A. Examination: The local liquor control commissioner shall have the right to examine, or cause to be examined, under oath, any applicant for a local retail liquor dealer's license or for a renewal thereof, or any licensee upon whom notice of revocation or suspension has been served, or records of any such applicant or licensee, to hear testimony and take proof for his information in the performance of his duties, and for such purpose to issue subpoenas which shall be effective in any part of this state. For the purpose of obtaining any of the information desired by the local liquor control commissioner under this section, he may authorize his agent to act on his behalf, as provided by statute. The failure of any applicant or licensee to appear at the time and place fixed by the local liquor control commissioner for his examination or to produce books and records requested, unless for good cause shown, shall be deemed to be an admission that the objections or charges are true and that the applicant is not qualified to receive a license. (Ord. 1447-13, 4-15-2013)
B. Investigation; Fee: No license shall be issued until the applicant(s) shall have been investigated by the local liquor control commissioner and a report filed in the records of said commissioner approving the new applicant(s). New applicant(s) or renewal applicants who have incurred any infractions according to this chapter during the current license year shall not be licensed until said applicant(s) and managers, if any, have been fingerprinted and photographed by the village chief of police and record searches made of the files of any police record agency that the chief of police shall deem necessary. A copy of the fingerprints and photographs shall be retained in the files of the chief of police, and a report from the chief of police clearing the applicant(s) shall be filed with the local liquor control commissioner.
On all applications for class A, B, C, E, F and G licenses, there shall be a nonrefundable charge of seventy five dollars ($75.00) for each applicant and individual required to file a liquor license personal interest form to defray the costs of fingerprinting and/or investigation by the chief of police, however, for class E licenses, no fee shall be required if the applicant provides a copy of a current liquor license from either the village of Hawthorn Woods or another Illinois municipality, however, such liquor license may not be for a special event. (Ord. 1710-16, 11-28-2016)