§60-3A-13. Annual Reports
On or before December 31, 1990, and each successive year thereafter, the commissioner shall submit to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance an annual report focused upon subjects of interest concerning retail alcohol sales and of the implementation of this article, including, but not limited to, the total revenue earned by the issuance of […]
§60-3A-8. Retail License Application Requirements; Retail Licensee Qualifications
(a) Prior to or simultaneously with the submission of a bid for a retail license or the payment of a purchase option for a Class A retail license, each applicant shall file an application with the commissioner, stating under oath, the following: (1) If the applicant is an individual, his or her name and residence […]
§60-3A-9. Investigation of Applicants for Retail License; Notification to Applicants Approving or Denying Application; General Provisions Relating to Licensing
(a) Upon receipt of an application for a retail license and such supplemental information as the commissioner may require, the commissioner may conduct such investigation of an applicant as deemed necessary or desirable. (b) Upon the completion of any investigation of an applicant, the commissioner shall inform such applicant in writing whether the application has […]
§60-3A-10. Bidding Procedure
(a) Except as provided in section ten-b of this article, bids for licenses shall be governed by the provisions of this section. (b) The issuance of retail licenses shall be based on sealed competitive bids in accordance with the provisions of this section. Bids for the issuance of retail licenses shall be obtained by public […]
§60-3A-10a. Preference for Resident Bidders
In determining the highest bidder for purposes of section ten of this article, the board shall afford a five percent preference for West Virginia resident bidders, which shall be computed by adding five percent of the bid price to the bid price submitted by each resident bidder. For purposes of this section a bidder shall […]
§60-3A-10b. Bidding Procedure for Licenses Issued for the Ten-Year Period Beginning July 1, 2010; Purchase Options for Bids Beginning July 1, 2010; and Licenses Issued for Each Ten-Year Period Thereafter
(a) The issuance of retail licenses for the ten-year period beginning July 1, 2010, and for each ten-year period thereafter, shall be based upon sealed competitive bid in accordance with the provisions of section ten of this article except as provided in this section. (b) Prior to accepting bids for retail licenses to be issued […]
§60-3A-10c. Criminal Penalties for Unlawful Inducement
(a) Any person who gives another person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from bidding for a retail license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000, and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commissioner of not more […]
§60-3A-1. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State Retail Liquor License Act".
§60-3A-2. Legislative Findings and Declaration; Legislative Purpose
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the sale of liquor at retail should no longer be by the state, but rather by retail licensees; that there is a need for the state to control the wholesale sales of liquor; that the health and welfare of the citizens of this state will be adequately […]
§60-3A-2a. Further Legislative Findings, Declarations and Purpose
(a) In addition to the findings and declarations set forth in subsection (a), section two of this article, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) The provisions of this article as enacted during the regular session of the Legislature in 1990 were intended to require that all licenses issued for the retail sale of […]