2020 Utah Code
Title 32B - Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
Chapter 8b - Hotel License Act
Part 2 - Hotel Licensing Process
Section 202 - Specific licensing requirements for hotel license.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 32B-8b-202 (2020)
Effective 5/12/2020
32B-8b-202. Specific licensing requirements for hotel license.
  • (1) To obtain a hotel license, in addition to complying with Chapter 5, Part 2, Retail Licensing Process, a person shall submit with the person's written application:
    • (a) evidence:
      • (i) of proximity of each building under the hotel license to any community location;
      • (ii) that each proposed sublicensed premises is entirely within the boundary of the hotel; and
      • (iii) that each building designated in the application as a building under the hotel license qualifies to be under the hotel license; and
    • (b) a description and boundary map of the hotel.
  • (2)
    • (a) A hotel license expires on October 31 of each year.
    • (b) To renew a person's hotel license, the person shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 5, Part 2, Retail Licensing Process, by no later than September 30.
  • (3)
    • (a) The nonrefundable application fee for a hotel license is $500.
    • (b) The initial license fee for a hotel license is calculated as follows:
      • (i) if three sublicenses are being applied for under the hotel license, $5,000; or
      • (ii) if more than three sublicenses are being applied for under the hotel license, the sum of:
        • (A) $5,000; and
        • (B) $2,000 for each sublicense in excess of three sublicenses for which the person is applying.
    • (c) The renewal fee for a hotel license is $1,000 for each sublicense under the hotel license.
  • (4)
    • (a) The bond amount required for a hotel license is the penal sum of $10,000.
    • (b) A hotel licensee is not required to have a separate bond for each sublicense, except that the aggregate of the bonds posted by the hotel licensee shall cover each sublicense under the hotel license.
  • (5) The commission may not issue a hotel license that includes a building under the hotel license that does not meet the proximity requirements of Section 32B-1-202.
  • (6) In accordance with Subsection 32B-8d-103(4), a hotel licensee may request to add a sublicense after the commission issues the hotel licensee's hotel license.


Amended by Chapter 219, 2020 General Session
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