(A) As a condition attached to issuance of, or renewal of a liquor license hereunder, it shall be the duty of each licensee to require all officers, agents, and employees of the licensee to testify (subject to any constitutional restrictions) at any hearing that may be conducted by the village or any of its committees, commissions, boards, or agencies, or the Local Liquor Control Commissioner, regardless of whether they would otherwise be subject to subpoena power, when such hearings may relate directly or indirectly to any events or occurrences of which they may have knowledge arising out of their position as officer, agent, or employee of the licensee.
(B) It shall further be the duty of licensee to inform all such officers, agents, and employees of their duty to testify hereunder, and the licensee shall make the same a condition of employment for all licensee's employees.
(C) If any such officer, agent, or employee fails or refuses to testify to the full extent of his or her knowledge at any such hearing when requested to do so by the village, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a violation of this section by the licensee, unless the failure or refusal is based upon a constitutional right not to so testify.
(D) The violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute due cause for the suspension and/or revocation of the license of the licensee, and/or sufficient grounds for non-renewal of any such license. Any such suspension, non-renewal, or revocation shall be effective only after compliance with the procedures and provisions set forth in § 112.76 hereof, or otherwise in conformity with law. The suspension, revocation, or non-renewal of a license shall be an additional remedy and shall not prevent or exclude a prosecutorial action for a fine under § 112.99.
(Ord. 2021-O-086, passed 12-7-21)