Additional considerations for transfer of licensed establishment to new owner.
Effective Mar 22, 2023Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 330, ch. 4, § 16; May 27, 1949, 63 Stat. 135, ch. 146, title V, § 503; Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-157, § 2(d), 27 DCR 5117; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-332, § 5
- (a) In determining the appropriateness of the transfer of a licensed establishment to a new owner, the Board shall consider only the applicant’s qualifications as set forth in § 25-301.
- (b) The Board shall not allow the transfer of the license of an establishment to a person against whom there is pending in the courts or before the Board a charge of keeping a disorderly house or of violating this title or the laws against gambling in the District.
- (c) When the transferred license comes due for renewal, the Board shall evaluate the appropriateness of the application for renewal according to the standards set forth in §§ 25-313 and 25-315.
- (d) If the transfer of ownership, as defined in § 25-405, includes a proposed substantial change in the operation of the establishment, the Board shall evaluate this transfer of ownership in accordance with § 25-404.
History
Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 330, ch. 4, § 16
May 27, 1949, 63 Stat. 135, ch. 146, title V, § 503
Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-157, § 2(d), 27 DCR 5117
May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959
Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-332, § 5
Prior Codifications
1973 Ed., § 25-117.
1981 Ed., § 25-316.