(A) Fines.
(1) Except where otherwise permitted or required by the Liquor Control Act or this Code, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, who makes a false statement in obtaining a local liquor license pursuant to this chapter, or who violates a condition of a local liquor license granted pursuant to this chapter, shall be fined not less than the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Ordinance, plus costs.
(2) Any violation of this chapter by any officer, director, manager, or employee of a local liquor licensee shall also be deemed and held to be the act of the licensee, which local liquor licensee shall be punishable in the same manner as if the violation had been committed by the licensee itself.
(3) Each day on or during which any person violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(4) All fines and other monetary penalties imposed by the Liquor Control Commissioner shall be remitted to the village and deposited in the general corporate fund of the village.
(B) Suspension and revocation of local liquor license. The Liquor Control Commissioner may, at its discretion and in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 116.092 of this chapter, fine a local liquor licensee, or revoke or suspend any local liquor license issued pursuant to this chapter, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) Violation of any provision of this chapter by a local liquor licensee, or any officer, director, manager, representative, agent or other employee thereof, while (a) engaged in activities in furtherance of the business of the local liquor licensee, or (b) on the licensed premises;
(2) Violation of any federal, state, county, or Village statute, ordinance, law, rule or regulation pertaining to the sale of alcoholic liquor;
(3) Failure to pay any license fee or any tax imposed by any unit of government on alcoholic liquor or the sale thereof;
(4) Receipt by the Liquor Control Commissioner of a complaint of the Illinois Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 6-3 of the Liquor Control Act (235 ILCS 5/6-3), alleging that the local liquor license has committed a violation of a tax statute administered by such Department;
(5) Issuance of a false statement in connection with obtaining a local liquor license pursuant to this chapter;
(6) Violation of a condition of a local liquor license granted pursuant to this chapter;
(7) Conviction of the applicant, or any officer, director, manager, or shareholder thereof, of a felony pursuant to any federal or state law; or
(8) Any change regarding a local liquor licensee, or regarding any existing or new partner, officer, director, manager, or shareholder thereof, that causes the local liquor licensee to be ineligible for a local liquor license pursuant to this chapter.
(C) Additional penalties. In addition to, or in lieu of, the penalties available pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) of this section, the Liquor Control Commissioner shall have the right, but not the obligation, to:
(1) Require the local liquor licensee to reimburse the village for its third-party costs, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with the enforcement action before the Liquor Control Commissioner;
(2) Impose a penalty of community service and/or a penalty of probation; and/or
(3) Require the local liquor licensee to reimburse the village for the cost of publication, in a newspaper of general circulation in the village, of a public safety announcement that advocates for the safe and responsible service, possession, and consumption of alcoholic liquor.
(Ord. 1191, passed 3-20-2017)