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Public Act 91-0922
SB1550 Enrolled LRB9111444LDpk
AN ACT to amend the Liquor Control Act of 1934 by
changing Sections 6-15 and 7-8.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 3. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
Dependency Act is amended by changing Section 15-10 as
follows:
(20 ILCS 301/15-10)
Sec. 15-10. Licensure categories. No person or program
may provide the services or conduct the activities described
in this Section without first obtaining a license therefor
from the Department. The Department shall, by rule, provide
licensure requirements for each of the following categories
of service:
(a) residential treatment for alcoholism and other
drug abuse and dependency.
(b) outpatient treatment for alcoholism and other
drug abuse and dependency.
(c) the screening, assessment, referral or tracking
of clients identified by the criminal justice system as
having indications of alcoholism or other drug abuse or
dependency.
(d) D.U.I. evaluation services for Illinois courts
and the Secretary of State.
(e) D.U.I. remedial education services for Illinois
courts or the Secretary of State.
(f) persons providing education and training to
beverage alcohol servers and sellers, as defined by the
Department.
The Department may, under procedures established by rule
and upon a showing of good cause for such, exempt off-site
services from having to obtain a separate license for
services conducted away from the provider's primary service
location.
(Source: P.A. 88-80.)
Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
changing Sections 6-15 and 7-8 as follows:
(235 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 43, par. 108)
Sec. 3-12. Powers and duties of State Commission.
(a) The State commission shall have the following
powers, functions and duties:
(1) To receive applications and to issue licenses to
manufacturers, foreign importers, importing distributors,
distributors, non-resident dealers, on premise consumption
retailers, off premise sale retailers, special event retailer
licensees, special use permit licenses, auction liquor
licenses, brew pubs, caterer retailers, non-beverage users,
railroads, including owners and lessees of sleeping, dining
and cafe cars, airplanes, boats, brokers, and wine maker's
retail licensees in accordance with the provisions of this
Act, and to suspend or revoke such licenses upon the State
commission's determination, upon notice after hearing, that a
licensee has violated any provision of this Act or any rule
or regulation issued pursuant thereto and in effect for 30
days prior to such violation.
In lieu of suspending or revoking a license, the
commission may impose a fine, upon the State commission's
determination and notice after hearing, that a licensee has
violated any provision of this Act or any rule or regulation
issued pursuant thereto and in effect for 30 days prior to
such violation. The fine imposed under this paragraph may
not exceed $500 for each violation. Each day that the
activity, which gave rise to the original fine, continues is
a separate violation. The maximum fine that may be levied
against any licensee, for the period of the license, shall
not exceed $20,000. The maximum penalty that may be imposed
on a licensee for selling a bottle of alcoholic liquor with a
foreign object in it or serving from a bottle of alcoholic
liquor with a foreign object in it shall be the destruction
of that bottle of alcoholic liquor for the first 10 bottles
so sold or served from by the licensee. For the eleventh
bottle of alcoholic liquor and for each third bottle
thereafter sold or served from by the licensee with a foreign
object in it, the maximum penalty that may be imposed on the
licensee is the destruction of the bottle of alcoholic liquor
and a fine of up to $50.
(2) To adopt such rules and regulations consistent with
the provisions of this Act which shall be necessary to carry
on its functions and duties to the end that the health,
safety and welfare of the People of the State of Illinois
shall be protected and temperance in the consumption of
alcoholic liquors shall be fostered and promoted and to
distribute copies of such rules and regulations to all
licensees affected thereby.
(3) To call upon other administrative departments of the
State, county and municipal governments, county and city
police departments and upon prosecuting officers for such
information and assistance as it deems necessary in the
performance of its duties.
(4) To recommend to local commissioners rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with the law, for the
distribution and sale of alcoholic liquors throughout the
State.
(5) To inspect, or cause to be inspected, any premises
in this State where alcoholic liquors are manufactured,
distributed, warehoused, or sold.
(5.1) Upon receipt of a complaint or upon having
knowledge that any person is engaged in business as a
manufacturer, importing distributor, distributor, or retailer
without a license or valid license, to notify the local
liquor authority, file a complaint with the State's
Attorney's Office of the county where the incident occurred,
or initiate an investigation with the appropriate law
enforcement officials.
