Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Liquor Control Commission
Licensing Qualifications - SDD License; prohibited issuance or transfer
Section R. 436.1115 - Retail license; minimum qualifications; corporate stock transfer

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 436.1115

Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024

Rule 15.

(1) Before the issuance of a retail license, an applicant shall meet both of the following minimum qualifications, if applicable:

(a) If an applicant is an individual, the applicant shall be of good moral character; if an applicant is a partnership, each partner shall be of good moral character; if an applicant is a limited liability company, each member shall be of good moral character; and if an applicant is a privately held corporation, all stockholders, officers, and members of the board of directors shall be of good moral character.

(b) If an applicant is an individual, he or she shall submit fingerprints; if an applicant is a partnership, other than a limited partnership, the applicant shall submit the fingerprints of each partner; if an applicant is a limited partnership, the applicant shall submit the fingerprints of each general partner; if an applicant is a limited liability company, the applicant shall submit the fingerprints of each member and manager who owns 10% or more of the total interest of the limited liability company; and if an applicant is a privately held corporation, the applicant shall submit the fingerprints of those stockholders who own 10% or more of the corporate stock.

(2) If a person who is a stockholder in an applicant corporation and who has not been fingerprinted by the commission applies to transfer to himself or herself 10% or more of the corporate stock, in the aggregate, of a privately held licensed retail corporation, then the commission shall fingerprint and investigate the person before the commission grants approval of the stock transfer.

(3) If a person who is a member of a limited liability company and who has not been fingerprinted by the commission applies to transfer to himself or herself 10% or more of the total interest in the retail licensed limited liability company, then the commission shall fingerprint and investigate the person before the commission grants approval of the transfer of interest.

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