1. (a) A license application shall state:

   1. (1) the class of license for which the applicant is applying;
   2. (2) the name and address of the applicant and how long the applicant has resided at that address;
   3. (3) that at least one applicant is a citizen of the United States;
   4. (4) that the applicant is a resident of the jurisdiction in which the applicant proposes to operate under the license for which the applicant is applying;
   5. (5) the age and sex of the applicant;
   6. (6) the birth place of the applicant, and if the applicant is a naturalized citizen, the date and place the applicant was naturalized;

   7. (7) a description of the place for which the license is sought, including:

      1. (i) the street and number, if practicable, or other description that definitively locates the place; and
      2. (ii) a description of the portion of the building in which the business will be conducted;
   8. (8) the name of the owner of the location where the business to be licensed is to be conducted;
   9. (9) that the applicant has never been convicted of a felony;
   10. (10) whether the applicant has ever been found guilty of violating a law in the State governing the sale of alcoholic beverages or the prevention of gambling;
   11. (11) that the applicant has a financial interest in the business to be conducted under the license;
   12. (12) that the applicant has not had a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages revoked;
   13. (13) that the applicant or a person on behalf of whom the application is filed does not have a financial interest in any other place of business in the jurisdiction for which an alcoholic beverages license has been applied for or issued;
   14. (14) whether the applicant has been found guilty of violating a State or federal law;
   15. (15) whether the applicant has held a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages and, if so, the name of the state and the location where the license was held;
   16. (16) that during the term of the license, a person other than the applicant will not have a financial interest in the license or in the business to be conducted under the license;
   17. (17) that a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler, directly or indirectly, does not have a financial interest in the premises or business of the applicant;
   18. (18) that after receipt of a license, the applicant will not convey or grant an interest in the location or business to a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler, except as authorized under this article;
   19. (19) that, except for the purchase of alcoholic beverages, when applying for the license, the applicant does not have indebtedness or other financial obligation to a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler;
   20. (20) that after the license is issued, the applicant will not incur, directly or indirectly, indebtedness or other financial obligation other than for the purchase of alcoholic beverages to a manufacturer, brewer, distiller, or wholesaler; and
   21. (21) that, if issued a license, the applicant will conform to all laws and regulations relating to the business in which the applicant proposes to engage.

2. (b) The application shall also include a statement executed and acknowledged by the owner of the location where the business is to be conducted that:

   1. (1) agrees to the issuance of the license; and

   2. (2) authorizes a warrantless inspection and search of the premises at any time in any part of the building in which the business is to be conducted by:

      1. (i) the Comptroller;
      2. (ii) the Executive Director;
      3. (iii) the local licensing board and its authorized agents and employees; or
      4. (iv) a peace officer of the county or municipality where the business is to be located.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 228, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2020, c. 215, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 359, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 360, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 462, § 1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 628, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 568, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2023, c. 405, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 450, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2025, c. 142, § 1, eff. April 22, 2025.