Alcohol Beverage Liquor Pouring ($5,000) Bond - City of Forsyth, GA in Georgia

Brief Summary

The $5,000 performance bond goes in with your application to sell distilled spirits by the drink in the City of Forsyth. You pay a yearly premium instead of setting aside $5,000, and the bond is ready to hand to the City Clerk with the rest of the application.

The City of Forsyth in Monroe County, Georgia requires every applicant for a license to sell distilled spirits by the drink for on premises consumption to post a $5,000 personal performance bond under Sec. 4-255 of the city code. The bond must come from a surety company licensed in Georgia, be payable to the city, and be approved by the governing authority.

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How to Apply for a Alcohol Beverage Liquor Pouring ($5,000) Bond:

• Confirm the premises are inside the City of Forsyth limits.
• Confirm the current bond amount and any city bond form with the Forsyth City Clerk.
• Complete the bond application in the exact legal name on the license application.
• Pay the premium and receive the signed $5,000 bond.
• File the bond in person with the sworn, notarized application at the City Clerk's office.
• Add separate $1,000 bonds if you are also applying for malt beverage or wine pouring licenses.

Detailed Information About the Georgia Alcohol Beverage Liquor Pouring ($5,000) Bond:

One bar, often more than one bond

The pouring liquor bond covers distilled spirits only. A restaurant or bar that also serves beer and wine holds separate malt beverage and wine pouring licenses under a different part of Chapter 4, and Sec. 4-48 requires a $1,000 bond with each of those applications. Also check the jurisdiction. This is the City of Forsyth, the Monroe County seat, not Forsyth County, which has its own ordinance.

What the bond guarantees

Sec. 4-255 of the Forsyth Code says that before any license is granted under Article IV, the applicant must post with the governing authority, along with the application, a personal performance bond with a surety company licensed to do business in Georgia. It is conditioned on the applicant's faithful observance of, and compliance with, Article IV, is payable to the city in the amount of $5,000, and must be approved by the governing authority.

Under Sec. 4-18, City Council may forfeit all or part of any bond required by Chapter 4 when a licensee violates the chapter, with the amount based on the seriousness of the violation. No bond is forfeited without at least three working days' written notice and a hearing.

Other conditions on a pouring license

Applicants must meet the same six month Georgia residency rule as package applicants, or be a corporation authorized to do business in the state, and must show financial responsibility. The premises must be in a commercial area, more than 100 yards from a church and more than 200 yards from a school or college campus, shown by a scale drawing or surveyor's certificate. Building plans or a permit and proof of ownership or lease are also required.

Term and renewal

Licenses run for the calendar year. Renewal means paying the fees and filing a renewal application with the City Manager before the current license expires. Sec. 4-19 lets Council change bond amounts and fees by resolution no later than January 31 each year, so confirm the current figure with the City Clerk before the bond is issued.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Georgia Alcohol Beverage Liquor Pouring ($5,000) Bond:

• Surety company licensed to do business in Georgia.
• Bond payable to the City of Forsyth in the amount of $5,000.
• Bond approved by the governing authority.
• Six months of Georgia residency, proved with two qualifying documents, or a corporation authorized in Georgia.
• Scale drawing or surveyor's certificate showing distance requirements are met.
• Fingerprints for initial applicants and managers.

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