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First Substitute H.B. 352

This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:45 AM by rday. -->

Representative James A. Dunnigan proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RELATED

             2     
AMENDMENTS

             3     
2009 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

             6     
Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act to address licensing, penalties,
             11      and investigations.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    provides for conditional licenses for certain retail licenses;
             15          .    addresses access to information related to a private club licensee or tavern by an
             16      investigator; and
             17          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.
             18      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          32A-1-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 162
             25          32A-1-119, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 317, 382, and 391


             26      ENACTS:
             27          32A-5-109, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             28          32A-10-207, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             29     
             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 32A-1-107 is amended to read:
             32           32A-1-107. Powers and duties of the commission.
             33          (1) The commission shall:
             34          (a) act as a general policymaking body on the subject of alcoholic product control;
             35          (b) adopt and issue policies, directives, rules, and procedures;
             36          (c) set policy by written rules that establish criteria and procedures for:
             37          (i) granting, denying, suspending, or revoking [permits, licenses, certificates of
             38      approval, and package agencies] a permit, license, certificate of approval, or package agency;
             39          (ii) controlling liquor merchandise inventory including:
             40          (A) listing and delisting [products] a product;
             41          (B) the procedures for testing a new [products] product;
             42          (C) purchasing policy;
             43          (D) turnover requirements for a regularly coded [products] product to be continued;
             44      and
             45          (E) the disposition of discontinued, distressed, or unsaleable merchandise; and
             46          (iii) determining the location of a state [stores, package agencies, and outlets] store,
             47      package agency, or outlet;
             48          (d) decide within the limits and under the conditions imposed by this title, the number
             49      and location of state stores, package agencies, and outlets established in the state;
             50          (e) issue, grant, deny, suspend, revoke, or not renew the following permits, licenses,
             51      certificates of approval, and package agencies for the purchase, sale, storage, service,
             52      manufacture, distribution, and consumption of an alcoholic [products] product:
             53          (i) a package [agencies] agency;
             54          (ii) a restaurant [licenses] license;
             55          (iii) an airport lounge [licenses] license;
             56          (iv) a limited restaurant [licenses] license;


             57          (v) an on-premise banquet [licenses] license;
             58          (vi) a private club [licenses] license;
             59          (vii) an on-premise beer retailer [licenses] license;
             60          (viii) a temporary special event beer [permits] permit;
             61          (ix) a special use [permits] permit;
             62          (x) a single event [permits] permit;
             63          (xi) a manufacturing [licenses] license;
             64          (xii) a liquor warehousing [licenses] license;
             65          (xiii) a beer wholesaling [licenses] license; and
             66          (xiv) an out-of-state brewer [certificates] certificate of approval;
             67          (f) in accordance with Subsection (5), issue, grant, deny, suspend, or revoke one of the
             68      following conditional licenses for the purchase, sale, storage, service, manufacture,
             69      distribution, and consumption of an alcoholic product:
             70          (i) a conditional restaurant license; or
             71          (ii) a conditional limited restaurant license;
             72          [(f)] (g) fix prices at which [liquors are] liquor is sold that are the same at all state
             73      stores, package agencies, and outlets;
             74          [(g)] (h) issue and distribute price lists showing the price to be paid by [purchasers] a
             75      purchaser for each class, variety, or brand of liquor kept for sale by the department;
             76          [(h)] (i) (i) require the director to follow sound management principles; and
             77          (ii) require periodic reporting from the director to ensure that:
             78          (A) sound management principles are being followed; and
             79          (B) policies established by the commission are being observed;
             80          [(i)] (j) (i) receive, consider, and act in a timely manner upon [all] the reports,
             81      recommendations, and matters submitted by the director to the commission; and
             82          (ii) do [all] the things necessary to support the department in properly performing the
             83      department's duties and responsibilities;
             84          [(j)] (k) obtain temporarily and for special purposes the services of [experts and
             85      persons] an expert or person engaged in the practice of a profession or who possess any needed
             86      skills, talents, or abilities if:
             87          (i) considered expedient; and


