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  • (1) "Aggravating circumstances" means:
    • (a) prior warnings about compliance problems;
    • (b) a prior violation history;
    • (c) a lack of written policies governing employee conduct;
    • (d) multiple violations during the course of an investigation;
    • (e) efforts to conceal a violation;
    • (f) an intentional violation;
    • (g) the violation involved more than one patron or employee; or
    • (h) a violation that results in injury or death.
  • (2) "Final adjudication" means an adjudication for which a final judgment or order is issued that:
    • (a) is not appealed, and the time to appeal the judgment has expired; or
    • (b) is appealed, and is affirmed, in whole or in part, on appeal.
  • (3) "Mitigating circumstances" means:
    • (a) no prior violation history for the licensee or permittee;
    • (b) no prior violation history for the individual who committed the violation;
    • (c) motive for the individual who engaged in or allowed the violation to retaliate against the licensee or permittee; or
    • (d) extraordinary cooperation with the investigation of the violation that demonstrates that the licensee or permittee and the individual who committed the violation accept responsibility for the violation.





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