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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 23. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES |
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Chapter 23-16. CONTESTED HEARINGS, NON-CONTESTED HEARINGS, PROTEST HEARINGS AND PROCEDURES |
Section 23-1606. PARTY DISMISSAL
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1606.1 In the event that an applicant or a protestant is dismissed and not reinstated by the Board for good cause after failing to appear at a roll call hearing, status hearing, or protest hearing, the Board may deny the license application and/or dismiss the protest.
1606. 2 In the event that an applicant’s request to renew its license is dismissed and not reinstated by the Board for good cause, the applicant shall be permitted to submit a second renewal application upon the filing of a late fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
1606.3 The re-filed second renewal application shall be submitted to ABRA within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the Board’s order dismissing the license application or not reinstating the license application in the event that a request for reinstatement was filed by the applicant. In the event that the applicant fails to resubmit its second renewal application within ten (10) calendar days, the Board shall issue a cease and desist order to the applicant notifying the business to immediately cease the sale and/or service of alcoholic beverages.
1606.4In the event that a second renewal application is re-filed by an applicant within ten (10) calendar days, any protestant that appeared at the roll call hearing or status hearing where the applicant was dismissed for failure to appear shall not be required to refile a previously submitted valid protest letter.
1606.5In the event that an applicant’s re-filed second renewal application is dismissed for failure to appear at a hearing and not reinstated by the Board for good cause, the license renewal application shall be denied. The applicant shall be required to file a new license application, unless prohibited by a liquor license moratorium, and shall not be permitted to file a third license renewal application. The Board shall issue a cease and desist order to the applicant notifying the business to immediately cease the sale and/or service of alcoholic beverages. The cease and desist order shall be sent to the applicant after ten (10) calendar days of the applicant’s receipt of the Board’s order dismissing the license application or not reinstating the license application in the event that a request for reinstatement was filed by the applicant.
1606.6In the event that an applicant’s request to terminate or amend its settlement agreement is dismissed and not reinstated by the Board for good cause, the applicant shall not be permitted to file a subsequent request to terminate or amend its settlement agreement until the next three-year renewal period.