             88          (ii) approved by the governor;
             89          [(k)] (l) prescribe the duties of a departmental [officials] official authorized to assist
             90      the commission in issuing [permits, licenses, certificates of approval, and package agencies] a
             91      permit, license, certificate of approval, or package agency under this title;
             92          [(l)] (m) prescribe, consistent with this title, the fees payable for:
             93          (i) [permits, licenses, certificates of approval, and package agencies] a permit, license,
             94      certificate of approval, or package agency issued under this title; or
             95          (ii) anything done or permitted to be done under this title;
             96          [(m)] (n) prescribe the conduct, management, and equipment of [any premises] a
             97      premise upon which an alcoholic [beverages] beverage may be sold, consumed, served, or
             98      stored;
             99          [(n)] (o) make rules governing the credit terms of beer sales to retailers within the state;
             100          [(o)] (p) require that each of the following, where required in this title, display in a
             101      prominent place a sign in large letters stating: "Warning: Driving under the influence of alcohol
             102      or drugs is a serious crime that is prosecuted aggressively in Utah.":
             103          (i) a state store;
             104          (ii) a permittee;
             105          (iii) a licensee; and
             106          (iv) a package agency; and
             107          [(p)] (q) subject to Subsection (4) and as provided in this title, impose fines against:
             108          (i) a permittee, licensee, certificate holder, or package agent described in Subsection
             109      (1)(e); or
             110          (ii) [any] an officer, employee, or agent of a permittee, licensee, certificate holder, or
             111      package agent described in Subsection (1)[(p)(i)](q)(i).
             112          (2) The power of the commission to do the following is plenary, except as otherwise
             113      provided by this title, and not subject to review:
             114          (a) establish a state [stores] store;
             115          (b) create a package [agencies] agency;
             116          (c) grant authority to operate a package [agencies] agency; and
             117          (d) grant or deny [permits, licenses, and certificates] a permit, license, or certificate of
             118      approval.


             119          (3) The commission may appoint a qualified hearing [examiners] examiner to conduct
             120      [any] a suspension or revocation [hearings] hearing required by law.
             121          (4) (a) In any case [where] when the commission is given the power to suspend [any] a
             122      permit, license, certificate of approval, or package agency the commission may impose a fine in
             123      addition to or in lieu of suspension.
             124          (b) [Fines] A fine imposed may not exceed $25,000 in the aggregate for:
             125          (i) [any] a single Notice of Agency Action; or
             126          (ii) a single action against a package agency.
             127          (c) The commission shall promulgate, by rule, a schedule setting forth a range of fines
             128      for each violation.
             129          (5) (a) As used in this Subsection (5):
             130          (i) "Conditional license" means a license issued to a person that:
             131          (A) is for one of the following:
             132          (I) a restaurant license; or
             133          (II) a limited restaurant license; and
             134          (B) conditions the person's ability to sell or allow the consumption of an alcoholic
             135      beverage on its premises on the person providing a copy of the person's current business license
             136      before obtaining a valid license; and
             137          (C) provides that the person will be issued or granted a valid license if the person
             138      complies with the requirements of Subsection (5)(c).
             139          (ii) "Valid license" means a license issued under Subsection (1)(e) under which the
             140      person is permitted to sell or allow the consumption of an alcoholic beverage on its premises.
             141          (b) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection (5), the commission may grant a
             142      conditional license to a person if the person:
             143          (i) meets all of the requirements to obtain the license for which the person is applying
             144      except the requirement to submit a copy of the applicant's current business license; and
             145          (ii) agrees not to sell or allow the consumption of an alcoholic beverage on its premises
             146      before obtaining a valid license.
             147          (c) (i) A conditional license becomes a valid license on the day on which the
             148      department notifies the person who holds the conditional license that the department finds that
             149      the person has complied with Subsection (5)(c)(ii).


