(1)(a) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may grant a temporary letter of authority for a period not to exceed 180 days to an applicant for a license issued under this chapter if the applicant meets the eligibility requirements established by the commission by rule and pays the fee prescribed by the commission for a temporary letter of authority.

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(b) A temporary letter of authority issued under this section does not constitute a license for the purposes of ORS Chapter 183.

(2) The commission may at any time, summarily and without prior administrative proceedings, refuse to issue or revoke a temporary letter of authority if the commission reasonably believes that any of the grounds for refusing a license under ORS § 471.313 or canceling or suspending a license under ORS § 471.315 exist.

(3) The refusal to issue or the revocation of a temporary letter of authority under subsection (2) of this section is not a contested case under ORS Chapter 183. [1987 c.511 § 5; 1995 c.301 § 59; 1999 c.351 § 47; 2003 c.337 § 3; 2021 c.85 § 2; 2021 c.351 § 71]

[Amended by 1953 c.130 § 2; repealed by 1957 c.220 § 1 (471.301 enacted in lieu of 471.300)]

[1957 c.220 § 2 (enacted in lieu of 471.300); 1971 c.470 § 2; 1973 c.311 § 1; 1977 c.332 § 1; 1977 c.360 § 2; 1979 c.264 § 9; 1995 c.301 § 60; 1999 c.351 § 48; renumbered 471.292 in 1999]

[Formerly 471.262; 2003 c.337 § 4; repealed by 2021 c.85 § 3]