(5.2) To issue a cease and desist notice to persons
shipping alcoholic liquor into this State from a point
outside of this State if the shipment is in violation of this
Act.
(5.3) To receive complaints from licensees, local
officials, law enforcement agencies, organizations, and
persons stating that any licensee has been or is violating
any provision of this Act or the rules and regulations issued
pursuant to this Act. Such complaints shall be in writing,
signed and sworn to by the person making the complaint, and
shall state with specificity the facts in relation to the
alleged violation. If the Commission has reasonable grounds
to believe that the complaint substantially alleges a
violation of this Act or rules and regulations adopted
pursuant to this Act, it shall conduct an investigation. If,
after conducting an investigation, the Commission is
satisfied that the alleged violation did occur, it shall
proceed with disciplinary action against the licensee as
provided in this Act.
(6) To hear and determine appeals from orders of a local
commission in accordance with the provisions of this Act, as
hereinafter set forth. Hearings under this subsection shall
be held in Springfield or Chicago, at whichever location is
the more convenient for the majority of persons who are
parties to the hearing.
(7) The commission shall establish uniform systems of
accounts to be kept by all retail licensees having more than
4 employees, and for this purpose the commission may classify
all retail licensees having more than 4 employees and
establish a uniform system of accounts for each class and
prescribe the manner in which such accounts shall be kept.
The commission may also prescribe the forms of accounts to be
kept by all retail licensees having more than 4 employees,
including but not limited to accounts of earnings and
expenses and any distribution, payment, or other distribution
of earnings or assets, and any other forms, records and
memoranda which in the judgment of the commission may be
necessary or appropriate to carry out any of the provisions
of this Act, including but not limited to such forms, records
and memoranda as will readily and accurately disclose at all
times the beneficial ownership of such retail licensed
business. The accounts, forms, records and memoranda shall
be available at all reasonable times for inspection by
authorized representatives of the State commission or by any
local liquor control commissioner or his or her authorized
representative. The commission, may, from time to time,
alter, amend or repeal, in whole or in part, any uniform
system of accounts, or the form and manner of keeping
accounts.
(8) In the conduct of any hearing authorized to be held
by the commission, to examine, or cause to be examined, under
oath, any licensee, and to examine or cause to be examined
the books and records of such licensee; to hear testimony and
take proof material for its information in the discharge of
its duties hereunder; to administer or cause to be
administered oaths; and for any such purpose to issue
subpoena or subpoenas to require the attendance of witnesses
and the production of books, which shall be effective in any
part of this State.
Any Circuit Court may by order duly entered, require the
attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books
subpoenaed by the State commission and the court may compel
obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt.
(9) To investigate the administration of laws in
relation to alcoholic liquors in this and other states and
any foreign countries, and to recommend from time to time to
the Governor and through him or her to the legislature of
this State, such amendments to this Act, if any, as it may
think desirable and as will serve to further the general
broad purposes contained in Section 1-2 hereof.
(10) To adopt such rules and regulations consistent with
the provisions of this Act which shall be necessary for the
control, sale or disposition of alcoholic liquor damaged as a
result of an accident, wreck, flood, fire or other similar
occurrence.
(11) To develop industry educational programs related to
responsible serving and selling, particularly in the areas of
overserving consumers and illegal underage purchasing and
consumption of alcoholic beverages.
(11.1) To license persons providing education and
training to alcohol beverage sellers and servers under the
Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training
(BASSET) programs and to develop and administer a public
awareness program in Illinois to reduce or eliminate the
illegal purchase and consumption of alcoholic beverage
products by persons under the age of 21. Application for a
license shall be made on forms provided by the State
Commission.
(12) To develop and maintain a repository of license and
regulatory information.
(13) On or before January 15, 1994, the Commission shall
issue a written report to the Governor and General Assembly
that is to be based on a comprehensive study of the impact on
and implications for the State of Illinois of Section 1926 of
the Federal ADAMHA Reorganization Act of 1992 (Public Law
102-321). This study shall address the extent to which
Illinois currently complies with the provisions of P.L.
