Change of Officers or Owners
Before a liquor license is issued to a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, the City of Rifle conducts a background investigation on individuals associated with the applicant to make sure those individuals are of good moral character.
Those associated individuals are all general partners of a partnership, and limited partners owning 10% (or more) of a partnership; all officers and directors of a corporation, and stockholders of a corporation owning 10% (or more) of the stock of such corporation; and all limited liability company managing members, and officers or other limited liability company members with a 10% (or more) ownership interest in such company.
Therefore, whenever any of those individuals are replaced by other persons, the licensee must report those changes within 30 days of the change.
Application Information
A Report of Changes - Corporation, Limited Liability Company, and Partnership (PDF) consists of the following items:
- Report of Changes - Corporation, Limited Liability Company, and Partnership, including all items on the checklist on page 2 of the application
- The following documents completed by each new person in one of the following positions: general partner of a partnership, or limited partner owning 10% (or more) of a partnership; officer or director of a corporation, or stockholder of a corporation owning 10% (or more) of the stock of such corporation; limited liability company managing member, or officer or other limited liability company member with a 10% (or more) ownership interest in such company:
- Individual History Record
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Affidavit - Restrictions on Public Benefits
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City of Rifle Fingerprint, Background Check, & Disclosure Notice
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Affidavit Concerning Criminal History
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Fingerprints submitted to the Rifle Police Department
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City fees of $100 for each new associated individual
Application Process
The application process includes the following steps:
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Preliminary conference with City Clerk
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Completion and submission of application forms by applicant
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Review of documents for completeness by staff
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Background investigation by staff
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Review of results of background investigation by staff
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Decision by City Council (in most cases, no public hearing is required)
- Submission of application to state by City Clerk
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State approval
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Notification to licensee by City Clerk of approval of changes
The process generally takes 3 to 4 months. For additional information, please contact the
City Clerk.