             150          (ii) For a conditional license to become a valid license, a person who holds the
             151      conditional license shall:
             152          (A) submit to the department a copy of the person's current business license; and
             153          (B) provide to the department evidence satisfactory to the department that:
             154          (I) there has been no change in the information provided to the commission as part of
             155      the person's application for a license; and
             156          (II) the person continues to qualify for the license.
             157          (d) A conditional license expires six months after the day on which the commission
             158      issues or grants the license, unless it becomes a valid license before that day.
             159          Section 2. Section 32A-1-119 is amended to read:
             160           32A-1-119. Disciplinary proceedings -- Procedure.
             161          (1) As used in Subsection (4), "final adjudication" means an adjudication for which a
             162      final unappealable judgment or order is issued.
             163          (2) (a) Subject to Section 32A-1-119.5 , the following may conduct an adjudicative
             164      proceeding to inquire into a matter necessary and proper for the administration of this title and
             165      rules adopted under this title:
             166          (i) the commission;
             167          (ii) a hearing examiner appointed by the commission for the purposes provided in
             168      Subsection 32A-1-107 (3);
             169          (iii) the director; and
             170          (iv) the department.
             171          (b) Except as provided in this section or Section 32A-3-106 , the following shall
             172      comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             173      Procedures Act, in an adjudicative proceeding:
             174          (i) the commission;
             175          (ii) a hearing examiner appointed by the commission;
             176          (iii) the director; and
             177          (iv) the department.
             178          (c) Except where otherwise provided by law, an adjudicative proceeding before the
             179      commission or a hearing examiner appointed by the commission shall be:
             180          (i) video or audio recorded; and


             181          (ii) subject to Subsection (5)(e), conducted in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4,
             182      Open and Public Meetings Act.
             183          (d) A person listed in Subsection (2)(a) shall conduct an adjudicative proceeding
             184      concerning departmental personnel in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 19, Utah State
             185      Personnel Management Act.
             186          (e) A hearing that is informational, fact gathering, and nonadversarial in nature shall be
             187      conducted in accordance with rules, policies, and procedures made by the commission,
             188      director, or department.
             189          (3) (a) Subject to Section 32A-1-119.5 , a disciplinary proceeding shall be conducted
             190      under the authority of the commission, which is responsible for rendering a final decision and
             191      order on a disciplinary matter.
             192          (b) (i) Nothing in this section precludes the commission from appointing a necessary
             193      officer, including a hearing examiner, from within or without the department, to administer the
             194      disciplinary proceeding process.
             195          (ii) A hearing examiner appointed by the commission:
             196          (A) may conduct a disciplinary proceeding hearing on behalf of the commission; and
             197          (B) shall submit to the commission a report including:
             198          (I) findings of fact determined on the basis of a preponderance of the evidence
             199      presented at the hearing;
             200          (II) conclusions of law; and
             201          (III) recommendations.
             202          (c) Nothing in this section precludes the commission, after the commission renders its
             203      final decision and order, from having the director prepare, issue, and cause to be served on the
             204      parties the final written order on behalf of the commission.
             205          (4) Subject to Section 32A-1-119.5 :
             206          (a) The department may initiate a disciplinary proceeding described in Subsection
             207      (4)(b) if the department receives:
             208          (i) a report from a government agency, peace officer, examiner, or investigator alleging
             209      that a person listed in Subsections 32A-1-105 (17)(a)(i) through (vii) violated this title or the
             210      rules of the commission;
             211          (ii) a final adjudication of criminal liability against a person listed in Subsections


             212      32A-1-105 (17)(a)(i) through (vii) based on an alleged violation of this title; or
             213          (iii) a final adjudication of civil liability under Chapter 14a, Alcoholic Beverage
             214      Liability, against a person listed in Subsections 32A-1-105 (17)(a)(i) through (vii) based on an
             215      alleged violation of this title.
             216          (b) The department may initiate a disciplinary proceeding if the department receives an
             217      item listed in Subsection (4)(a) to determine:
             218          (i) whether a person listed in Subsections 32A-1-105 (17)(a)(i) through (vii) violated
             219      this title or rules of the commission; and
             220          (ii) if a violation is found, the appropriate sanction to be imposed.
             221          (5) (a) Unless waived by the respondent, a disciplinary proceeding shall be held:
             222          (i) if required by law;
             223          (ii) before revoking or suspending a permit, license, or certificate of approval issued
             224      under this title; or
             225          (iii) before imposing a fine against a person listed in Subsections 32A-1-105 (17)(a)(i)
             226      through (vii).
             227          (b) Inexcusable failure of a respondent to appear at a scheduled disciplinary proceeding
             228      hearing after receiving proper notice is an admission of the charged violation.
             229          (c) The validity of a disciplinary proceeding is not affected by the failure of a person to
             230      attend or remain in attendance.
             231          (d) The commission or an appointed hearing examiner shall preside over a disciplinary
             232      proceeding hearing.
             233          (e) A disciplinary proceeding hearing may be closed only after the commission or
             234      hearing examiner makes a written finding that the public interest in an open hearing is clearly
             235      outweighed by factors enumerated in the closure order.
             236          (f) (i) The commission or its hearing examiner as part of a disciplinary proceeding
             237      hearing may:
             238          (A) administer oaths or affirmations;
             239          (B) take evidence;
             240          (C) take a deposition within or without this state; and
             241          (D) require by subpoena from a place within this state:
             242          (I) the testimony of a person at a hearing; and