102-321 and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
As part of its report, the Commission shall provide the
following essential information:
(i) the number of retail distributors of tobacco
products, by type and geographic area, in the State;
(ii) the number of reported citations and
successful convictions, categorized by type and location
of retail distributor, for violation of the Sale of
Tobacco to Minors Act and the Smokeless Tobacco
Limitation Act;
(iii) the extent and nature of organized
educational and governmental activities that are intended
to promote, encourage or otherwise secure compliance with
any Illinois laws that prohibit the sale or distribution
of tobacco products to minors; and
(iv) the level of access and availability of
tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18.
To obtain the data necessary to comply with the
provisions of P.L. 102-321 and the requirements of this
report, the Commission shall conduct random, unannounced
inspections of a geographically and scientifically
representative sample of the State's retail tobacco
distributors.
The Commission shall consult with the Department of
Public Health, the Department of Human Services, the Illinois
State Police and any other executive branch agency, and
private organizations that may have information relevant to
this report.
The Commission may contract with the Food and Drug
Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services to conduct unannounced investigations of Illinois
tobacco vendors to determine compliance with federal laws
relating to the illegal sale of cigarettes and smokeless
tobacco products to persons under the age of 18.
(b) On or before April 30, 1999, the Commission shall
present a written report to the Governor and the General
Assembly that shall be based on a study of the impact of this
amendatory Act of 1998 on the business of soliciting,
selling, and shipping alcoholic liquor from outside of this
State directly to residents of this State.
As part of its report, the Commission shall provide the
following information:
(i) the amount of State excise and sales tax
revenues generated as a result of this amendatory Act of
1998;
(ii) the amount of licensing fees received as a
result of this amendatory Act of 1998;
(iii) the number of reported violations, the number
of cease and desist notices issued by the Commission, the
number of notices of violations issued to the Department
of Revenue, and the number of notices and complaints of
violations to law enforcement officials.
(Source: P.A. 90-9, eff. 7-1-97; 90-432, eff. 1-1-98; 90-655,
eff. 7-30-98; 90-739, eff. 8-13-98; 91-553, eff. 8-14-99.)
(235 ILCS 5/6-15) (from Ch. 43, par. 130)
Sec. 6-15. No alcoholic liquors shall be sold or
delivered in any building belonging to or under the control
of the State or any political subdivision thereof except as
provided in this Act. The corporate authorities of any city,
village, incorporated town or township may provide by
ordinance, however, that alcoholic liquor may be sold or
delivered in any specifically designated building belonging
to or under the control of the municipality or township, or
in any building located on land under the control of the
municipality; provided that such township complies with all
applicable local ordinances in any incorporated area of the
township. Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at
any airport belonging to or under the control of a
municipality of more than 25,000 inhabitants, or in any
building owned by a park district organized under the Park
District Code, subject to the approval of the governing board
of the district, or in any building or on any golf course
owned by a forest preserve district organized under the
Downstate Forest Preserve District Act, subject to the
approval of the governing board of the district, or on the
grounds within 500 feet of any building owned by a forest
preserve district organized under the Downstate Forest
Preserve District Act during times when food is dispensed for
consumption within 500 feet of the building from which the
food is dispensed, subject to the approval of the governing
board of the district, or in a building owned by a Local Mass
Transit District organized under the Local Mass Transit
District Act, subject to the approval of the governing Board
of the District, or in Bicentennial Park, or on the premises
of the City of Mendota Lake Park located adjacent to Route 51
in Mendota, Illinois, or on the premises of Camden Park in
Milan, Illinois, or in the community center owned by the City
of Loves Park that is located at 1000 River Park Drive in
Loves Park, Illinois, or, in connection with the operation of
an established food serving facility during times when food
is dispensed for consumption on the premises, and at the
following aquarium and museums located in public parks: Art
Institute of Chicago, Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago
Historical Society, Field Museum of Natural History, Museum
of Science and Industry, DuSable Museum of African American
History, John G. Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium, or at
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences in Peoria, or in
connection with the operation of the facilities of the
Chicago Zoological Society or the Chicago Horticultural
Society on land owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook
County, or in any building located on land owned by the
Chicago Park District if approved by the Park District
Commissioners, or on any land used for a golf course or for
recreational purposes and owned by the Illinois International
Port District if approved by the District's governing board,
or at any airport, golf course, faculty center, or facility
in which conference and convention type activities take place
belonging to or under control of any State university or
public community college district, provided that with respect
to a facility for conference and convention type activities
alcoholic liquors shall be limited to the use of the
convention or conference participants or participants in
cultural, political or educational activities held in such
facilities, and provided further that the faculty or staff of
the State university or a public community college district,
or members of an organization of students, alumni, faculty or
staff of the State university or a public community college
district are active participants in the conference or
convention, or by a catering establishment which has rented
facilities from a board of trustees of a public community
college district, or, if approved by the District board, on
land owned by the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater
Chicago and leased to others for a term of at least 20 years.
