2021 Utah Code
Title 32B - Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
Chapter 1 - Alcoholic Beverage Control General Provisions
Part 3 - Qualifications and Background
Section 306 - Use of information from a criminal background check.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 32B-1-306 (2021)
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Effective 5/14/2019
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;
  • (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
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