Bus. & Prof. Code, § 23986 · Article 2. Notices and Protests
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 23986
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Any applicant for an on-sale license shall cause a notice of the application, giving the name or names of the applicant and the premises where the business is to be conducted, to be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation, other than a legal or professional trade publication, in the city in which the premises are situated, or if the premises are not in a city, the publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation nearest the premises where the business is to be conducted. The form of the notice shall be prescribed by the department. Affidavit of publication shall be filed with the department prior to the issuance of any license. The department shall adopt rules and regulations to enforce the provisions of this section.
(b) Any applicant for an on-sale or off-sale license at a premises which is located in a census tract which has an undue concentration of licenses, as defined in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 23958.4, shall cause a notice of the application to be published pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation other than a legal or trade publication. Publication shall be made in the city in which the premises are situated, or if the premises are not in a city, the publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation nearest the premises where the business is to be conducted. The form of the notice shall be prescribed by the department. Affidavit of publication shall be filed with the department prior to the issuance of any license. The department shall adopt rules and regulations to enforce the provisions of this subdivision.
(c) This section shall not apply to any licensee subject to the notification requirements of Section 23985.5 or Section 23987.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 502, Sec. 1. (AB 593) Effective January 1, 2014.
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Business and Professions Code
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Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 23393.5Printed as Sections 23985.5 and 23986
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 24044.5Printed as Section 23986
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 24045.5Printed as Section 23986
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 24051Printed as Sections 23985, 23986, 23987, 23988, 24013, 24014, or 24043
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 24072.5Printed as Sections 23985, 23985.5, and 23986
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