CHAPTER 188

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PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

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SENATE BILL 06-068 [Digest]

BY SENATOR(S) Sandoval, Groff, and Tupa;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Frangas, Green, and Madden.

AN ACT

Concerning additional authority of a local licensing authority over alcohol beverage licenses.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

  SECTION 1.  12-47-303 (1) (c), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

  12-47-303.  Transfer of ownership and temporary permits. (1) (c)  For any other transfer of ownership, application shall be made to the state and local licensing authorities on forms prepared and furnished by the state licensing authority. In determining whether to permit a transfer of ownership, the licensing authorities shall consider only the requirements of section 12-47-307 and 1 CCR 203-2, rule 47-302, entitled "changing, altering, or modifying licensed premises", or any analogous successor rule. The local licensing authority may cause a hearing on the application for transfer of ownership to be held. No hearing provided for by this paragraph (c) shall be held by the local licensing authority until a notice of hearing has been conspicuously posted on the licensed premises for a period of ten days and notice of the hearing has been provided the applicant at least ten days prior to the hearing. Any transfer of ownership hearing by the state licensing authority shall be pursuant to section 12-47-305 (2).

  SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

Approved: May 4, 2006

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