§ 3-5-302 - Applications -- Qualifications of applicant.
3-5-302. Applications -- Qualifications of applicant.
No license shall be issued to any person authorizing the sale of beer at retail unless the person shall file a verified application, accompanied by the fee required by law, and shall state in the application that he or she possesses the following qualifications:
(1) The applicant must be a person of good moral character, a citizen or resident alien of the United States, and a resident of the county in which the permit will be operated or reside within thirty-five (35) miles of the address of the premises described in the application;
(2) The applicant shall not have been convicted of a felony or have been convicted within five (5) years of the date of his or her application of any violation of the laws of this state or the laws of any other state relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages;
(3) The applicant shall not have had revoked, within five (5) years next-preceding his or her application, any license issued to him or her pursuant to the laws of this state or any other state to sell alcoholic liquor of any kind;
(4) The applicant shall be the owner of the premises for which the license is sought or the holder of an existing lease, buy-sell agreement, offer and acceptance, or option to lease thereon;
(5) If the applicant is a copartnership, all members of the partnership must be qualified to obtain a license;
(6) (A) If the applicant is a corporation, all officers and directors, any stockholder owning more than five percent (5%) of the stock of the corporation, and the person or persons who shall conduct and manage the licensed premises for the corporation shall possess all the qualifications required herein for an individual license.
(B) The requirement as to residence in the United States or citizenship of the United States shall not apply to officers, directors, and stockholders of the corporation, but the requirement shall apply to any officer, director, or stockholder who is also the manager of the licensed premises in any capacity in the conduct or operation of the licensed premises.