Nothing in this Section precludes the sale or delivery of
alcoholic liquor in the form of original packaged goods in
premises located at 500 S. Racine in Chicago belonging to the
University of Illinois and used primarily as a grocery store
by a commercial tenant during the term of a lease that
predates the University's acquisition of the premises; but
the University shall have no power or authority to renew,
transfer, or extend the lease with terms allowing the sale of
alcoholic liquor; and the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be
subject to all local laws and regulations. After the
acquisition by Winnebago County of the property located at
404 Elm Street in Rockford, a commercial tenant who sold
alcoholic liquor at retail on a portion of the property under
a valid license at the time of the acquisition may continue
to do so for so long as the tenant and the County may agree
under existing or future leases, subject to all local laws
and regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic liquor. Each
facility shall provide dram shop liability in maximum
insurance coverage limits so as to save harmless the State,
municipality, State university, airport, golf course, faculty
center, facility in which conference and convention type
activities take place, park district, Forest Preserve
District, public community college district, aquarium,
museum, or sanitary district from all financial loss, damage
or harm. Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in buildings
of golf courses owned by municipalities in connection with
the operation of an established food serving facility during
times when food is dispensed for consumption upon the
premises. Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at
retail in any building owned by a fire protection district
organized under the Fire Protection District Act, provided
that such delivery and sale is approved by the board of
trustees of the district, and provided further that such
delivery and sale is limited to fundraising events and to a
maximum of 6 events per year.
Alcoholic liquor may be delivered to and sold at retail
in the Dorchester Senior Business Center owned by the Village
of Dolton if the alcoholic liquor is sold or dispensed only
in connection with organized functions for which the planned
attendance is 20 or more persons, and if the person or
facility selling or dispensing the alcoholic liquor has
provided dram shop liability insurance in maximum limits so
as to hold harmless the Village of Dolton and the State from
all financial loss, damage and harm.
Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at retail
in any building used as an Illinois State Armory provided:
(i) the Adjutant General's written consent to the
issuance of a license to sell alcoholic liquor in such
building is filed with the Commission;
(ii) the alcoholic liquor is sold or dispensed only
in connection with organized functions held on special
occasions;
(iii) the organized function is one for which the
planned attendance is 25 or more persons; and
(iv) the facility selling or dispensing the
alcoholic liquors has provided dram shop liability
insurance in maximum limits so as to save harmless the
facility and the State from all financial loss, damage or
harm.
Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at retail
in the Chicago Civic Center, provided that:
(i) the written consent of the Public Building
Commission which administers the Chicago Civic Center is
filed with the Commission;
(ii) the alcoholic liquor is sold or dispensed only
in connection with organized functions held on special
occasions;
(iii) the organized function is one for which the
planned attendance is 25 or more persons;
(iv) the facility selling or dispensing the
alcoholic liquors has provided dram shop liability
insurance in maximum limits so as to hold harmless the
Civic Center, the City of Chicago and the State from all
financial loss, damage or harm; and
(v) all applicable local ordinances are complied
with.
