(A) The Commissioner may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter for any one of the following reasons:
1. Violation of the laws of the United States, the laws of this State or any of the ordinances of the Village where such violations relate to the operation of a licensed premises;
2. Knowingly, permitting without protest, any violation of this chapter, any disorderly practices upon the premises or violations of any law or ordinance, whether upon the control premises or the service premises, where the licensee is licensed to operate under this chapter; for the purposes of this section "protest" shall mean a formal declaration, whether verbal or written, made by a person interested or concerned in some act or course of conduct about to be done, already performed or being presently done, whereby that person expresses his or her dissent or disapproval or affirms the act is against his or her own will;
3. The willful making of any false statement as to a material fact in the application for the license;
4. Failure to comply with the provisions of section 3-3-7 of this chapter;
5. Failure to obtain and keep current at all times at least the minimum amount of dramshop liability insurance required by subsection 3-3-8(B) of this chapter;
6. Failure to comply with any rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner;
7. Failure to pay a fine imposed by the Commissioner or costs imposed by this section within twenty one (21) days of notice of such costs; or
8. Failure to answer under oath all relevant and material questions propounded to the licensee at a hearing conducted by the Commissioner.
(B) In lieu of or in addition to the suspension or revocation of a license, the Commissioner may impose a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each such violation. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
(C) All costs of preparing and transcribing the official record on appeal to the State Liquor Control Commission by the licensee shall be borne by the licensee whose license has been suspended or revoked or against whom a fine has been imposed. (Ord. 2018-6, 4-10-2018)