             243          (II) the production of a book, record, paper, contract, agreement, document, or other
             244      evidence considered relevant to the inquiry.
             245          (ii) A person subpoenaed in accordance with this Subsection (5)(f) shall testify and
             246      produce a book, paper, document, or tangible thing as required in the subpoena.
             247          (iii) A witness subpoenaed or called to testify or produce evidence who claims a
             248      privilege against self-incrimination may not be compelled to testify, but the commission or the
             249      hearing examiner shall file a written report with the county attorney or district attorney in the
             250      jurisdiction where the privilege is claimed or where the witness resides setting forth the
             251      circumstance of the claimed privilege.
             252          (iv) (A) A person is not excused from obeying a subpoena without just cause.
             253          (B) A district court within the judicial district in which a person alleged to be guilty of
             254      willful contempt of court or refusal to obey a subpoena is found or resides, upon application by
             255      the party issuing the subpoena, may issue an order requiring the person to:
             256          (I) appear before the issuing party; and
             257          (II) (Aa) produce documentary evidence if so ordered; or
             258          (Bb) give evidence regarding the matter in question.
             259          (C) Failure to obey an order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt.
             260          (g) (i) In a disciplinary proceeding hearing heard by a hearing examiner, the hearing
             261      examiner shall prepare a report required by Subsection (3)(b)(ii) to the commission.
             262          (ii) The report required by Subsection (3)(b)(ii) and this Subsection (5)(g) may not
             263      recommend a penalty more severe than that initially sought by the department in the notice of
             264      agency action.
             265          (iii) A copy of the report required by Subsection (3)(b)(ii) and this Subsection (5)(g)
             266      shall be served upon the respective parties.
             267          (iv) The respondent and the department shall be given reasonable opportunity to file a
             268      written objection to the report required by Subsection (3)(b)(ii) and this Subsection (5)(g)
             269      before final commission action.
             270          (h) In a case heard by the commission, it shall issue its final decision and order in
             271      accordance with Subsection (3).
             272          (6) (a) The commission shall:
             273          (i) render a final decision and order on a disciplinary action; and


             274          (ii) cause its final order to be prepared in writing, issued, and served on all parties.
             275          (b) An order of the commission is considered final on the date the order becomes
             276      effective.
             277          (c) If the commission is satisfied that a person listed in Subsections
             278      32A-1-105 (17)(a)(i) through (vii) violated this title or the commission's rules, in accordance
             279      with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, the commission may:
             280          (i) suspend or revoke the permit, license, or certificate of approval;
             281          (ii) impose a fine against a person listed in Subsections 32A-1-105 (17)(a)(i) through
             282      (vii);
             283          (iii) assess the administrative costs of a disciplinary proceeding to the permittee, the
             284      licensee, or certificate holder; or
             285          (iv) take a combination of actions described in Subsections (6)(c)(i) through (iii).
             286          (d) A fine imposed in accordance with this Subsection (6) is subject to Subsections
             287      32A-1-107 (1)[(p)](q) and (4).
             288          (e) (i) If a permit or license is suspended under this Subsection (6), the permittee or
             289      licensee shall prominently post a sign provided by the department:
             290          (A) during the suspension; and
             291          (B) at the entrance of the premises of the permittee or licensee.
             292          (ii) The sign required by this Subsection (6)(e) shall:
             293          (A) read "The Utah Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has suspended the
             294      alcoholic beverage license or permit of this establishment. Alcoholic beverages may not be
             295      sold, served, furnished, or consumed on these premises during the period of suspension."; and
             296          (B) include the dates of the suspension period.
             297          (iii) A permittee or licensee may not remove, alter, obscure, or destroy a sign required
             298      to be posted under this Subsection (6)(e) during the suspension period.
             299          (f) If a permit or license is revoked, the commission may order the revocation of a
             300      compliance bond posted by the permittee or licensee.
             301          (g) A permittee or licensee whose permit or license is revoked may not reapply for a
             302      permit or license under this title for three years from the date on which the permit or license is
             303      revoked.
             304          (h) The commission shall transfer all costs assessed into the General Fund in


