§ 44-3-305 — Denial of application

(1) The state licensing authority shall
refuse a state license if the premises on which the applicant proposes to conduct
its business do not meet the requirements of this article 3, or if the character of the
applicant or its officers or directors is such that violations of this article 3 or article
4 or 5 of this title 44 would be likely to result if a license were granted, or if in its
opinion licenses already granted for the particular locality are adequate for the
reasonable needs of the community.

(2) The state licensing authority shall not refuse a state license after a local
license has been granted, except upon hearing after fifteen days' notice to the
applicant and to the local licensing authority. The notice shall be in writing and
shall state grounds upon which the application may be refused. If the applicant
does not respond to the notice within fifteen days after the date of the notice, the
application for a license shall be denied. The hearing shall be conducted in
accordance with the provisions of section 24-4-105, and judicial review of the state
licensing authority's decision shall be pursuant to section 24-4-106.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1025), ch. 152, p. 978, � 2, effective October 1.