Disorderly place, warning, probation, suspension or revocation of license, when, notice
If someone with a liquor license breaks the rules or runs a disorderly place, the state liquor control supervisor can warn them, put them on probation, suspend their license, or take it away. The license holder gets 10 days notice before any of that happens. Fines can also be given depending on what type of license the person holds. Before any punishment is handed out, the license holder gets a chance to meet with the supervisor to talk about what went wrong.
311.680. Disly place, warning, , or of , when, notice — — meet and confer opportunity, when. — 1. Whenever it shall be shown, or whenever the has knowledge, that a person licensed hereunder has not at all times kept an orderly place or house, or has violated any of the of this chapter, the supervisor of liquor control may warn, place on probation on such terms and conditions as the supervisor of liquor control deems for a period not to exceed twelve months, or the license of that person, but the person shall have ten days' notice of the to warn, place on probation, suspend or revoke the person's license prior to the order of warning, probation, revocation or suspension issuing.
2. Any licensed this chapter , or in addition to, the warning, probation, suspension or revocation in 1 of this section, may be assessed a by the supervisor of liquor control of not less than one hundred dollars or more than twenty-five hundred dollars for each violation.
3. Any licensed pursuant to this chapter in lieu of the suspension or revocation authorized in subsection 1 of this section may be assessed a civil penalty or fine by the supervisor of liquor control of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for each violation.
4. Any with less than five thousand occupant capacity licensed pursuant to this chapter in lieu of the suspension or revocation authorized by subsection 1 of this section may be assessed a civil penalty or fine by the supervisor of liquor control of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each violation.
5. Any retailer with five thousand or more occupant capacity licensed pursuant to this chapter in lieu of the suspension or revocation authorized by subsection 1 of this section, may be assessed a civil penalty or fine by the supervisor of liquor control of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for each violation.
6. Any may to the in accordance with section 311.691.
7. In order to encourage the early of disputes between the supervisor of liquor control and , the supervisor of liquor control, prior to issuing an order of warning, probation, revocation, suspension, or fine, shall provide the with the opportunity to meet or to confer with the supervisor of liquor control, or his or her , concerning the alleged violations. At least ten days prior to such meeting or conference, the shall provide the licensee with notice of the time and place of such meeting or conference, and the supervisor of liquor control shall also provide the licensee with a written description of the specific conduct for which discipline is sought, a of the law or rules allegedly violated, and, upon request, copies of any violation report or any other documents which are the basis for such . Any order of warning, probation, revocation, suspension, or fine shall be effective no sooner than thirty days from the date of such order.
(RSMo 1939 § 4905, A.L. 1978 S.B. 661, A.L. 1996 S.B. 933, A.L. 2002 S.B. 834, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132)
(1964) Evidence was sufficient for to find that licensee had sold to and it was not necessary that licensee's guilt be determined by court or jury or that supervisor overcome any of innocence of licensee in order for superintendent to suspend licensee's license. Crooms v. Ketchum (Mo.), 379 S.W.2d 580.
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