§ 3-5-19 - Transfer or relocation of license.
SECTION 3-5-19
§ 3-5-19 Transfer or relocation oflicense. – The board, body or official which has issued any license under this title maypermit the license to be used at any other place within the limits of the townor city where the license was granted, or, in their discretion, permit thelicense to be transferred to another person, but in all cases of change oflicensed place or of transfer of license, the issuing body shall, beforepermitting the change or transfer, give notice of the application for thechange or transfer in the same manner as is provided in this chapter in thecase of original application for the license, and a new bond shall be givenupon the issuance of the license provided, that notice by mail need not be madein the case of a transfer of a license without relocation. In all cases oftransfer of license, indebtedness of the licensee incurred in the operation ofthe licensed premises shall be paid to or released by an objecting creditorbefore the issuing body permits the transfer. In cases of dispute as to theamount of indebtedness, the issuing body, may, in its discretion, permit thetransfer upon statement of the licensee, under oath, that the claim ofindebtedness is disputed and that the statement of dispute is not interposedfor the purpose of inducing transfer of the license. No creditor is allowed toobject to the transfer of a license by a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy,assignee for the benefit of creditors, executor, administrator, guardian or byany public officer under judicial process. In case of the death of anylicensee, the license becomes part of the personal estate of the deceased. Theholders of any retail Class A license within the city or town issuing ortransferring a Class A license have standing to be heard before the board,body, or official granting or transferring the license.