Alcoholic liquors may be delivered or sold in any
building belonging to or under the control of any city,
village or incorporated town where more than 75% of the
physical properties of the building is used for commercial or
recreational purposes, and the building is located upon a
pier extending into or over the waters of a navigable lake or
stream or on the shore of a navigable lake or stream.
Alcoholic liquor may be sold in buildings under the control
of the Department of Natural Resources when written consent
to the issuance of a license to sell alcoholic liquor in such
buildings is filed with the Commission by the Department of
Natural Resources. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, alcoholic liquor sold by a United States Army Corps
of Engineers or Department of Natural Resources
concessionaire who was operating on June 1, 1991 for
on-premises consumption only is not subject to the provisions
of Articles IV and IX. Beer and wine may be sold on the
premises of the Joliet Park District Stadium owned by the
Joliet Park District when written consent to the issuance of
a license to sell beer and wine in such premises is filed
with the local liquor commissioner by the Joliet Park
District. Beer and wine may be sold in buildings on the
grounds of State veterans' homes when written consent to the
issuance of a license to sell beer and wine in such buildings
is filed with the Commission by the Department of Veterans'
Affairs, and the facility shall provide dram shop liability
in maximum insurance coverage limits so as to save the
facility harmless from all financial loss, damage or harm.
Such liquors may be delivered to and sold at any property
owned or held under lease by a Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority or Metropolitan Exposition and
Auditorium Authority.
Beer and wine may be sold and dispensed at professional
sporting events and at professional concerts and other
entertainment events conducted on premises owned by the
Forest Preserve District of Kane County, subject to the
control of the District Commissioners and applicable local
law, provided that dram shop liability insurance is provided
at maximum coverage limits so as to hold the District
harmless from all financial loss, damage and harm.
Nothing in this Section shall preclude the sale or
delivery of beer and wine at a State or county fair or the
sale or delivery of beer or wine at a city fair in any
otherwise lawful manner.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in buildings in
State parks under the control of the Department of Natural
Resources, provided:
a. the State park has overnight lodging facilities
with some restaurant facilities or, not having overnight
lodging facilities, has restaurant facilities which serve
complete luncheon and dinner or supper meals,
b. consent to the issuance of a license to sell
alcoholic liquors in the buildings has been filed with
the commission by the Department of Natural Resources,
and
c. the alcoholic liquors are sold by the State park
lodge or restaurant concessionaire only during the hours
from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock midnight.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
alcoholic liquor sold by the State park or restaurant
concessionaire is not subject to the provisions of
Articles IV and IX.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in buildings on
properties under the control of the Historic Preservation
Agency provided:
a. the property has overnight lodging facilities
with some restaurant facilities or, not having overnight
lodging facilities, has restaurant facilities which serve
complete luncheon and dinner or supper meals,
b. consent to the issuance of a license to sell
alcoholic liquors in the buildings has been filed with
the commission by the Historic Preservation Agency, and
c. the alcoholic liquors are sold by the lodge or
restaurant concessionaire only during the hours from 11
o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock midnight.
The sale of alcoholic liquors pursuant to this Section
does not authorize the establishment and operation of
facilities commonly called taverns, saloons, bars, cocktail
lounges, and the like except as a part of lodge and
restaurant facilities in State parks or golf courses owned by
Forest Preserve Districts with a population of less than
3,000,000 or municipalities or park districts.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in the
Springfield Administration Building of the Department of
Transportation and the Illinois State Armory in Springfield;
provided, that the controlling government authority may
consent to such sales only if
a. the request is from a not-for-profit
organization;
b. such sales would not impede normal operations of
the departments involved;
c. the not-for-profit organization provides dram
shop liability in maximum insurance coverage limits and
agrees to defend, save harmless and indemnify the State
of Illinois from all financial loss, damage or harm;
d. no such sale shall be made during normal working
hours of the State of Illinois; and
e. the consent is in writing.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail in buildings in
recreational areas of river conservancy districts under the
control of, or leased from, the river conservancy districts.
Such sales are subject to reasonable local regulations as
provided in Article IV; however, no such regulations may
prohibit or substantially impair the sale of alcoholic
liquors on Sundays or Holidays.
