4301:1-1-61 Violation-identification and notification.

(A) When a compliance officer or enforcement agent of the division of liquor control or department of public safety witnesses a violation of a provision of the liquor control statutes or a rule of the liquor control commission, the compliance officer or enforcement agent shall, upon completion of the investigation, identify themselves by presentation of their credentials to the permit holder or the permit holder’s agent or employee, and notify the permit holder or the permit holder’s agent or employee of the violation, in writing, on the forms prescribed and provided by the division of liquor control or department of public safety. The compliance officer or enforcement agent shall leave the original notice with the permit holder or the permit holder’s agent or employee. The compliance officer making such a report shall forward a copy of such notice within forty-eight hours to the division of liquor control and shall retain a copy. The enforcement agent making such a report shall forward a copy of such notice to the central enforcement office, and the appropriate district enforcement office, and shall retain a copy.

(B) The provisions of paragraph (A) herein shall not be applicable to investigations conducted at the express order of the superintendent of the division of liquor control or the director of the department of public safety.

(C) When a request for citation is made to the division of liquor control or department of public safety by a law enforcement agency, such request must be submitted in writing within thirty days of the date of the alleged violation, except where an arrest has been made in connection with the alleged violation.

Effective: 08/07/2006

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 05/19/2006 and 04/01/2011

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: RC 4301.03

Rule Amplifies: RC 4301.03

Prior Effective Dates: 7/5/50, 7/1/81, 7/1/01