{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/4.1-203.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/4.1-203.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/4.1-203.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/4.1-203.html"}],"law_id":79036,"edition_id":1,"section_id":79036,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-203","catch_line":"Separate license for each place of business; transfer or amendment; posting; expiration; carriers","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 4-34; 1972, c. 178; 1974, c. 460; 1980, c. 524; 1984, c. 180; 1993, cc. 424, 866; 1997, c. 37; 2007, cc. 870, 932; 2013, c. 642; 2015, c. 412; 2020, cc. 1113, 1114.","full_text":"A\n\nEach license granted by the Board shall designate the place where the business of the licensee will be carried on. Except as otherwise provided in §§ 4.1-206.1, 4.1-206.2, and 4.1-206.3, a separate license shall be required for each separate place of business.B\n\nNo license shall be transferable from one person to another, or from one location to another. The Board may permit a licensee to amend the classification of an existing license without complying with the posting and publishing procedures required by § 4.1-230 if the effect of the amendment is to reduce materially the privileges of an existing license. However, if (i) the Board determines that the amendment is a device to evade the provisions of this chapter, (ii) a majority of the corporate stock of a retail licensee is sold to a new entity, or (iii) there is a change of business at the premises of a retail licensee, the Board may, within 30 days of receipt of written notice by the licensee of a change in ownership or a change of business, require the licensee to comply with any or all of the requirements of § 4.1-230. If the Board fails to exercise its authority within the 30-day period, the licensee shall not be required to reapply for a license. The licensee shall submit such written notice to the Secretary of the Board.C\n\nEach license shall be posted in a location conspicuous to the public at the place where the licensee carries on the business for which the license is granted.D\n\nThe privileges conferred by any license granted by the Board, except for temporary licenses, banquet and mixed beverage special events licenses, shall continue until the last day of the twelfth month next ensuing or the last day of the designated month and year of expiration, except the license may be sooner terminated for any cause for which the Board would be entitled to refuse to grant a license, by operation of law, voluntary surrender or order of the Board.\n\t\t\tThe Board may grant licenses for one year or for multiple years, not to exceed three years, based on the fees set forth in \u00a7 4.1-231.1. Qualification for a multiyear license shall be determined on the basis of criteria established by the Board. Fees for multiyear licenses shall not be refundable except as provided in \u00a7 4.1-232. The Board may provide a discount for two-year or three-year licenses, not to exceed five percent of the applicable license fee, which extends for one fiscal year and shall not be altered or rescinded during such period.\n\t\t\tThe Board may permit a licensee who fails to pay:1\n\nThe required license tax covering the continuation or reissuance of his license by midnight of the fifteenth day of the twelfth month or of the designated month of expiration, whichever is applicable, to pay the tax in lieu of posting and publishing notice and reapplying, provided payment of the tax is made within 30 days following that date and is accompanied by a civil penalty of $25 or 10 percent of such tax, whichever is greater; and2\n\nThe tax and civil penalty pursuant to subdivision 1 to pay the tax in lieu of posting and publishing notice and reapplying, provided payment of the tax is made within 45 days following the 30 days specified in subdivision 1 and is accompanied by a civil penalty of $100 or 25 percent of such tax, whichever is greater.\n\t\t\t\tSuch civil penalties collected by the Board shall be deposited in accordance with § 4.1-114.E\n\nSubsections A and C shall not apply to common carriers of passengers by train, boat, bus, or airplane.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283112,"text":"Each license granted by the Board shall designate the place where the business of the licensee will be carried on. Except as otherwise provided in §§ 4.1-206.1, 4.1-206.2, and 4.1-206.3, a separate license shall be required for each separate place of business.