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Appellant loses bid to reverse denied alcohol‑server badge after board hears DUI conviction evidence
Summary
After an adjudicative hearing, the Spalding County Board of Commissioners upheld denial of an alcohol-server badge for Lynette Hampton, citing a recent DUI conviction and the county ordinance’s two‑year disqualification window. The board entered the certified conviction into evidence before voting 4‑0 to deny the appeal.
A woman seeking reversal of a denied alcohol‑server badge told the Spalding County Board of Commissioners she did not know the permit was required and urged leniency, but commissioners said the county ordinance and documented conviction left them no choice.
“My name is Lynette Hampton. I live at 1101 West Taylor Street in Griffin, Georgia. I didn't even know that was a thing for the past 14 months,” Hampton told the board after being sworn in. Director David Allen…
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