Suspension or revocation of certification

(a) A permit under this part may not be suspended or revoked by a beer board based on a clerk‘s illegal sale of beer to a minor person who is not of lawful drinking age, if the clerk is properly certified and has attended annual meetings since the original certification, or is within sixty-one (61) days of the date of hire at the time of the violation. Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the commission shall revoke the certification of a vendor certified as a responsible vendor, if the vendor had knowledge of the violation or should have known about the violation, or participated in or committed the violation. If the commission revokes a vendor’s certification under this section, the vendor shall be penalized for the violation by the beer board as if the vendor were not certified as a responsible vendor. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other law, the commission shall revoke the vendor’s status as a certified responsible vendor, if the vendor has two (2) violations within a twelve-month period. The revocation shall be for a period of three (3) years.