             305      accordance with Section 32A-1-113 .
             306          (7) Subject to Section 32A-1-119.5 :
             307          (a) In addition to an action taken against a permittee, licensee, or certificate holder
             308      under this section, the department may initiate disciplinary action against an officer, employee,
             309      or agent of a permittee, licensee, or certificate holder.
             310          (b) If an officer, employee, or agent is found to have violated this title, the commission
             311      may prohibit the officer, employee, or agent from serving, selling, distributing, manufacturing,
             312      wholesaling, warehousing, or handling an alcoholic beverage in the course of acting as an
             313      officer, employee, or agent with a permittee, licensee, or certificate holder under this title for a
             314      period determined by the commission.
             315          (8) Subject to Section 32A-1-119.5 :
             316          (a) The department may initiate a disciplinary proceeding for an alleged violation of
             317      this title or the rules of the commission against:
             318          (i) a manufacturer, supplier, or importer of an alcoholic beverage; or
             319          (ii) an officer, employee, agent, or representative of a person listed in Subsection
             320      (8)(a)(i).
             321          (b) (i) If the commission makes the finding described in Subsection (8)(b)(ii), the
             322      commission may, in addition to other penalties prescribed by this title, order:
             323          (A) the removal of the manufacturer's, supplier's, or importer's one or more products
             324      from the department's sales list; and
             325          (B) a suspension of the department's purchase of the one or more products described in
             326      Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A) for a period determined by the commission.
             327          (ii) The commission may take the action described in Subsection (8)(b)(i) if:
             328          (A) a manufacturer, supplier, or importer of liquor, wine, heavy beer, or a flavored malt
             329      beverage, or its officer, employee, agent, or representative violates this title; and
             330          (B) the manufacturer, supplier, or importer:
             331          (I) directly commits the violation; or
             332          (II)     solicits, requests, commands, encourages, or intentionally aids another to engage
             333      in the violation.
             334          (9) Subject to Section 32A-1-119.5 :
             335          (a) The department may initiate a disciplinary proceeding against a brewer holding a


             336      certificate of approval under Section 32A-8-101 for an alleged violation of this title or the rules
             337      of the commission.
             338          (b) If the commission makes a finding that the brewer holding a certificate of approval
             339      violates this title or rules of the commission, the commission may take an action against the
             340      brewer holding a certificate of approval that the commission could take against a licensee
             341      including:
             342          (i) suspension or revocation of the certificate of approval; and
             343          (ii) imposition of a fine.
             344          (10) (a) If a respondent requests a disciplinary proceeding hearing, the hearing held by
             345      the commission or a hearing examiner appointed by the commission shall proceed formally in
             346      accordance with Sections 63G-4-204 through 63G-4-209 in a case where:
             347          (i) the alleged violation poses, or potentially poses, a grave risk to public safety, health,
             348      and welfare;
             349          (ii) the alleged violation involves:
             350          (A) selling, serving, or otherwise furnishing an alcoholic product to a minor;
             351          (B) attire, conduct, or entertainment prohibited by Part 6, Attire, Conduct, and
             352      Entertainment Act;
             353          (C) fraud, deceit, willful concealment, or misrepresentation of the facts by or on behalf
             354      of the respondent;
             355          (D) interfering or refusing to cooperate with:
             356          (I) an authorized official of the department or the state in the discharge of the official's
             357      duties in relation to the enforcement of this title; or
             358          (II) a peace officer in the discharge of the peace officer's duties in relation to the
             359      enforcement of this title;
             360          (E) an unlawful trade practice under Sections 32A-12-601 through 32A-12-606 ;
             361          (F) unlawful importation of an alcoholic product; or
             362          (G) unlawful supply of liquor by a liquor industry member, as defined in Subsection
             363      32A-12-601 (2), to a person other than the department or a military installation, except to the
             364      extent permitted by this title; or
             365          (iii) the department determines to seek in a disciplinary proceeding hearing:
             366          (A) an administrative fine exceeding $3,000;