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":283113,"text":"No license shall be transferable from one person to another, or from one location to another. The Board may permit a licensee to amend the classification of an existing license without complying with the posting and publishing procedures required by § 4.1-230 if the effect of the amendment is to reduce materially the privileges of an existing license. However, if (i) the Board determines that the amendment is a device to evade the provisions of this chapter, (ii) a majority of the corporate stock of a retail licensee is sold to a new entity, or (iii) there is a change of business at the premises of a retail licensee, the Board may, within 30 days of receipt of written notice by the licensee of a change in ownership or a change of business, require the licensee to comply with any or all of the requirements of § 4.1-230. If the Board fails to exercise its authority within the 30-day period, the licensee shall not be required to reapply for a license. The licensee shall submit such written notice to the Secretary of the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":283114,"text":"Each license shall be posted in a location conspicuous to the public at the place where the licensee carries on the business for which the license is granted.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":283115,"text":"The privileges conferred by any license granted by the Board, except for temporary licenses, banquet and mixed beverage special events licenses, shall continue until the last day of the twelfth month next ensuing or the last day of the designated month and year of expiration, except the license may be sooner terminated for any cause for which the Board would be entitled to refuse to grant a license, by operation of law, voluntary surrender or order of the Board.\n\t\t\tThe Board may grant licenses for one year or for multiple years, not to exceed three years, based on the fees set forth in \u00a7 4.1-231.1. Qualification for a multiyear license shall be determined on the basis of criteria established by the Board. Fees for multiyear licenses shall not be refundable except as provided in \u00a7 4.1-232. The Board may provide a discount for two-year or three-year licenses, not to exceed five percent of the applicable license fee, which extends for one fiscal year and shall not be altered or rescinded during such period.\n\t\t\tThe Board may permit a licensee who fails to pay:","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"D1"},"4":{"id":283116,"text":"The required license tax covering the continuation or reissuance of his license by midnight of the fifteenth day of the twelfth month or of the designated month of expiration, whichever is applicable, to pay the tax in lieu of posting and publishing notice and reapplying, provided payment of the tax is made within 30 days following that date and is accompanied by a civil penalty of $25 or 10 percent of such tax, whichever is greater; and","type":"section","prefixes":["D","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"D1","prefix_anchor":"D1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"D2"},"5":{"id":283117,"text":"The tax and civil penalty pursuant to subdivision 1 to pay the tax in lieu of posting and publishing notice and reapplying, provided payment of the tax is made within 45 days following the 30 days specified in subdivision 1 and is accompanied by a civil penalty of $100 or 25 percent of such tax, whichever is greater.\n\t\t\t\tSuch civil penalties collected by the Board shall be deposited in accordance with § 4.1-114.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"D2","prefix_anchor":"D2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D1","next_prefix":"E"},"6":{"id":283118,"text":"Subsections A and C shall not apply to common carriers of passengers by train, boat, bus, or airplane.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13826,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13825,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:00","permalink":{"id":218793,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13826,"identifier":"1","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1","url":"\/4.1\/I\/2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13825,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Licenses","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13130,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:00","permalink":{"id":218791,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13825,"identifier":"2","token":"4.1\/I\/2","url":"\/4.1\/I\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13130,"edition_id":1,"name":"Alcoholic Beverage Control Act","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13129,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","permalink":{"id":218571,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13130,"identifier":"I","token":"4.1\/I","url":"\/4.1\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13129,"edition_id":1,"name":"Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control","identifier":"4.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:19","permalink":{"id":218569,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13129,"identifier":"4.1","token":"4.1","url":"\/4.