Alcoholic liquors may be provided in long term care
facilities owned or operated by a county under Division 5-21
or 5-22 of the Counties Code, when approved by the facility
operator and not in conflict with the regulations of the
Illinois Department of Public Health, to residents of the
facility who have had their consumption of the alcoholic
liquors provided approved in writing by a physician licensed
to practice medicine in all its branches.
Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and dispensed in
State housing assigned to employees of the Department of
Corrections. No person shall furnish or allow to be furnished
any alcoholic liquors to any prisoner confined in any jail,
reformatory, prison or house of correction except upon a
physician's prescription for medicinal purposes.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail or dispensed at
the Willard Ice Building in Springfield, at the State Library
in Springfield, and at Illinois State Museum facilities by
(1) an agency of the State, whether legislative, judicial or
executive, provided that such agency first obtains written
permission to sell or dispense alcoholic liquors from the
controlling government authority, or by (2) a not-for-profit
organization, provided that such organization:
a. Obtains written consent from the controlling
government authority;
b. Sells or dispenses the alcoholic liquors in a
manner that does not impair normal operations of State
offices located in the building;
c. Sells or dispenses alcoholic liquors only in
connection with an official activity in the building;
d. Provides, or its catering service provides, dram
shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and
in which the carrier agrees to defend, save harmless and
indemnify the State of Illinois from all financial loss,
damage or harm arising out of the selling or dispensing
of alcoholic liquors.
Nothing in this Act shall prevent a not-for-profit
organization or agency of the State from employing the
services of a catering establishment for the selling or
dispensing of alcoholic liquors at authorized functions.
The controlling government authority for the Willard Ice
Building in Springfield shall be the Director of the
Department of Revenue. The controlling government authority
for Illinois State Museum facilities shall be the Director of
the Illinois State Museum. The controlling government
authority for the State Library in Springfield shall be the
Secretary of State.
Alcoholic liquors may be delivered to and sold at retail
or dispensed at any facility, property or building under the
jurisdiction of the Historic Preservation Agency where the
delivery, sale or dispensing is by (1) an agency of the
State, whether legislative, judicial or executive, provided
that such agency first obtains written permission to sell or
dispense alcoholic liquors from a controlling government
authority, or by (2) a not-for-profit organization provided
that such organization:
a. Obtains written consent from the controlling
government authority;
b. Sells or dispenses the alcoholic liquors in a
manner that does not impair normal workings of State
offices or operations located at the facility, property
or building;
c. Sells or dispenses alcoholic liquors only in
connection with an official activity of the
not-for-profit organization in the facility, property or
building;
d. Provides, or its catering service provides, dram
shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and
in which the carrier agrees to defend, save harmless and
indemnify the State of Illinois from all financial loss,
damage or harm arising out of the selling or dispensing
of alcoholic liquors.
The controlling government authority for the Historic
Preservation Agency shall be the Director of the Historic
Preservation Agency.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail or dispensed at
the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago and 222 South College
Street in Springfield, Illinois by (1) a commercial tenant or
subtenant conducting business on the premises under a lease
made pursuant to Section 405-315 of the Department of Central
Management Services Law (20 ILCS 405/405-315), provided that
such tenant or subtenant who sells or dispenses alcoholic
liquors shall procure and maintain dram shop liability
insurance in maximum coverage limits and in which the carrier
agrees to defend, indemnify and save harmless the State of
Illinois from all financial loss, damage or harm arising out
of the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquors, or by (2) an
agency of the State, whether legislative, judicial or
executive, provided that such agency first obtains written
permission to sell or dispense alcoholic liquors from the
Director of Central Management Services, or by (3) a
not-for-profit organization, provided that such organization:
a. Obtains written consent from the Department of
Central Management Services;
b. Sells or dispenses the alcoholic liquors in a
manner that does not impair normal operations of State
offices located in the building;
c. Sells or dispenses alcoholic liquors only in
connection with an official activity in the building;
d. Provides, or its catering service provides, dram
shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and
in which the carrier agrees to defend, save harmless and
indemnify the State of Illinois from all financial loss,
damage or harm arising out of the selling or dispensing
of alcoholic liquors.
