Act.
2    In addition to any other requirement of this Section, an
3applicant for a special use permit license and a special event
4retailer's license shall also submit (A) proof satisfactory to
5the Commission that the applicant has a resale number issued
6under Section 2c of the Retailer's Occupation Tax Act or that
7the applicant is registered under Section 2a of the Retailer's
8Occupation Tax Act, (B) proof satisfactory to the Commission
9that the applicant has a current, valid exemption
10identification number issued under Section 1g of the Retailers'
11Occupation Tax Act and a certification to the Commission that
12the purchase of alcoholic liquors will be a tax-exempt
13purchase, or (C) a statement that the applicant is not
14registered under Section 2a of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
15Act, does not hold a resale number under Section 2c of the
16Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and does not hold an exemption
17number under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
18The applicant shall also submit proof of adequate dram shop
19insurance for the special event prior to being issued a
20license.
21    In addition to the foregoing information, such application
22shall contain such other and further information as the State
23Commission and the local commission may, by rule or regulation
24not inconsistent with law, prescribe.
25    If the applicant reports a felony conviction as required
26under paragraph (21) of this Section, such conviction may be

 

 

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1considered by the Commission in determining qualifications for
2licensing, but shall not operate as a bar to licensing.
3    If said application is made in behalf of a partnership,
4firm, association, club or corporation, then the same shall be
5signed by one member of such partnership or the president or
6secretary of such corporation or an authorized agent of said
7partnership or corporation.
8    All other applications shall be on forms prescribed by the
9State Commission, and which may exclude any of the above
10requirements which the State Commission rules to be
11inapplicable.
12(Source: P.A. 90-596, eff. 6-24-98; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.".