Text of section effective until December 31, 2020
Sec. 61.421. REFUSAL OF LICENSE AUTHORIZING ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION. (a) In this section, "applicant" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.45.
(b) The commission or administrator, with or without a hearing, or the county judge, shall refuse to issue or approve an original or renewal license authorizing on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages if the commission, administrator, or county judge has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that, during the three years preceding the date the license application was filed, a license or permit previously held under this code by the applicant, a person who owns the premises for which the license is sought, or an officer of a person who owns the premises for which the license is sought was canceled or not renewed as a result of a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act.
Text of subsection effective until September 01, 2021
(c) This section does not apply to the issuance of an original or renewal license authorizing on-premises consumption for a location that holds a food and beverage certificate but does not hold a late hours license.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1303 (H.B. 2707), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 183, eff. December 31, 2020.
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