Nothing in this Act shall prevent a not-for-profit
organization or agency of the State from employing the
services of a catering establishment for the selling or
dispensing of alcoholic liquors at functions authorized by
the Director of Central Management Services.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered at any
facility owned by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
provided that dram shop liability insurance has been made
available in a form, with such coverage and in such amounts
as the Authority reasonably determines is necessary.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold at retail or dispensed at
the Rockford State Office Building by (1) an agency of the
State, whether legislative, judicial or executive, provided
that such agency first obtains written permission to sell or
dispense alcoholic liquors from the Department of Central
Management Services, or by (2) a not-for-profit organization,
provided that such organization:
a. Obtains written consent from the Department of
Central Management Services;
b. Sells or dispenses the alcoholic liquors in a
manner that does not impair normal operations of State
offices located in the building;
c. Sells or dispenses alcoholic liquors only in
connection with an official activity in the building;
d. Provides, or its catering service provides, dram
shop liability insurance in maximum coverage limits and
in which the carrier agrees to defend, save harmless and
indemnify the State of Illinois from all financial loss,
damage or harm arising out of the selling or dispensing
of alcoholic liquors.
Nothing in this Act shall prevent a not-for-profit
organization or agency of the State from employing the
services of a catering establishment for the selling or
dispensing of alcoholic liquors at functions authorized by
the Department of Central Management Services.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered in a building
that is owned by McLean County, situated on land owned by the
county in the City of Bloomington, and used by the McLean
County Historical Society if the sale or delivery is approved
by an ordinance adopted by the county board, and the
municipality in which the building is located may not
prohibit that sale or delivery, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section. The regulation of the sale and
delivery of alcoholic liquor in a building that is owned by
McLean County, situated on land owned by the county, and used
by the McLean County Historical Society as provided in this
paragraph is an exclusive power and function of the State and
is a denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6,
subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution of the power of a
home rule municipality to regulate that sale and delivery.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered in any
building situated on land held in trust for any school
district organized under Article 34 of the School Code, if
the building is not used for school purposes and if the sale
or delivery is approved by the board of education.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered in buildings
owned by the Community Building Complex Committee of Boone
County, Illinois if the person or facility selling or
dispensing the alcoholic liquor has provided dram shop
liability insurance with coverage and in amounts that the
Committee reasonably determines are necessary.
Alcoholic liquors may be sold or delivered in the
building located at 1200 Centerville Avenue in Belleville,
Illinois and occupied by either the Belleville Area Special
Education District or the Belleville Area Special Services
Cooperative.
(Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
(235 ILCS 5/7-8) (from Ch. 43, par. 152)
Sec. 7-8. For each city, village or incorporated town
having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants, there is
established a license appeal commission consisting of the
chairman of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, the most
senior member of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission who
is not of the same political party as the chairman, and one
person who is a resident of the particular city, village or
incorporated town selected by the council or president and
board of trustees, as the case may be, who shall serve for a
term of 4 years and until his successor is selected and takes
office. Neither the mayor, president of the board of
trustees, nor any member of the council or board of trustees
shall be eligible for membership on a license appeal
commission. Each of the 2 members of the Illinois Liquor
Control Commission shall receive a $200 $100 per diem for
their work on the license appeal commission, and the other
member shall receive an annual salary which shall be paid by
the particular city, village or incorporated town. The
secretary of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission shall be
ex-officio the secretary for each license appeal commission.
(Source: P.A. 84-1282.)
(235 ILCS 5/6-27) (from Ch. 43, par. 144c)
Sec. 6-27. Licensing of seller and server education
programs.
(a) Any program designed to educate or train employees
who sell or serve alcoholic beverages at retail to identify
and address persons displaying problems with alcohol misuse
or abuse shall be licensed by the State Commission Department
of Human Services.
(b) A seller and server education program license in
effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
91st General Assembly shall remain in effect until June 30,
2000.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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