(a) A protest against a license renewal may be made by at least 10 signatories who are:
- (1) residents, commercial tenants who are not holders of or applicants for a license, or real estate owners; and
- (2) located in the immediate vicinity of the licensed premises.
(b)
- (1) If a protest against renewing a license is filed at least 30 days before the license expires, the Executive Director may not approve the renewal without holding a hearing.
- (2) The Executive Director shall hear and determine the protest in the same manner as the Executive Director hears and determines an original application.
Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 450, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.