No person licensed to sell alcoholic liquor at retail under this chapter shall violate any patron’s civil rights by personally or vicariously committing any of the following acts:
(A) Permitting an officer, associate, member, representative, agent or employee to deny any person the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any premises in which alcoholic liquors are authorized to be sold, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all citizens;
(B) Refusing to serve alcoholic liquor to a person who presents identification that he or she is 21 years of age or more provided that unless the licensee, officer, associate, member, representative, agent or employee reasonably doubts the authenticity of the offered identification; or
(C) Refusing to serve alcoholic liquor to a person who presents identification that he or she is 21 years of age or more when the refusal of service by the licensee, officer, associate, member, representative, agent or employee is based in any part on the person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin or sex.
(1993 Code, § 70.31) (Ord. 93-09, passed 12-15-1993) Penalty, see § 70.999
Statutory reference:
Civil rights in licensed premises, see 235 ILCS 5/6-17