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":78528,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-200","catch_line":"Exemptions from licensure","url":"\/4.1-200\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-200","metadata":false},{"id":58089,"structure_id":13826,"section_number":"4.1-201","catch_line":"Conduct not prohibited by this subtitle; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 178; in 1974, chapter 460; in 1980, chapter 524; in 1984, chapter 180; in 1993, chapters 424 and 866; in 1997, chapter 37<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 870<\/a> and 932<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 642<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 412<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1113<\/a> and 1114<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56854,"section_number":"4.1-209.1","catch_line":"Direct shipment of wine and beer; shipper's license","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-209.1\/"},{"id":79818,"section_number":"4.1-211","catch_line":"Temporary licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-211\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85579,"section_number":"4.1-206.1","catch_line":"Manufacturer licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-206.1\/"},{"id":64438,"section_number":"4.1-206.2","catch_line":"Wholesale licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-206.2\/"},{"id":71341,"section_number":"4.1-206.3","catch_line":"Retail licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-206.3\/"},{"id":82663,"section_number":"4.1-230","catch_line":"Applications for licenses; publication; notice to localities; fees; permits","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-230\/"},{"id":83440,"section_number":"4.1-231.1","catch_line":"Fees on state licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-231.1\/"},{"id":81449,"section_number":"4.1-232","catch_line":"Refund of state license tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-232\/"}],"permalink":{"id":218811,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79036,"identifier":"4.1-203","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-203","url":"\/4.1-203\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-203\/","token":"4.1\/I\/2\/1\/4.1-203","dublin_core":{"Title":"Separate license for each place of business; transfer or amendment; posting; expiration; carriers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-203","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each license granted by the Board<\/span> shall designate the place where the business of the licensee<\/span> will be carried on. Except as otherwise provided in §§ 4.1-206.1<\/a>, 4.1-206.2<\/a>, and 4.1-206.3<\/a>, a separate license shall be required for each separate place of business. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No license shall be transferable from one person to another, or from one location to another. The Board<\/span> may permit a licensee<\/span> to amend<\/span> the classification of an existing license without complying with the posting and publishing procedures required by § 4.1-230<\/a> if the effect of the amendment is to reduce materially the privileges<\/span> of an existing license. However, if (i) the Board<\/span> determines that the amendment is a device to evade the provisions of this chapter, (ii) a majority of the corporate stock of a retail licensee<\/span> is sold to a new entity, or (iii) there is a change of business at the premises of a retail licensee<\/span>, the Board<\/span> may, within 30 days of receipt of written notice by the licensee<\/span> of a change in ownership or a change of business, require the licensee<\/span> to comply with any or all of the requirements of § 4.1-230<\/a>. If the Board<\/span> fails to exercise its authority<\/span> within the 30-day period, the licensee<\/span> shall not be required to reapply for a license. The licensee<\/span> shall submit such written notice to the Secretary of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each license shall be posted in a location conspicuous to the public at the place where the licensee<\/span> carries on the business for which the license is granted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The privileges<\/span> conferred by any license granted by the Board<\/span>, except for temporary licenses, banquet and mixed beverage<\/span> special events<\/span> licenses, shall continue until the last day of the twelfth month next ensuing or the last day of the designated month and year of expiration, except the license may be sooner terminated for any cause for which the Board<\/span> would be entitled to refuse to grant a license, by operation of law<\/span>, voluntary surrender or order<\/span> of the Board<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> may grant licenses for one year or for multiple years, not to exceed three years, based on the fees set forth in \u00a7 4.1-231.1<\/a>. Qualification for a multiyear license shall be determined on the basis of criteria established by the Board<\/span>. Fees for multiyear licenses shall not be refundable except as provided in \u00a7 4.1-232<\/a>. The Board<\/span> may provide a discount for two-year or three-year licenses, not to exceed five percent of the applicable license fee, which extends for one fiscal year and shall not be altered or rescinded during such period.