§ 3-14-34. Employee regulations/picture identification.

The following regulations shall apply to all establishments holding a retail license for alcoholic beverages:

(1)

An employee shall meet the same character requirements as set forth in the general ordinances for the licensee, except for the residency requirements.

(2)

No person shall be employed by a retail beer and/or wine establishment until such person has applied for and received a permit from the Henry County Police Department. Prior to issuing a permit, the Henry County Police Department shall conduct a background check on the applicant and shall collect a nonrefundable investigative fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) from the applicant to offset the cost of this background check. A fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be charged upon the issuance/renewal of the permit which shall be valid for twelve (12) months from the date of issue. The permit shall be in the form of a picture identification (I.D.) badge. All picture identification (I.D.) badges currently issued to permittees are hereby deemed to be the permit of each permittee.

(3)

No permit shall be issued until such time as a signed application has been filed with the Henry County Police Department. The application shall include name, address, date of birth, general description of applicant; height, weight, hair color, eye color, social security number and driver's license or picture I.D.

(4)

No alcoholic beverage permit shall be issued to any person (i) who has been convicted of more than one (1) DUI offense within two (2) years of the date of application for said permit; (ii) who is currently serving probation pursuant to any plea under the First Offender Act; (iii) who has been convicted of any felony; (iv) who has been convicted, within five (5) years from the date of application for a permit, of any misdemeanor crime of moral turpitude; or (v) who has been convicted, within five (5) years of the date of application for a permit, as a habitual violator. For the purposes of this subsection, a conviction shall include an adjudication of guilt, a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere in any criminal proceeding.

(5)

It shall be the duty of all persons holding any license to sell alcoholic beverages to file with the Henry County Police Department the name of the establishment, the license number and a list of all employees, with their home addresses and home telephone numbers twice annually on/or before June 1 and again on/or before December 1.

(6)

All permits issued through administrative error can be terminated by the Henry County Police Department.

(7)

This section shall not be construed to include employees who do not serve or sell alcoholic beverages.

(8)

No licensee shall allow any employee required to hold a permit to work on the licensed premises without displaying, on their person in public view, the permit issued by the Henry County Police Department.

(9)

In the event that any permit holder leaves the employ of a licensed establishment, the licensee shall immediately surrender the permit to the Henry County Police Department.

(10)

All permits issued hereunder remain the property of Henry County and shall be worn by the employee at all times while at work or on duty with the licensed establishment.

(Ord. No. 88-13, 12-3-88; Ord. No. 97-01, § 14, 2-5-97; Ord. No. 99-09, § 1, 4-6-99; Ord. No. 06-09, 8-14-06; Ord. No. 07-09, § A, 11-19-07)