1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Board may approve or deny a license renewal if the license holder or a stockholder of the corporation that uses the license has been convicted of a felony.

2. (b) The Board:

   1. (1) shall hold a public hearing before approving or denying the license renewal; and
   2. (2) may inquire into all relevant facts and circumstances concerning the felony offense at the hearing.
3. (c) In the case of a conviction for a felony that is related to operations under the license, the Board may not approve a license renewal for a license holder or stockholder of a corporation that uses the license until at least 10 years have elapsed after the date of the felony conviction.

Added by Acts 2016, c. 41, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 568, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.