(a) Any individual may be eligible for an employee permit by completing an application for such a permit on the forms provided by the commission. An applicant for an employee permit must demonstrate to the commission that the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age and:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 57-3-703

  • Commission: means the alcoholic beverage commission, except as otherwise provided. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • License: means the license issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • Licensee: means any person to whom such license has been issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 57-3-101
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Has not been convicted of a felony offense involving theft, dishonesty, deceit, or intoxication within the previous eight (8) years;
(2) Has not been convicted of any crime involving the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages or beer, Schedules I and II controlled substances, or controlled substance analogues or any sex-related crime or embezzlement within the previous eight (8) years;
(3) Has not had an employee permit or any similar permit issued by the state, any local jurisdiction, or any foreign jurisdiction revoked by any issuing authority within the previous five (5) years; and
(4) Has not had an ownership interest in any licensee or permittee, licensed or permitted pursuant to § 57-3-203, § 57-3-204, § 57-3-207, § 57-4-101 or § 57-5-103 which has had its license or permit revoked by the issuing authority within the previous eight (8) years.
(b) If an applicant does not meet the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1)-(4), but is otherwise eligible for a permit, then the applicant’s application shall be initially denied pursuant to this subsection (b). Within thirty (30) days of such initial denial, the applicant may request a hearing to be held pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. At such hearing, the administrative law judge or hearing officer may consider any evidence the administrative law judge or hearing officer deems relevant to the matter and may, if in the administrative law judge’s or hearing officer’s judgment the principles of equity require, approve the application and grant the employee permit, notwithstanding the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1)-(4).
(c)

(1) If an applicant does not request a hearing pursuant to subsection (b) within the required period, then the application’s denial will be final and the applicant may not reapply for an employee permit until the relevant time period described in subdivisions (a)(1)-(4) has expired. If a person applies for an employee permit in violation of this subdivision (c)(1), then such application shall be denied and subsection (b) shall not apply.
(2) If the administrative law judge, hearing officer, or commission denies an application at a hearing held pursuant to subsection (b), then the application’s denial will be final and the applicant may not reapply for an employee permit or apply for a server permit pursuant to § 57-3-704 until the relevant time period described in subdivision (a)(1)-(4) has expired. If a person applies for an employee or server permit in violation of this subdivision (c)(2), then such application shall be denied and subsection (b) or § 57-3-704(b) shall not apply.
(d) If a person is convicted of an offense described in subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) after being issued an employee permit pursuant to this section, the commission may institute proceedings to revoke the person’s employee permit pursuant to § 57-3-214; provided, that the administrative law judge or hearing officer may, if in the administrative law judge’s or hearing officer’s judgment the principles of equity require, refuse to revoke the person’s employee permit, notwithstanding a finding that the person has been convicted of an offense described in subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2). If the administrative law judge, hearing officer, or commission revokes an employee permit pursuant to this subsection (d), then the applicant may not reapply for an employee permit or apply for a server permit pursuant to § 57-3-704 until the relevant time period described in subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) has expired. If a person applies for an employee or server permit in violation of this subsection (d), then such application shall be denied and subsection (b) or § 57-3-704(b) shall not apply.
(e) The commission may promulgate rules and regulations to enforce and administer this section pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
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