HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

159

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to liquor licenses.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 281-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§281-53  Application; penalty for false statements.  Every application for a license or for the renewal of a license or for the transfer of a license shall be in writing[,] and signed[, and notarized] by the applicant, or in the case of a corporation or unincorporated association by the proper officer or officers thereof, or if a partnership by a general partner thereof, or if a limited liability partnership by a partner thereof, or if a member-managed limited liability company by a member thereof, or if a manager-managed limited liability company by a manager thereof, and shall be addressed to the liquor commission, and set forth:

     (1)  The full name, age, and place of residence of the applicant; if a copartnership, the names, ages, and respective places of residence of all the partners; if a limited liability company, its full name and the names of all its members; if a corporation or joint-stock company, its full name and the names of its officers and directors, and the names of all stockholders owning twenty-five per cent or more of the outstanding capital stock; if a publicly-traded company, or an entity ultimately solely owned by a publicly-traded company, the names of the officers designated as the primary decision-makers regarding the purchase and sale of liquor; and if any other association of individuals, the names, ages, and respective places of residence of its officers and the number of its members;

     (2)  A particular description of the place or premises where the proposed license is to be exercised, so that the exact location and extent thereof may be clearly and definitely determined therefrom;

     (3)  The class and kind of license applied for; and

     (4)  Any other matter or information pertinent to the subject matter, which may be required by the rules of the commission.

     If any false statement is knowingly made in any application that is not verified by oath, the person or persons signing the application shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in section 281-102."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Liquor Licenses; Application for License, Renewal of License, or Transfer of License; Elimination of Notarization Requirement

 

Description:

Eliminates the notarization requirement regarding applications for, renewals of, and transfers of liquor licenses.

 

 

 

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