Section 23-704. SURRENDER OF LICENSE

 

704.1A license required to be in safekeeping pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 25-791 may be placed in safekeeping by either the Board or the licensee. A request by the licensee to place the license in safekeeping shall be in writing and must state: (1) the reason that the license is being placed in safekeeping and (2) the length of time that the licensee is seeking to keep the license in safekeeping.

 

704.2An initial safekeeping period granted by the Board may be extended for reasonable cause as set forth in D.C. Official Code § 25-791(b). The Board shall hold a safekeeping hearing for any license in safekeeping longer than 6 months to determine whether the licensee has made sufficient progress toward reopening or whether the license should be cancelled by the Board.

 

704.3 Whenever a license has been in safekeeping with the Board for longer than two (2) years, the licensee shall, upon requesting the removal of the license from safekeeping, submit for Board approval detailed plans of its operations upon reopening, and shall notify the Board of the anticipated reopening date.

 

 

authority

Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Amendment Act of 2004, effective September 30, 2004 (D.C. Law 15-187; D.C. Official Code § 25-211(b) (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 2001-96, dated June 28, 2001, as revised by Mayor’s Order 2001-102, dated July 23, 2001.

source

Section 3 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Amendments of 1980, effective March 5, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-157; 27 DCR 5117 (November 21, 1980)); as published as 3 DCRR § 3.5(h); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 4947 (June 24, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 4309 (April 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 12991 (December 26, 2008 – Part 2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 1357 (February 10, 2017).