Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 243.470 (2026)

Applicant may have hearing before license is denied -- Refund of

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payments made. (1) If a state administrator denies a license application, the administrator shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial and reasons by registered or certified mail at the address given in the application or supplement. (2) The applicant may, within thirty (30) days after the date of the mailing of the notice from the state administrator, file a request with the board for an administrative hearing on the application. The hearing shall be conducted by the board as a de novo review of the application in compliance with the requirements of KRS Chapter 13B. (3) If the state administrator denies an application and the applicant does not timely request a board hearing on its application under subsection (2) of this section, the department shall refund payment of the license fee to the applicant if requested. The department shall also refund payment of any license fee erroneously paid by an applicant. Effective:June 29, 2017 History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 73, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1998. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2554b-140. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1955–2011 · leading case: Applicants for Retail Package Liquor Licenses in Floyd County v. Gulley
Applicants for Retail Package Liquor Licenses in Floyd Cnty. v. Gulley, 674 S.W.2d 22 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 3× “In their complaint for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief filed in circuit court, the appellant applicants alleged they were entitled to a full evidentiary hearing before the Board because their applications were denied and because the appellee appli *24 cants were…”
Alcoholic Beverage Control Bd. v. Woosley, 367 S.W.2d 127 (Ky. Ct. App. 1963). “Ap-pellee thereupon appealed to the Board under KRS 243.470. Two hearings were held at which evidence was introduced.”
Beverage Warehouse, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 382 S.W.3d 34 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). “KRS 243.470 is limited to appeals by applicants and KRS 243.”
K. Whiskey Store, Inc. v. Shearer, 276 S.W.2d 457 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). “and there could have been no appeal by it to the Board under KRS 243.470. It is argued by K. the Board had no jurisdiction to act upon the application of G.”
White v. Payne, 189 S.W.3d 154 (Ky. Ct. App. 2006). “Payne then requested a full ABC Board hearing as allowed by KRS 243.470. In October 2003, the ABC Board conducted a full hearing on Payne’s application where evidence was heard both in favor of granting Payne’s license and against granting his license.”
Carter v. Moberly, 376 S.W.2d 518 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). · cites it 2× “The applicants for the license requested a hearing before the Board pursuant to the provisions of KRS 243.470. On this hearing it was established that the applicants had complied with the statutory and regulatory requirements of the Board and this fact is not at issue on this…”
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