             367          (B) a suspension of a license, permit, or certificate of approval of more than ten days;
             368      or
             369          (C) a revocation of a license, permit, or certificate of approval.
             370          (b) The commission shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             371      Administrative Rulemaking Act, to provide a procedure to implement this Subsection (10).
             372          Section 3. Section 32A-5-109 is enacted to read:
             373          32A-5-109. Information obtained by investigator.
             374          (1) As used in this section:
             375          (a) "Investigator" means an individual who is:
             376          (i) (A) an auditor or inspector; and
             377          (B) employed by the department; or
             378           S. [ (i) ] (ii)(A) .S a peace officer, examiner, or investigator; and
             379           S. [ (ii) ] (B) .S employed by a nondepartment enforcement agency.
             380          (b) "Nondepartment enforcement agency" means an agency that:
             381          (i) (A) is a state agency other than the department; or
             382          (B) is an agency of a county, city, or town; and
             383          (ii) has a responsibility, as provided in another provision of this title, to enforce one or
             384      more provisions of this title.
             385          (c) (i) "Record" means information that is:
             386          (A) inscribed on a tangible medium; or
             387          (B) stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
             388          (ii) "Record" includes:
             389          (A) book;
             390          (B) book of account;
             391          (C) paper;
             392          (D) contract;
             393          (E) agreement;
             394          (F) document; or
             395          (G) recording in any medium.
             396          (2) S. [ If ] (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), if .S an investigator is permitted by another
             396a      provision of this chapter to inspect a book
             397      or record of a private club licensee, in addition to any other rights under this title, the


             398      investigator may inspect, have a copy of, or otherwise review any record of the private club
             399      licensee that is a visual recording of the operations of the private club licensee.
             399a      S. (b) An investigator who is a peace officer may not inspect, have a copy of, or otherwise
             399b      review a visual recording described in Subsection (2)(a) without probable cause. .S
             400          Section 4. Section 32A-10-207 is enacted to read:
             401          32A-10-207. Information obtained by investigator.
             402          (1) As used in this section:
             403          (a) "Investigator" means an individual who is:
             404          (i) (A) an auditor or inspector; and
             405          (B) employed by the department; or
             406           S. [ (i) ] (ii)(A) .S a peace officer, examiner, or investigator; and
             407           S. [ (ii) ] (B) .S employed by a nondepartment enforcement agency.
             408          (b) "Nondepartment enforcement agency" means an agency that:
             409          (i) (A) is a state agency other than the department; or
             410          (B) is an agency of a county, city, or town; and
             411          (ii) has a responsibility, as provided in another provision of this title, to enforce one or
             412      more provisions of this title.
             413          (c) (i) "Record" means information that is:
             414          (A) inscribed on a tangible medium; or
             415          (B) stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
             416          (ii) "Record" includes:
             417          (A) book;
             418          (B) book of account;
             419          (C) paper;
             420          (D) contract;
             421          (E) agreement;
             422          (F) document; or
             423          (G) recording in any medium.
             424          (2) S. [ If ] (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), if .S an investigator is permitted by another
             424a      provision of this chapter to inspect a book
             425      or record of a on-premise beer retailer licensee that is a tavern, in addition to any other rights
             426      under this title, the investigator may inspect, have a copy of, or otherwise review any record of
             427      the tavern that is a visual recording of the operations of the tavern.
             427a      S. (b) An investigator who is a peace officer may not inspect, have a copy of, or otherwise
             427b      review a visual recording described in Subsection (2)(a) without probable cause. .S


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