MCJS, Inc. v. Kansas Department of Revenue

Malone, C.J.:

This is a civil regulatory proceeding in which the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) fined MCJS, Inc., dba Reed’s Ringside Sports Bar and Grill (Reed’s) $500 for violating K.S.A. 41-2615 by permitting a minor to possess or consume alcohol on its premises. The Director of the ABC (Director) found that Reed’s is responsible for ensuring that minors do not possess or consume alcoholic beverages on its premises and that K.S.A. 41-2615 creates absolute civil liability on a licensee for any violation of the statute. Reed’s appealed without…