{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-37a-37a-2-147","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-2-147","heading":"Grounds to deny mixed beverage, beer and wine, bottle","body":"club, public event, caterer, retail wine or retail beer license.\n\nA. The ABLE Commission shall refuse to issue a mixed beverage,\n\nbeer and wine, bottle club, public event, caterer, retail wine or\n\nretail beer license, either on an original application or a renewal\n\napplication, if it has reasonable grounds to believe and finds any\n\nof the following to be true:\n\n1. That the applicant, in the case of a natural person, is\n\nunder twenty-one (21) years of age;\n\n2. That the applicant, in the case of a corporation, has a\n\nstockholder who owns fifteen percent (15%) or more of the stock, an\n\nofficer, or a director who is under twenty-one (21) years of age;\n\n3. That the applicant, in the case of any type of partnership,\n\nhas any partner who is under twenty-one (21) years of age;\n\n4. That the applicant, in the case of a limited liability\n\ncompany, has a manager or member who is under twenty-one (21) years\n\nof age;\n\n5. That the applicant or any type of partner has been convicted\n\nof a felony within fifteen (15) years prior to the application date;\n\n6. That the applicant, in the case of a corporation, has a\n\nstockholder owning fifteen percent (15%) of the stock, an officer or\n\na director who has been convicted of a felony within fifteen (15)\n\nyears prior to the application date;\n\n7. That the applicant, in the case of a limited liability\n\ncompany, has a manager or a member who has been convicted of a\n\nfelony within fifteen (15) years prior to the application date, and\n\nsuch manager or member has an ownership interest greater than fifty\n\npercent (50%);\n\n8. That the applicant has made false statements to the ABLE\n\nCommission;\n\n9. That the applicant is not the legitimate owner of the\n\nbusiness for which a license is sought or that other persons have\n\nundisclosed ownership interests in the business;\n\n10. That the applicant or any partner, within twelve (12)\n\nmonths after being issued a license, either on an original\n\napplication or a renewal application, has violated any provision of\n\nthe Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act or rule of the ABLE\n\nCommission promulgated pursuant hereto. Provided, however, that if\n\nthe ABLE Commission, during the twelve-month period, has suspended\n\nany license sought to be renewed, such renewal application may be\n\napproved if the term of the suspension has been completed and the\n\napplicant has complied with any special conditions imposed in\n\nconnection with the suspension;\n\n11. That the applicant is not the real party in interest, or\n\nintends to carry on the business authorized by the license as the\n\nagent of another;\n\n12. That the applicant is a person who appoints or is a law\n\nenforcement official or is an employee of the ABLE Commission;\n\n13. That the applicant does not own or have a written lease for\n\nthe premises for which a license is sought; or\n\n14. That the applicant or any partner, spouse, employee or\n\nother person affiliated with the applicant is not in compliance with\n\nthe tax laws of this state as required in Article XXVIIIA of the\n\nOklahoma Constitution.\n\nB. 1. The ABLE Commission may refuse to issue a mixed\n\nbeverage, beer and wine, bottle club, public event or caterer\n\nlicense, either on an original application or a renewal application,\n\nif it has reasonable grounds to believe and finds any of the\n\nfollowing to be true:\n\na. that the applicant or any type of partner has been\n\nconvicted of a felony described in paragraph 2 of this\n\nsubsection,\n\nb. that the applicant, in the case of a corporation, has\n\na stockholder owning fifteen percent (15%) of the\n\nstock, an officer or a director who has been convicted\n\nof a felony described in paragraph 2 of this\n\nsubsection, and\n\nc. that the applicant, in the case of a limited liability\n\ncompany, has a manager or a member who has been\n\nconvicted of a felony within twenty-five (25) years\n\nprior to the application date, who has been convicted\n\nof a felony described in paragraph 2 of this\n\nsubsection.\nof the\n\nstock, an officer or a director who has been convicted\n\nof a felony described in paragraph 2 of this\n\nsubsection, and\n\nc. that the applicant, in the case of a limited liability\n\ncompany, has a manager or a member who has been\n\nconvicted of a felony within twenty-five (25) years\n\nprior to the application date, who has been convicted\n\nof a felony described in paragraph 2 of this\n\nsubsection.\n\n2. The provisions of this section shall apply to the following\n\nfelony offenses:\n\na. an alcohol-related offense,\n\nb. a violent crime as defined in Section 142A-1 of Title\n\n21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or\n\nc. a crime which would subject a person to registration\n\npursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act.","path":["OK Code","Title 37A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os37A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"87df7d50ed4fdb0762c6e0b618a4dbc6fb81bc713e24bdf04dee108374fe99c7","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-37a-37a-2-146","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-37a-37a-2-148"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}