Revocation or suspension — General provisions.
Except as provided in § 25-826, the Board shall not revoke or suspend a license until the licensee has been given an opportunity to be heard in his or her defense. If a license is revoked or suspended, no part of the license fee shall be returned. If the Board revokes a license, no license shall be issued to the same person or persons whose license is so revoked for any other location for 5 years following the revocation, except as provided below. If the Board revokes a manager’s license, a manager’s license shall not be issued to the same person for 2 years. Subsection (c) of this section shall not apply to licenses revoked by the Board for procedural reasons. The remaining alcoholic beverage stock of a licensee whose license has been revoked shall be disposed of only with the approval of the Board.
Annotations
Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 330, ch. 4, § 17 Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 900, ch. 756, § 9 Aug. 25, 1937, 50 Stat. 803, ch. 766, § 3 Apr. 26, 1950, 64 Stat. 88, ch. 106 Dec. 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 1393, Pub. L. 91-535, § 3(a) Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-157, §§ 9, 15, 29 DCR 3617 Mar. 8, 1984, D.C. Law 5-51, § 2(b)(5), 30 DCR 5927 Mar. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 6-217, § 11, 34 DCR 907 Sept. 11, 1993, D.C. Law 10-12, § 2(b), 40 DCR 4020 May 24, 1994, D.C. Law 10-122, § 2(h), 41 DCR 1658 Apr. 30, 1998, D.C. Law 12-97, § 2, 45 DCR 1517 May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959 Delegation of Authority—Office of the Secretary, see Mayor’s Order 97-87, May 6, 1997 ( 44 DCR 2958). For temporary amendment of section, see § 2(b) of the Underage Drinking Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-236, April 28, 1994, 41 DCR 2601). 1973 Ed., § 25-118. 1981 Ed., § 25-821.
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