Section 3000.244  Surrender of Supplier's License

a)         Except as otherwise provided in the Act and this Part, a licensed Supplier may petition the Board, in writing, for permission to surrender its Supplier's License.  The petition shall contain facts setting forth good cause for the surrender of the Supplier's License. 

b)         The Board may grant the petition, deny the petition or set the petition for hearing before a duly appointed Administrative Law Judge.  The Board may deny a petition to surrender a Supplier's License if the petition fails to comply with any of the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section. 

c)         If the petition to surrender a Supplier's License is set for hearing, the petitioner shall bear the burden of going forward and proving by a preponderance of the evidence that good cause exists for surrender of the Supplier's License.

d)         A licensed Supplier may not, without Board approval, surrender its license during the pendency of a disciplinary action against that licensed Supplier.

e)         The surrender of a Supplier's License does not become effective until the Board has taken final action.  The surrender of a Supplier's License does not relieve the former licensed Supplier of any penalties, fines, fees, taxes or other obligations due. 

f)         The Board's denial of a petition to surrender a Supplier's License is a final decision that becomes a final order on the date the Board denies the petition. Judicial review of the final order of the Board shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Review Law [735 ILCS 5/Art. III] pursuant to Section 17.1(b) of the Riverboat Gambling Act [230 ILCS 10/17.1(b)].

 (Source:  Added at 28 Ill. Reg. 12824, effective August 31, 2004)