The ABCs of Licensure:
Navigating the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
This is not the ABCs of your childhood. Navigating the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is not a simplistic process. It is very easy to run afoul of the Virginia ABC licensing process and be charged with a Virginia ABC violation.
The multi-part application and interview process is intensive and requires thorough disclosure of many facets of your life and lives of all of the shareholders, officers, and directors of your corporation.
Every step of the Virginia ABC licensure process—for beer and wine or liquor sales on premises—requires a mountain of paperwork. And, if you’re not careful, then you could find yourself looking at a felony criminal charge in Virginia for non-disclosure or falsified information.
For example, did you know you need to disclose every moving violation for each stakeholder in the corporation, which includes speeding infractions? You do!
There are special Virginia ABC agents, who have full law enforcement powers—who will be interviewing you as you wade through the application process. Virginia has well-trained ABC agents working for them. You too need competent Virginia ABC legal counselto advocate for you and your business as you look to improve your business opportunities through licensure with ABC.
In these tough economic times, your company needs quality representation to ensure you maximize your corporate potential via Virginia ABC licensing.
If you are applying for your ABC license in Virginia, you can count on the SRIS Law Group Virginia ABC lawyers to guide you through this complex process. The last thing your business needs is you being charged with an Virginia ABC violation.
Contact a SRIS Law Group Virginia ABC attorney for the quality help your business needs to succeed.
