235 ILCS 5/7-6.5: Inactive licenses; certificate of registration.

Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, the Commission shall inactivate the license of any licensee authorized to sell alcoholic liquor at retail if that person's certificate of registration renewal has been denied by the Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 2a of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or that person's certificate of registration has been revoked by the Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 2b of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act until the violation resulting in the nonrenewal or revocation has been remedied and the certificate of registration has been reinstated by the Department of Revenue. The Department of Revenue shall file a notice with the Commission that includes a certification, signed by Director of Revenue or his or her designee, attesting that the person's certificate of registration renewal has been denied or the person's certificate of registration has been revoked after notice and an opportunity to be heard.

If a person who is licensed as a retailer of alcoholic liquor under this Act has had the renewal of his or her certificate of registration denied under Section 2a or revoked under Section 2b of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, then, pursuant to this Section, distributors licensed under this Act are prohibited from selling alcoholic liquor to that retailer, that retailer is prohibited from purchasing alcoholic liquor from distributors, and all other licensed activities are prohibited pending notification by the Department of Revenue that the nonrenewal or revocation has been resolved to the Department of Revenue's satisfaction.