32B-1-306.  Use of information from a criminal background check.
     The commission or department may use information obtained pursuant to Section 32B-1-305 only for one or more of the following purposes:

(1)  enforcing this title;

Terms Used In Utah Code 32B-1-306

  • Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section 32B-2-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Crime involving moral turpitude: is a s defined by the commission by rule. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section 32B-2-203. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • License: means :
(a) a retail license;
(b) a sublicense;
(c) a license issued in accordance with 4;
(d) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Manufacturing and Related Licenses Act;
(e) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act;
(f) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; or
(g) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 17, Liquor Transport License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Manufacture: means to distill, brew, rectify, mix, compound, process, ferment, or otherwise make an alcoholic product for personal use or for sale or distribution to others. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • offer for sale: means a transaction, exchange, or barter whereby, for consideration, an alcoholic product is either directly or indirectly transferred, solicited, ordered, delivered for value, or by a means or under a pretext is promised or obtained, whether done by a person as a principal, proprietor, or as staff, unless otherwise defined in this title or the rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Package agency: means a retail liquor location operated:
    (a) under an agreement with the department; and
    (b) by a person:
    (i) other than the state; and
    (ii) who is authorized by the commission in accordance with 6, to sell packaged liquor for consumption off the premises of the package agency. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (2)  determining whether an individual is convicted of any of the following offenses that disqualify the individual under this title from acting in a capacity described in Subsection 32B-1-305(2):

    (a)  within the previous seven years, a felony under federal law or state law;

    (b)  within the previous four years:

    (i)  a violation of a federal law, state law, or local ordinance concerning the sale, offer for sale, warehousing, manufacture, distribution, transportation, or adulteration of an alcoholic product; or

    (ii)  a crime involving moral turpitude; or

    (c)  on two or more occasions within the previous five years, driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or the combined influence of alcohol and drugs;

    (3)  determining whether an individual fails to accurately disclose the individual’s criminal history on an application or document filed with the department or commission;

    (4)  approving or denying an application for employment with the department;

    (5)  taking disciplinary action against a department employee, including possible termination of employment;

    (6)  issuing or denying an application to operate a package agency;

    (7)  issuing or denying an application for a license;

    (8)  issuing or denying the renewal of a package agency agreement;

    (9)  issuing or denying the renewal of a license;

    (10)  suspending the operation of a package agency;

    (11)  terminating a package agency contract; or

    (12)  suspending or revoking a license.

    Amended by Chapter 145, 2019 General Session