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Conditional liquor licenses may become an option for transfers of on- and off-premises licenses and for new SDM (beer and wine takeout) licenses in Michigan.
Posted by: Mike Brown
March 07, 2013
Topic: Liquor Law Updates

The Michigan House Regulatory Reform Committee took testimony this week on House Bill 4277 that would authorize "conditional" or "temporary" liquor licenses to be issued under certain circumstances. The "conditional" licenses would be available when applying to the MLCC to transfer ownership of any license, including Class C and other on-premises licenses as well as for transfers of SDD (packaged liquor) and SDM licenses. The temporary license would be valid for up to 1 year, or until the regular license transfer is completed or rejected.

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More notable recommendations made by the ARC
Posted by: Mike Brown
August 21, 2012
Topic: Liquor Law Updates

More notable recommendations made by the ARC contained in the final report issued June 29th:

7. Waive most investigations where minimal amounts of company stock or interest in the business is being transferred, particularly for family-owned businesses;

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More notable recommendations made by the ARC
Posted by: Mike Brown
August 06, 2012
Topic: Liquor Law Updates

More notable recommendations made by the ARC contained in the final report issued June 29th: 

4. Eliminate the need for routine fingerprinting of all applicants for new licenses;

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Notable recommendations made by the ARC
Posted by: Mike Brown
July 24, 2012
Topic: Liquor Law Updates

Some of the more notable recommendations made by the ARC contained in the final report issued June 29th include the following:

1. Increased use of electronic communication, primarily email, to speed up communication between the MLCC and licensees....

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ORR - Liquor Control ARC Recommendations
Posted by: Mike Brown
July 02, 2012
Topic: Liquor Law Updates

On June 29th, the Michigan Office of Regulatory Reinvention issued its final draft report of the Liquor Control Advisory Rules Committee ("ARC"). We are pleased to report several of the recommendations made by Carlin Edwards Brown PLLC during the ARC process were included in the final draft recommendations.

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