Texas § AL.61.37 - CERTIFICATION OF WET OR DRY STATUS
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§ AL.61.37. CERTIFICATION OF WET OR DRY STATUS
CERTIFICATION OF WET OR DRY STATUS. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a prospective applicant for a license issued by the commission requests certification, the county clerk of the county in which the request is made shall certify whether the location or address given in the request is in a wet area and whether the sale of alcoholic beverages for which the license is sought is prohibited by any valid order of the commissioners court. (b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a prospective applicant for a license issued by the commission requests certification, the city secretary or clerk of the city in which the request is made shall certify whether the location or address given in the request is in a wet area and whether the sale of alcoholic beverages for which the license is sought is prohibited by charter or ordinance. (c) Once a license is issued, the certification that the location or address is in a wet area may not be changed until after a subsequent local option election to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the county clerk, city secretary, or city clerk certifies that the location or address given in the request is not in a wet area or refuses to issue the certification required by this section, the prospective applicant is entitled to a hearing before the county judge to contest the certification or refusal to certify. The prospective applicant must submit a written request to the county judge for a hearing under this subsection. The county judge shall conduct a hearing required by this subsection not later than the 30th day after the date the county judge receives the written request. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 464, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 297 (H.B. 1959 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 1443 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545 ), Sec. 177, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section AL.61.37 ("CERTIFICATION OF WET OR DRY STATUS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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