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> may permit a licensee<\/span> who fails to pay: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The required license tax covering the continuation or reissuance of his license by midnight of the fifteenth day of the twelfth month or of the designated month of expiration, whichever is applicable, to pay the tax in lieu of posting and publishing notice and reapplying, provided payment of the tax is made within 30 days following that date and is accompanied by a civil penalty<\/span> of $25 or 10 percent of such tax, whichever is greater; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The tax and civil penalty<\/span> pursuant to subdivision 1 to pay the tax in lieu of posting and publishing notice and reapplying, provided payment of the tax is made within 45 days following the 30 days specified in subdivision 1 and is accompanied by a civil penalty<\/span> of $100 or 25 percent of such tax, whichever is greater.\n\t\t\t\tSuch civil penalties collected by the Board<\/span> shall be deposited in accordance with § 4.1-114<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Subsections A and C shall not apply to common carriers of passengers by train, boat, bus<\/span>, or airplane. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEPARATE LICENSE FOR EACH PLACE OF BUSINESS; TRANSFER OR AMENDMENT; POSTING;\nEXPIRATION; CARRIERS (\u00a7 4.1-203)\n\nA. Each license granted by the Board shall designate the place where the\nbusiness of the licensee will be carried on. Except as otherwise provided in\n§§ 4.1-206.1, 4.1-206.2, and 4.1-206.3, a separate license shall be\nrequired for each separate place of business.\n\nB. No license shall be transferable from one person to another, or from one\nlocation to another. The Board may permit a licensee to amend the classification\nof an existing license without complying with the posting and publishing\nprocedures required by § 4.1-230 if the effect of the amendment is to\nreduce materially the privileges of an existing license. However, if (i) the\nBoard determines that the amendment is a device to evade the provisions of this\nchapter, (ii) a majority of the corporate stock of a retail licensee is sold to\na new entity, or (iii) there is a change of business at the premises of a retail\nlicensee, the Board may, within 30 days of receipt of written notice by the\nlicensee of a change in ownership or a change of business, require the licensee\nto comply with any or all of the requirements of § 4.1-230. If the Board\nfails to exercise its authority within the 30-day period, the licensee shall not\nbe required to reapply for a license. The licensee shall submit such written\nnotice to the Secretary of the Board.\n\nC. Each license shall be posted in a location conspicuous to the public at the\nplace where the licensee carries on the business for which the license is\ngranted.\n\nD. The privileges conferred by any license granted by the Board, except for\ntemporary licenses, banquet and mixed beverage special events licenses, shall\ncontinue until the last day of the twelfth month next ensuing or the last day of\nthe designated month and year of expiration, except the license may be sooner\nterminated for any cause for which the Board would be entitled to refuse to\ngrant a license, by operation of law, voluntary surrender or order of the Board.\n\t\t\tThe Board may grant licenses for one year or for multiple years, not to\nexceed three years, based on the fees set forth in \u00a7 4.1-231.1. Qualification\nfor a multiyear license shall be determined on the basis of criteria established\nby the Board. Fees for multiyear licenses shall not be refundable except as\nprovided in \u00a7 4.1-232. The Board may provide a discount for two-year or\nthree-year licenses, not to exceed five percent of the applicable license fee,\nwhich extends for one fiscal year and shall not be altered or rescinded during\nsuch period.\n\t\t\tThe Board may permit a licensee who fails to pay:\n\n 1. The required license tax covering the continuation or reissuance of his\n license by midnight of the fifteenth day of the twelfth month or of the\n designated month of expiration, whichever is applicable, to pay the tax in\n lieu of posting and publishing notice and reapplying, provided payment of the\n tax is made within 30 days following that date and is accompanied by a civil\n penalty of $25 or 10 percent of such tax, whichever is greater; and\n\n 2. The tax and civil penalty pursuant to subdivision 1 to pay the tax in lieu\n of posting and publishing notice and reapplying, provided payment of the tax\n is made within 45 days following the 30 days specified in subdivision 1 and is\n accompanied by a civil penalty of $100 or 25 percent of such tax, whichever is\n greater.\n \t\t\t\tSuch civil penalties collected by the Board shall be deposited in\n accordance with § 4.1-114.\n\nE. Subsections A and C shall not apply to common carriers of passengers by\ntrain, boat, bus, or airplane.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 4-34; 1972, c. 178; 1974, c. 460; 1980, c. 524; 1984, c.\n180; 1993, cc. 424, 866; 1997, c. 37; 2007, cc. 870, 932; 2013, c. 642; 2015, c.\n412; 2020, cc. 1113, 1114.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}