[Adopted 12-20-2011]
All individual owners of a liquor license shall be required
to submit to a criminal history record background check in connection
with all liquor license renewal applications. The owners shall also
require that all of their employees in existence at the time of each
liquor license renewal application submit to a criminal history record
background check. The owners shall be responsible for all costs associated
with these background checks. All resolutions of approval of liquor
license renewal applications that are adopted as of the effective
date of this article shall include a condition requiring the completion
of these criminal history record background checks.
The owners of a liquor license shall, prior to hiring any new
employees, be required to obtain a criminal history record background
check on such employee. The owners shall be responsible for all costs
associated with these background checks.
The prospective purchasers of a liquor license shall be required to submit to a criminal history record background check in connection with a person-to-person liquor license transfer application. The prospective purchasers shall also require that all of the employees submit to a criminal history record background check as outlined in §§ 58-23 and 58-24 above. The prospective purchaser shall be responsible for all costs associated with these background checks. All resolutions of approval of person-to-person liquor license transfer applications that are adopted as of the effective date of this article shall include a condition requiring the completion of these criminal history record background checks.
In order to complete these background checks, the individual
shall submit to being fingerprinted in accordance with applicable
state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The official or officer
conducting the fingerprinting is authorized to exchange this fingerprint
data with and receive criminal history record information from the
State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
All fees received by the City for these services shall be transmitted
to the State Bureau of Identification.
Failure to comply with the requirements of this article shall
constitute a violation thereof and shall subject the owner of the
liquor license to disciplinary proceedings.
This article shall take effect upon passage and publication
as provided by law and upon receipt of approval of the Director of
the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, as necessary.
