Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-2-147

club, public event, caterer, retail wine or retail beer license.

A. The ABLE Commission shall refuse to issue a mixed beverage,

beer and wine, bottle club, public event, caterer, retail wine or

retail beer license, either on an original application or a renewal

application, if it has reasonable grounds to believe and finds any

of the following to be true:

1. That the applicant, in the case of a natural person, is

under twenty-one (21) years of age;

2. That the applicant, in the case of a corporation, has a

stockholder who owns fifteen percent (15%) or more of the stock, an

officer, or a director who is under twenty-one (21) years of age;

3. That the applicant, in the case of any type of partnership,

has any partner who is under twenty-one (21) years of age;

4. That the applicant, in the case of a limited liability

company, has a manager or member who is under twenty-one (21) years

of age;

5. That the applicant or any type of partner has been convicted

of a felony within fifteen (15) years prior to the application date;

6. That the applicant, in the case of a corporation, has a

stockholder owning fifteen percent (15%) of the stock, an officer or

a director who has been convicted of a felony within fifteen (15)

years prior to the application date;

7. That the applicant, in the case of a limited liability

company, has a manager or a member who has been convicted of a

felony within fifteen (15) years prior to the application date, and

such manager or member has an ownership interest greater than fifty

percent (50%);

8. That the applicant has made false statements to the ABLE

Commission;

9. That the applicant is not the legitimate owner of the

business for which a license is sought or that other persons have

undisclosed ownership interests in the business;

10. That the applicant or any partner, within twelve (12)

months after being issued a license, either on an original

application or a renewal application, has violated any provision of

the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act or rule of the ABLE

Commission promulgated pursuant hereto. Provided, however, that if

the ABLE Commission, during the twelve-month period, has suspended

any license sought to be renewed, such renewal application may be

approved if the term of the suspension has been completed and the

applicant has complied with any special conditions imposed in

connection with the suspension;

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11. That the applicant is not the real party in interest, or

intends to carry on the business authorized by the license as the

agent of another;

12. That the applicant is a person who appoints or is a law

enforcement official or is an employee of the ABLE Commission;

13. That the applicant does not own or have a written lease for

the premises for which a license is sought; or

14. That the applicant or any partner, spouse, employee or

other person affiliated with the applicant is not in compliance with

the tax laws of this state as required in Article XXVIIIA of the

Oklahoma Constitution.

B. 1. The ABLE Commission may refuse to issue a mixed

beverage, beer and wine, bottle club, public event or caterer

license, either on an original application or a renewal application,

if it has reasonable grounds to believe and finds any of the

following to be true:

a. that the applicant or any type of partner has been

convicted of a felony described in paragraph 2 of this

subsection,

b. that the applicant, in the case of a corporation, has

a stockholder owning fifteen percent (15%) of the

stock, an officer or a director who has been convicted

of a felony described in paragraph 2 of this

subsection, and

c. that the applicant, in the case of a limited liability

company, has a manager or a member who has been

convicted of a felony within twenty-five (25) years

prior to the application date, who has been convicted

of a felony described in paragraph 2 of this

subsection.
of the

stock, an officer or a director who has been convicted

of a felony described in paragraph 2 of this

subsection, and

c. that the applicant, in the case of a limited liability

company, has a manager or a member who has been

convicted of a felony within twenty-five (25) years

prior to the application date, who has been convicted

of a felony described in paragraph 2 of this

subsection.

2. The provisions of this section shall apply to the following

felony offenses:

a. an alcohol-related offense,

b. a violent crime as defined in Section 142A-1 of Title

21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or

c. a crime which would subject a person to registration

pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act.